New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhiesh Yadav is the most popular leader of the state, said a "mid-term poll survey" by NDTV.
The survey said Akhiesh got a big chunk of 42% votes in his favour, while 20% of respondents were in favour of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati got 17% votes, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav received 12%, while Congress leader Salman Khurshid bagged 9% votes.
But Akhiesh's report card as Chief Minister is far from A+, said the NDTV survey.
39% of respondents found his government 'worse than expected', 40% found it 'as expected' and 21% found 'better than expected'.
"With 33% seats, Samajwadi Party is likely to be the 3rd biggest in Lok Sabha," said the survey.
The poll was carried out in 125 constituencies spread over 18 states (these account for over 20% of the 543 Lok Sabha seats).
