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Naveen Patnaik tops list of most popular CM in India, Yogi Aditynath ranks second

| @indiablooms | Feb 18, 2024, at 04:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has topped the list of most popular chief ministers in India with a remarkable rating of 52.7 percent, according to a recent survey aimed at gauging the acceptability of the leaders. 

Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath secured the second position with a 51.3 percent popularity rating.

The third spot is held by Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who garnered a 48.6 percent rating, while the fourth position is occupied by Gujarat's Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, with a 42.6 percent rating.

Tripura CM Dr Manik Saha, with a commendable 41.4 percent popularity rating, occupied the fifth position.

A former Congress leader who joined the BJP in 2016, Saha assumed his second term as the Chief Minister of Tripura in May 2022.

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