India's Rising Global Stature, PM Modi's Leadership To Likely Help His Re-Election: Survey

India starts voting in a seven-phase general election on April 19 that PM Modi is expected to win easily. Votes will be counted on June 4.

Unemployment and inflation are the main concerns of Indian voters but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong leadership and India's rising global stature will likely help his re-election bid, a survey shows.

The findings illustrate that benefits of India's world beating growth are starkly different for its 1.4 billion people as creation of jobs, despite PM Modi's domestic manufacturing push over the last 10 years, is still a challenge.

India starts voting in a seven-phase general election on April 19 that PM Modi is expected to win easily. Votes will be counted on June 4.