In the survey, 53 percent persons have put the performance of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh in the categories of 'best' and 'good'. Another striking fact has also come to the fore in the survey that only two percent voters have put Chouhan in the category 'poor'. While 15 percent voters termed Shivraj Singh as outstanding Chief Minister, 38 percent of them found him to be good and 16 percent average. Not only this, but Shivraj Singh stands third in popularity among the chief ministers of BJP-ruled states.

This survey was conducted to assess the best chief ministers in the country on the basis of their performances and works. This political survey was done with elections in view. Chief ministers' overall popularity was made the basis of the survey.

List of CMs in order of popularity

Uttarakhand Chief Minister BC Khanduri, Gujarat's Narendra Modi, Bihar's Nitish Kumar, Punajab's Parkash Singh Badal, Andhra Pradesh's YSR Reddy, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Tamil Nadu's M Karunanidhi, Orissa's Naveen Patnaik, Maharashtra's Vilas Rao Deshmukh, Chhattisgarh's Raman Singh, Karnataka's HD Kumaraswamy, Kerala's VS Achyutanandan, Delhi's Sheela Dixit, Assam's Tarun Kumar Gogoi, West Bengal's Budhhadeb Bhattacharya, Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati and Haryana's Chief Minister BS Hooda.

By Muslim Saleem