As we move closer towards the 2014 Elections for the 16th Lok Sabha, the focus is on chief ministers of different states and speculation is rife about who will occupy the top seat in these states. No surprises here as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tops the search trends, but a surprising name in the group is that of Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa. However, what is important here is that Narendra Modi will likely move to Centre if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins the Lok Sabha elections.
Google Search Trends reveal the online situation (for a period of 3 months – from 14th December to 13th March):
Highlights:
#Top 5 most searched CMs of India are:
1. Narendra Modi
2. Jayalalithaa Jayaram
5. Nitish Kumar
#In the top 5 most searched CMs, 2 are women – Jayalalithaa Jayaram and Mamata Banerjee
#Other most searched CMs of India are
6. Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madya Pradesh)
7. Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan)
8. Tarun Gogoi (Assam)
9. Omar Abdullah (J&K)
10. Oommen Chandy (Kerala)
#Within the Congress, the top 5 most searched CMs are
1. Tarun Gogoi (Assam)
2. Oommen Chandy (Kerala)
3. Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Haryana)
4. Virbhadra Singh (Himanchal)
5. Harish Rawat (Uttranchal)
#Within BJP top 5 most searched CMs are
1. Narendra Modi (Gujarat)
2. Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan)
3. Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Madhya Pradesh)
4. Manohar Parrikar (Goa)
5. Raman Singh (Chhattisgarh)