Mumbai, Dec 16 (Mumbai Mirror): A significant take-away from the Times Group's mega online poll is that Indian voters would not want to mix politics and religion. A thumping majority of respondents of the survey expressed that they do not want the BJP to focus on religious issues while campaigning for elections.

In fact, 80% respondents agreed that sticking to agendas relating to progress and prosperity is better than delving into matters relating to religion. The three-part survey, with over half a million responses, also found that more than 60% of Indians don't believe that India has become less tolerant under the NDA rule.

The confidence that voters have in Narendra Modi is probably reflected in the 67% of the respondents who replied affirmatively when asked if the Prime Minister has lived up to the 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' slogan.

Modi's stand on issues like Triple Talaq, Rohingya refugees and Uniform Civil Code may have not struck a chord with people. On the contrary, 73% of the respondents feel that the PM's stand on these issues has only strengthened the country's secular fabric.

The Ram Mandir issue too, to be heard by the Supreme Court in February 2018, is a non-issue for 55% of the poll respondents as far as the 2019 General Elections are concerned. Additionally, over 60% respondents feel Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi's temple visits will do nothing to change the party's pro-minority perception.

Survey methodology:
The Times Group's survey was conducted online over 72 hours between December 12-15. The survey was conducted in 9 languages across 10 Times Group media properties. Each response has been geo-tagged to city and state. The results were concealed from voters till after voting ended.