In weekly polls conducted with the support of The Asia Foundation, Himal Khabarpatrika asks 375 respondents in 12 cities across Nepal every Monday for their opinion on contemporary issues. This week’s result of interviews about Nepalis’ opinion on their political leaders:
Which political leader do you trust the most?
Don’t know: 13.3%
Won’t say: 13.3%
Sushil Koirala: 12.7%
Baburam Bhattarai: 9.1%
Pushpa Kamal Dahal: 7.7%
Madhav Kumar Nepal: 7.5%
Jhalanath Khanal: 4.7%
KPS Oli: 4.7%
Ram Chandra Poudel: 4.1%
Kamal Thapa: 3.9%
Sher Bahadur Deuba: 3.6%
Gagan Thapa: 2.5%
Mohan Baidya: 1.9%
Upendra Mahato: 1.7%
Ram Bahadur Thapa: 1.1%
Mahantha Thakur: 0.8%
Bijay Kumar Gachhadar: 0.6%
Do you think Nepal should adopt federalism?
Yes: 52.2%
No: 31.8%
Don’t know: 14.9%
How do you rate the following institutions on a scale of 1 to 10?
Police: 4.25
Local bodies: 4.24
Election Commission: 4.2
Courts: 4.23
Government: 3.5
CIAA: 3.2