The data suggests no direct link between welfare scheme benefits and voting preferences in Jharkhand

The Lokniti-CSDS survey indicates that voting was largely based on local specificities

The emphatic victory of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led alliance was a victory of effective coalition management and of a campaign that focused on issues that struck a chord with voters

Using multi-stage random sampling, the procedure ensured that the selected sample was fully representative of the cross-section of voters in Jharkhand