Candidates for Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) elections scheduled for September 7 might be toiling hard during campaigning but they, perhaps, would not be able to gauge the real mood of the electors.
An independent survey done on FJCCI election declared on Friday that Pawan Bajaj team was having an edge over its rival Ratan Modi team. The survey revealed that most businessmen of the State feel the importance of the trade body and think that it can get them justice.
The sample survey done by an agency related to businesses and industries in Jharkhand stated that 46 per cent traders and businessmen favoured Pawan Bajaj as their presidential candidate, while 18 per cent businessmen liked Ratan Modi as a better leader.
Interestingly, 36 per cent of the people asked about their presidential preference chose to keep mum or maintain confidentiality on their choice. Some of them even expressed that they were not able to take a firm decision yet.
Similarly, according to the survey, 36 per cent people have faith in the Pawan Bajaj team, which they think is able to work for their betterment. They think that the Bajaj team was more efficient to work for their interest. Incidentally, 14 per cent people find Ratan Modi Team as efficient one and 52 per cent people have no idea which team would work better for the trade body.
Replying to a question in the survey as to whether the FJCCI has been successful in facilitating delivery of justice to a businessman of the State, 82 per cent people instilled their faith in the trade body. Rest 18 per cent said that the chamber does not work for securing rights of the traders and if it does one has to toil a lot for getting help from the federation.
The survey also dwelt upon the seriousness quotient of the traders for the September 7 polls. When asked about how important are the chamber elections for the business fraternity, 22 per cent people said that it was very important, 68 per cent said it was important, six per cent said it was little important and rest four per cent said that it was not important for them.
The chamber polls are scheduled to take place day after tomorrow where the members of the executive committee will be elected. The team, which will have more elected members, will choose its leader as the president of the trade body representing the State.