Indians think Bharat Bandh is a good idea, given the price rises for food and petrol

Online, July 6, 2010 (Newswire.com) - SMSGupshup's Voice of India poll surveys a whopping 31,000 Indians direct via sms~

Mumbai, India (July 6th, 2010): India's largest social network SMS GupShup is announcing the results of its latest Voice of India poll. On Sunday the 4th of July, 1 Million people across the country were asked via SMS, whether the Bharat Bandh called by the opposition was "good for the country".

With over 32 million users, SMS GupShup has the ability to tap into a wide variety of communities, from all sectors of Indian life. With an unprecedented huge response rate, 31,127 Indians participated in this round of the Voice of India poll. The poll was conducted across all regions, but most of the responses came from the following regions:

Maharashtra (37%), Gujarat (32%), West Bengal (9%), Karnataka (8%), Delhi (3%)

The survey concluded that most Indians believed the Bandh is a good idea.

60.53% said Yes

39.47% said No

A random sample of the respondents were asked for reasons why they thought the Bandh a good idea, and the most common responses were "Rise in Food Prices" and "Rise in price of Fuel".

About SMS GupShup
SMS GupShup is the world's largest social SMS service that allows users to communicate and connect with family, friends and fans using mobile handsets. Founded by seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and incubated at the IIT Bombay Business Incubator, the company is funded by Charles River Ventures, Helion Ventures and Globespan Capital.

SMS GupShup extends the capabilities of p2p sms technology to social messaging including 1-to-many, many-to-many and many-to-1 communication, thereby enabling social interactions on sms, the only medium that reaches 4 billion users worldwide. Launched in April 2007, it is used by 32 million users in over 3 million communities.

Brands and enterprises use the SMS GupShup platform for reach based advertising, promotions, customer engagement and Mobile CRM. Carriers use the reply-all capability of SMS GupShup to increase ARPU and loyalty of their subscriber base. SMS GupShup also sells premium content and services to consumers.

To know more details visit www.smsgupshup.com or contact Regal Jayani, Clea PR - Mumbai @ 99877 00023