The news sources that Indians will trust and distrust this poll season

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the first part of this series had shown.) Just over half of the respondents said they engaged in political discussions on social media actively (“always" or “frequently"), while only 16% said they never did so. Men (58%) were significantly more likely than women (49%) to do this. Millennials were the most active (56%), but other age groups were also avid users.

BJP supporters were significantly more likely than others (58%) to engage in online political discussions. Among those who actively engaged in political discussions online, 40% reported facing recent online harassment or negative interactions related to their political views. Respondents who identify as homosexual, bisexual or asexual were significantly more likely (57%) to report online harassment for their political views than heterosexual respondents (37%).

Respondents from marginalized caste groups also reported more online harassment. Muslim respondents who actively engage in political discussions online were more likely (44%) than Hindus who do so (40%). It’s clear that misleading information and online harassment could again sully the discourse as the election bugle gets shriller online in the coming weeks.

But many users may not mind it as long as it’s the opponents’ side that’s on the receiving end, the survey suggests. This is the third part of a series about the findings of the 11th round of the survey. The next part will look at how urban Indians look at political parties’ welfare measures.

Note that these surveys are skewed towards urban well-to-do netizens, with 89% respondents falling under the “NCCS-A" socioeconomic category of consumers. Full methodology note here. Raw data of the responses will be released later this month.