New Delhi: As the Lok Sabha elections draw near, a survey has revealed that only 31% of the respondents said they expected an improvement in communal relations in the coming five years, and 43% were hopeful of better jobs for young Indians by 2029.According to the YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey, conducted in December, 79% of urban Indians are intending to cast their votes this time around.Interestingly, those born after 1996 are relatively the least likely to see themselves voting this year, per the survey. Seventy-five per cent of them said yes to voting as compared with 85% among those born before 1981.The survey also reveals a lack of faith among respondents regarding the resolution of key issues facing the country over the next five years.“No more than 31% of the respondents said they expected an improvement in communal relations in the coming five years, only 38% saw poverty levels coming down, and 43% were hopeful of better jobs for young Indians by 2029. Around 48% predicted that India would enter the list of the top three economies in the world by 2029,” the survey said.This survey saw participation of 12,544 participants hailing from over 200 cities and towns. Notably, approximately 84% of the respondents belonged to the millennial age group or were even younger. It marks the 11th iteration of a biannual collaboration between Mint, YouGov India, and the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a prominent think tank based in Delhi.Communal relationsOverall, only 31% of the respondents said that Hindu-Muslim relations will get better in the next five years, according to the survey.Interestingly, among the respondents, Muslims, constituting 12% of the sample were far more likely (42%) to predict better communal relations within five years than Hindu respondents (31%).Poverty, unemployment and inflationThirty-eight per cent of the respondents said they expect poverty levels to reduce in the next five years, the survey showed.And 43% expect better prospects for young Indians in the next five years, regardless of who wins the polls, it said.Unemployment emerged as the biggest area of concern, with 49% respondents naming it in the top three, more so in the eastern and northeastern states (54%), it said.Price rise and inflation were the biggest issues for 40% of the respondents, followed by corruption and women’s safety (34% each).