"I have a wish. It as a
fear as well - that in my end will be my beginning."
— Che Guevara (Argentinian,
1928-1967)
Word for the day
Turophile (n)
A connoisseur or lover of
cheese.
Malice towards none
Has Delhi CM been successful
in drawing attention of all concerned to the issue he wanted to raise?
By the way what is the issue
he is trying to draw attention towards!!!
First random thought this morning
“Politics is the study of ideal social organization (it is not,
as one ·might suppose, the 'art and science of capturing and keeping office); monarchy,
aristocracy, democracy, socialism, anarchism, feminism - these are the dramatis
personae of political philosophy. —Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
Politicians of the day seek to turn politics into a
science of capturing and keeping office. BJP President Amit Shah is obvious
champion of the game. He claims to have successfully created a system to
"manage" voters at house level.
The moot point remains, how politics would become people centric,
from being purely power centric!
Mandate 2019 - 2
The prime minister Narendra Modi
led NDA incumbent government was elected in 2014 on three primary planks (a)
corruption free administration; (b) faster and sustainable development; and (c)
inclusive growth encompassing all sections of the society and all regions of
the country.
Many voters, who had traditionally
never supported BJP, did vote for PM Modi in 2014. This included voters
belonging to minority communities and socially backward classes. The
traditional BJP voters (urban middle class, upper caste, traders, small
businessmen) very enthusiastically canvassed for PM Modi.
Four years later, while jury is
still out to judge whether the PM Modi led government has delivered on its key
promises, the voters do not appear as enthusiastic about PM Modi as they were
in 2014.
Recent interactions with people
from cross section of society, indicate that—
(a) A sizeable number of voters from minority community and socially
backward sections of the society, who voted for BJP in 2014, still remain
aligned with PM Modi. Though many of them might have returned to their previous
allegiances.
(b) BJP has failed in meaningfully enlarging its support base after
astounding 2014 victory; though it has gained sizeable foothold in north
eastern states.
(c) The traditional voter of BJP is annoyed and disappointed. There
is strong perception that (a) the government has failed in creating jobs; (b)
MSME businesses are distressed due to implementation of GST and demonetization;
and (c) BJP has ignored the core RSS agenda of Swadeshi, Uniform Civil Code,
Ram Temple, supremacy of Hindutva etc. to appease minorities, poor, farmers and
socially backward.
Though TINA is still holding this
block of voters at ransom, there are indications that many of them may abstain
from voting in 2019, thus reducing positive vote for BJP.
(d) Congress is still a loser in the game of perception. Voters find
Its leadership rather uninspiring. Under the circumstances, the chances are
that any erosion in BJP's 2014 tally will add to regional parties, and we might
end up with 1996 type situation.
Please note that this view is
totally based on interactions with a small number of people, and may not
necessarily reflect the mood of voters at large. Also, we still have almost
10months before voting begins (assuming it to be on regular schedule). The
situation may change, albeit not dramatically, according to the events taking
place in the interim.
The point to be pondered about is
whether TINA should be allowed to determine the fate of 1.30bn Indians, or we
need to have a positive reason to support PM Modi.......to continue
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