On may 5th 2014, Mr Modi presents his position in Delhi politics as being an outsider. I read this, the following day on the Times of India website. Following is my comment made on the online TOI which (I believe) most likely due to technical reasons was rejected repeatedly to be published. The automated reply was "can not be published due to the inappropriate content!!!).
Why BJP's prime ministerial nominee Mr Modi and his close associates within BJP seem super-confident about getting a majority on May 16. Indeed, BJP had exuded similar optimism in two previous general elections back in 2004 and 2009. In 2004, many then BJP leaders even allocated portfolios to themselves. But the question is, what makes them feel them to be luckier this time round? Reason are many but most important ones are; public anger against UPA's and their allies corruption and mis-governance, which led to unbearable price-rise, cost of living, even survival and resulting into extreme anti-incumbency. A large part of the credit for raising awareness and hope in India's public and especially amongst youth (a significant chunk of them are first time voters in Election-2014) goes to Anna-Kejriwal's, India Against Corruption movement and now AAP carrying the momentum forward to keep peoples enthusiasm alive.
I think, BJP should rather be grateful than abusive and violent for what they have gained because those who really worked hard and should have gained in this process-of-change-over have lost a great deal. This happened mainly due to lack of organised funding, poor man-power and resource management and lack of political think-tank, locally disorganised units and most evidently too quick expansion and too big a challenge on their shoulders. Passion seems to be their only weapon, food and finance. Looking back to India's own freedom struggle, these were the things those mattered then and even now, when you look at Kejriwal's fledgling AAP.
Undoubtedly, AAP would neither be winning a great deal nor will be a king-maker on May 16-17, 2014. But an important question is and must be lingering on the minds of people, who gave everything for the AAP movement believing that India can and will change its "way of politics" and hence "governance" and that is what is going to happen between post-election 2014 till 2019.
Frankly it seems no different unless momentum is kept, strategies are made, reorganisations are done more objectively and indeed in a more transparent manner. Media presence is maintained and revolutionised not only for razing controversies but by careful issues-management of public concern, keeping in mind every section engaged in the diverse India both for TRP hungry media and possibly disillusioned India-at-large, post-elections -2014.
On the flip side, however if Modi's or BJP's self-proclaimatory governance plank can achieve, what India and Indians truly do need at this moment, who can be in argument with them, if only one has in his mind the best interest of the nation at the top.
Why BJP's prime ministerial nominee Mr Modi and his close associates within BJP seem super-confident about getting a majority on May 16. Indeed, BJP had exuded similar optimism in two previous general elections back in 2004 and 2009. In 2004, many then BJP leaders even allocated portfolios to themselves. But the question is, what makes them feel them to be luckier this time round? Reason are many but most important ones are; public anger against UPA's and their allies corruption and mis-governance, which led to unbearable price-rise, cost of living, even survival and resulting into extreme anti-incumbency. A large part of the credit for raising awareness and hope in India's public and especially amongst youth (a significant chunk of them are first time voters in Election-2014) goes to Anna-Kejriwal's, India Against Corruption movement and now AAP carrying the momentum forward to keep peoples enthusiasm alive.
I think, BJP should rather be grateful than abusive and violent for what they have gained because those who really worked hard and should have gained in this process-of-change-over have lost a great deal. This happened mainly due to lack of organised funding, poor man-power and resource management and lack of political think-tank, locally disorganised units and most evidently too quick expansion and too big a challenge on their shoulders. Passion seems to be their only weapon, food and finance. Looking back to India's own freedom struggle, these were the things those mattered then and even now, when you look at Kejriwal's fledgling AAP.
Undoubtedly, AAP would neither be winning a great deal nor will be a king-maker on May 16-17, 2014. But an important question is and must be lingering on the minds of people, who gave everything for the AAP movement believing that India can and will change its "way of politics" and hence "governance" and that is what is going to happen between post-election 2014 till 2019.
Frankly it seems no different unless momentum is kept, strategies are made, reorganisations are done more objectively and indeed in a more transparent manner. Media presence is maintained and revolutionised not only for razing controversies but by careful issues-management of public concern, keeping in mind every section engaged in the diverse India both for TRP hungry media and possibly disillusioned India-at-large, post-elections -2014.
On the flip side, however if Modi's or BJP's self-proclaimatory governance plank can achieve, what India and Indians truly do need at this moment, who can be in argument with them, if only one has in his mind the best interest of the nation at the top.
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