The Vote is For....

Another few hours for the Election – 2014 results to be out.  The party which is favoured by the media and corporate houses and declared to win in exit polls is readying to form government.  The other party has not given up hope and is ready to accept the peoples’ verdict. 

Many factors have played role in the outcome of this election.  This election outwardly carried on like the presidential election in USA.  But the healthy enlightening discussions on the prevailing conditions of the nation and the partys' stand or methodology for progress of nation were missing.  One party harped on the family heritage and family ‘martyrdom’ rather than the achievements by its governance.  The other party talked of development by one person of one state to be extrapolated to the nation by capturing power in the Centre.  The person has become bigger than party and symbol of decisiveness and development.  During the past ten years people have seen a Prime Minister who appeared to have taken up the highest post in the nation as job and loyal to his appointee.  The social media also has put forth vast information regarding the personal and social details of important contestants in this election.  The present generation of first time voters supplemented with information on social media and ground realities of systematized corruption and criminality with unresponsive government had to choose a person promising development with creation of employment.  The new generation wants opportunities for employment and not happy with the doles and freebies. They have little choice. 

Whichever party wins Indian democracy should thrive as a secular nation with inclusive development of all Indians.

                                        

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  The results of local body elections in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh have surprised everyone.  Those feared routing were happy to gain secure positions and the party thought to win had to lie low and wait for Assembly results.  The poor show of TRS in the local body elections could be due to the supposed alliance/ later merger of the party with Congress.  But later when it was declared to contest individually and KCR had taken up intense campaigning the result could be different.  May be there is secret understanding between TRS and Congress to contest Assembly and Parliament elections separately to prevent advantage to TDP-BJP.  As the surveys had predicted win for TRS and no gain for Congress, the triangular contest had led to loss of votes to BJP working in tandem with TDP.  Few more hours to know who will form the first government in the newly formed state of Telangana.