Things generally fall in place as per plans. That's a universal law. When things do not fall according to plans and calculation, we journalists have a phrase -- 'out of box' or a simpler word 'exception'.
PM Narendra Modi and BJP are already planning swearing in by June 8. BJP plans other Mega Actions.... First Cabinet to start work on Uniform Civil Code.
Home Minister Amit Shah says, Kashmir polls on time ::: INDI alliance calls June 1 meet in Delhi -- the last voting day ....
The intent could to checkmate Exit Poll survey reports. One excuse would be EVMs - but the debate is on how to start listing out other excuses for the debacle -- that looks likely.
But perhaps a more important question, will a beleaguered Mamata Banerjee skip ??
What is being debated is how did the polling go by?
Sixth phase of polling -- that is 485 seats out of 543 have already seen the polling. BJP is already 2-0 in the new Lok Sabha as two Congress candidates - Surat in Gujarat and Indore in Madhya Pradesh have withdrawn from the battle.
On June 1 polling will be held in 57 across critical states such as UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Punjab and a few others too.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-represented Varanasi will go for voting on June 1, Saturday and hence Modi is likely to stay put in the pilgrim ctiy for next 48-52 hours.
He is all set to get a cakewalk as the opposition parties and especially Congress did not prepare ground or man/woman (the candidate) to take on Namo.
Its ironical that Punjab's ruling AAP is working tirelessly to stonewall the 'revival' of the Congress party in the key northern state which shares border with Pakistan; and also is a province that has a legacy of militancy.
Both these parties are constituents of the opposition I.N.D.I alliance. (INDIA) determined to fight Narendra Modi.
On the other hand, two former allies the Shiramani Akali Dal and the BJP are also contesting separately. For all practical purpose, they may eat up each other's vote shares.
What was the central theme of the polls 2024 ? According to some BJP leaders while their party had the narrative -- that 10 years of Modi performance to talk about and also Viksit Bharat by 2047, the Congress lacked any alternative approach.
Other opposition parties were no better as most regional players got busy protecting their respective turf. The unity of purpose was lacking in the opposition camp and if sources in some regional parties are to be trusted; everyone is sharpening their arsenals to attack Congress on June 4th.
One major complain the opposition parties have against Congress is the latter's selfish scheme of things. For about five months since the formation of the alliance, the Congress did not talk or act much on the alliance strategies etc. They believed they will do well in state polls in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and also Telangana and then would be in dictating terms with the regional parties.
This did not happen. Of course Congress guys are also interested in one thing -- how to prepare shields for Rahul Gandhi especially and also Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi for the possible setback.
Mallikarjun Kharge may easily become the fall guy and it may take a few days or even few hours when news flashes would be around that Kharge has stepped down as AICC president. Then the focus may also shift towards vocal protagonists such as Shashi Tharoor.
The Kerala MP has contested against Kharge for the prized post of president but when the 'dynasty' blessed Kharge -- he simply had no chance.
There are reports that when Tharoor reached Congress office in Chennai and a few other places to campaign for his campaign for AICC president; there were hardly two-three people around. Tharoor's agony and anguish will only increase manifold if he loses out his Thiruvananthapuram seat to BJP's candidate junior IT Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar.
When Cow belt rejected Congress --- three big polls ---- bigger outcomes !!!
In 1967, the entire Hindi belt registered its disenchantment with the Congress. This shook the Congress system, but more than that, it marked the beginning of a new politics both within Congress and outside it. In 1977, the Hindi belt contributed to the rout of Indira Gandhi’s party and facilitated a reconfiguration of political forces.
In both these moments, the deeper churning in the Hindi belt had an undercurrent of social realignments — the unrest of intermediate and backward castes against the continued dominance of upper/forward castes. The realignment politically manifested itself as a protest against the Congress.
That logic was further extended in 1989 when Congress was thrown out yet again — more decisively. At all these three points in time, the Hindi belt behaved more or less uniformly. -- 'Indian Express'
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