Thursday, May 21, 2009

Election-Mirror Image

It has been some days since results of election are out. I have been reading the analysis and can't help noticing the similarity with the practicals i did in last four years. The analysis follows the same rule as my undergraduate practicals like :
  • You were and you will be always right
  • You can either read the manual, perform the experiment by book and then wonder what went wrong OR you can do the experiment (3 hours is long time,kuch kar hi liya karo ) whatever way you like and then justify the results
  • There is always room for new theory/trend
Reading the above three rules, it is clear they can also be applied to election result. Now let us do a thought experiment. Suppose BJP would have won the election. And, as in experiments, i just happen to get the final result. How would i interpret it. Here we go :

Indian voter has done it. Finally, the democracy in India is matured enough to think on its own. Indian electorate has taken a stand of its own without listening to what so called election pundits had to say. This is a clear mandate against the dynasty politics. Indian netas should understand that they need to have something more than mere surname to get elected. And the experience, the hardship, direct contact with the masses (through various yatras) pays.
This election has once again showed the importance of regional parties. It has established the fact that India as a country is very diverse, country where dialect changes every X kms and aspiration of people follows the same trend. It has shown that development is what country votes for and if you are good at governance, you will get vote(Gujarat, Mr. Modi).
Congress paid the price for its arrogance. Going alone in a state like UP was a big blunder. Congress should return to basics of electorate mathematics and workout its equations. In west bengal too, though Left suffered some setbacks in rural areas, in urban areas it won handsomely. Again emphasizing the fact that urban voter were in support of industriallization and hence voted for left.
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