So finally the curtains are down. And the campaigning, elections
and subsequent results – everything is done. It went on & on.
There were ten phases – from 07 April to 12 May, results
came on 16 May. Overall average of the voter turnout was 66.5%. In some states
like AP, Goa, West Bengal the voting percentage was in the range of 70 – 80 %! (On a personal level, I voted – I do vote for
all the elections.)
And so many things changed with those outstanding results.
The myth that BJP will never be able to go beyond 272 is busted – once and for
all!
Congress on its own could achieve only 44 – this is the
first time that the ‘secular’ party was annihilated in such a fashion.
Agreed – there were so many factors at play to have such a
mandate. If we keep aside all the statistics, and focus on the big picture – there
is one conclusion – this nation is on the path of growth & development.
Old style politics of castes would not yield desired results.
The results for Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Yadav is an indication –
even in UP and Bihar (180 Constituencies), people yearn for peaceful
development. And possibly BJP could utilize that feeling.
However the Congress and some sections of ‘intellectuals’ in
India (they claim they know all the things under the sun), declared grandly that
the win by BJP and rule be Modi government – is a catastrophe!! And India will disintegrate shortly!!!
One of them – the great leader – Mr. Mani Shankar Iyer went
to the extent of proclaiming that this win by BJP is the most dangerous thing
for our beloved nation after the ‘two nation theory’ (Partition of 1947) by Mr.
Mohammad Ali Jinnah. (This subject is so
hugely debatable – may be for another article on this site!)
I believe Congress is, either not yet recovered from the thrashing
results or they are still under illusion of ‘we are born to rule India, forever’. But
this nation is changing in every way.
I think the most basic reason of this outcome in favor of
BJP could be – Congress tried its best to paint this as ‘communal vs. secular’
fight and Mr. Modi, BJP and NDA, by and large, kept the focus on the ‘progress
& development dream’.
