Elections are over and junta has given its verdict. It is funny that my feed is filled more with angst from my left friends, than the show-off from the right-wingers. One section that particularly doesn't seem happy is that of leftists. I won't call them liberals as I call myself a liberal, and I clearly don't agree with many things they say. There is a lot of concern around hate politics becoming a winner, that minorities, esp Muslims, will be suppressed, which is actually funny. Since BJP won with more votes than the last time, then either the minorities, for whom all this concern is, didn't vote, or they voted for BJP. Either way, they deserved BJP at the centre. In Muslim dominated areas, where BJP didn't win last time, it won this time.
Also, BJP winning with more votes this time, clearly means that the millennials and the rising middle class want democratic politics and not a dynastic rule. The silver lining and what is heartening to see is that, the population of the country has rejected the handouts promised to them by Gandhi, and wants a foolproof plan to come out poverty. That would be the real NYAY.
It wants to give opportunity to a party that allows sewaks (Vajpayee and Modi) from the non-privileged background to become the leaders of the nation. With Smriti Irani winning against Rahul Gandhi, may be now Congress should re-evaluate the idea of running the country as a family business (Bollywood is another culprit).
Modi wasn't my obvious choice, but for the lack of better, my vote went for him this time. I dislike him at more instances, than I would like to admit, but the disgruntled voter inside me, had to pick the lesser evil, a plight I share with most of the voters. It is unfortunate that in a country of 1.5 bn, we have to choose between a narcissistic prick or an unworthy descendant of a political dynasty. It was not Modi who won, but it was the lack of better leader at the opposition, which lost this time. BJP should be given one more term, at least, before we reject them outright. If we could survive 60 years of Congress' nepotism, we can survive 5 more years of BJP's intolerance.
Many people said that this is probably the most important election, the most crucial one. Well, I feel it was the safest bet this time. Either "hate" politics would have won or Rahul would have become the PM. No matter which party we voted for, we were doomed, anyway. ;)
Also, BJP winning with more votes this time, clearly means that the millennials and the rising middle class want democratic politics and not a dynastic rule. The silver lining and what is heartening to see is that, the population of the country has rejected the handouts promised to them by Gandhi, and wants a foolproof plan to come out poverty. That would be the real NYAY.
It wants to give opportunity to a party that allows sewaks (Vajpayee and Modi) from the non-privileged background to become the leaders of the nation. With Smriti Irani winning against Rahul Gandhi, may be now Congress should re-evaluate the idea of running the country as a family business (Bollywood is another culprit).
Modi wasn't my obvious choice, but for the lack of better, my vote went for him this time. I dislike him at more instances, than I would like to admit, but the disgruntled voter inside me, had to pick the lesser evil, a plight I share with most of the voters. It is unfortunate that in a country of 1.5 bn, we have to choose between a narcissistic prick or an unworthy descendant of a political dynasty. It was not Modi who won, but it was the lack of better leader at the opposition, which lost this time. BJP should be given one more term, at least, before we reject them outright. If we could survive 60 years of Congress' nepotism, we can survive 5 more years of BJP's intolerance.
Many people said that this is probably the most important election, the most crucial one. Well, I feel it was the safest bet this time. Either "hate" politics would have won or Rahul would have become the PM. No matter which party we voted for, we were doomed, anyway. ;)
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