Indian Election.

So the pundits got it wrong again!

After all the talk of a hung Parliament, we do have a clear mandate, and would most likely see a stable government which will see through it terms of 5 years.

I think more than any party, it is India that has won in this election. India stands tall amongst its neighbors, who can be labeled as failed states. India is a shining example of democracy, where we have almost fair and regular elections and where power passes onto the next government without a hitch.

Is it a good result?

It depends on which side of the court you are in. I am happy for the fact that there will be a stable government.

In these difficult times of recession, our country could ill afford to have an unstable alliance, with forces pulling and pushing it in opposite directions.
The government needs to take tough decisions, which it could not do if it had to depend on support from so called Third front and fourth front. However there is an element of Left policies in one of its allies, Mamta. Only time will tell how much she is able to influence this government’s policies.

I am happy that parties/politicians who are devoid of any ideology have taken a sound beating. We want clean politics. I know politics is never clean, but these small caste based parties had taken Indian polity to newer lows. They would go any which way, without any qualms, to grab power. I consider it worst kind of political prostitution. These parties get their votes by stoking the fire of castesism.

Now the Congress will get down to serious business of government formation. With near half way mark on its own, it will not be subjected to black mail and arm twisting politics of smaller parties. It would do well to dump/ignore the likes of Lalu ,Paswan and Amar Singh.

Last time the party gave preference to experience over youth and we saw incompetent ministers like Home minister Shivraj Patil, whose only qualification was loyalty to ‘The Family’. He was given the cabinet post even though he had lost election.
I hope this time the party would give chance to the youth. The nation would love to see how the second generation politicians like Pilot, Scindia and Deora perform. I also hope Rahul baba takes up official post now and do away with wielding back door power without accountability. After all MMS has already declared his intention to hand over the power to the real inheritor mid way during the term of this government. (I know his mother will continue to wield super power without any accountability, and our PM will have to look her way to get her nods for every single matter)

I have to admit that I am no fan of Congress, and blame it for almost all ills that plague the nation. However I don’t wish to take away anything from them in their victory. It is their moment of glory and they have right to celebrate.
It is the people of the nation who have reposed their trust on it, and I hope they accept it with humility rather than arrogance and put the nation above other interests.