BJP has never won an election on real issues. And the story repeats , in gujarat, in karnataka. Having said that more thhan ism it is persons that make politics work.So if BJP has strong and positive people like Sushma Swaraj to lead then even stupid policies can do good to the nation.BJP is exactly same as the republicans in US. Spread fear that some huge disaster is going to happen to the majority - Christians in US , Hindus in here. Well people are misinformed so the election is plainly null and void. Democracy is successfull only when voters make informed decisions, mine mafias and criminals have got elected primariy because of this. No country which has followed extreme right wing policies have become successful and stable democracies .Last 8 years of Republican Rule-Contrast that with Labour in Britain. India might endup as a hindu fundamentalist country like pakistan or afghanisthan, i hope that does not happen.All i can say is our fellows lack wisdom. Yes rich people would make more money in a right wing setup as people will never question because of thier religious leaning.So good luck guys.This nation is going to the cows :-)
RE:BJP Again Won On Negative Votes
by sajith Pillai on May 25, 2008 08:37 PM Permalink
Your anology is flawed to the core when you compare Republicans to Hindus. 1)Post industrialization era, India is the only country in this whole world that has lost one third of her land on the basis of religion and still under the threat of loosing more. This means that the threat to Indias integrity is always under threat because majority of time we were ruled by bastards! 2) Repbulicans urge US to go to war against other soverign republics based on their own agenda. India has only been attacked. 3) Repbulicans go to the extend of even bad-mouthing the scientest against Darwins theory and excluding it from academics 4) Majority ofrRebulicans are made out of Evangelical christians who is currently blowing up communal tensions in India with thier "born again" campagins by taking advantage of poverty and converting the poor by alluring them with money. The incompatibilities are more. So before you come up with some 'born again' theories of yours, just take into consideration the change of wind. Italy is gone.. India is in..
RE:BJP Again Won On Negative Votes
by rajendra K on May 25, 2008 08:23 PM Permalink
When is last time Congress has won on the issue? Issue in this election was betrayal of the JD(s) and Back Stabbing in Politics. People rejected both of them
RE:BJP Again Won On Negative Votes
by Praveen George on May 25, 2008 08:31 PM Permalink
Well lot of issues there, social security, infrastucture , need for politicians to be answerable, impartial law enforcement, mine mafia , real estate price increse, living costs in bangalore, filthy lanes. How can you demand these be rectified if people vote for 'Lingayat' or some other caste.
RE:BJP Again Won On Negative Votes
by Byzantine Hezekiah on May 25, 2008 08:39 PM Permalink
Well Said. BJP can never win on their own merit. Hindus are not communal to support the communal BJP. But sometimes these parties do tend to win as the secular votes are split. Had Cong-JDS gone fought the elections together, BJP would have been reduced to single digits in Karnataka.
RE:BJP Again Won On Negative Votes
by Rajeevan V on May 25, 2008 09:35 PM Permalink
Why they are separate parties. This mourning has been heard after every elections. Why these people cannot accept people verdict. Why should they merge and form a single party? If india is a 2 party country that is great!!! It can bring statbility :)
RE:BJP Again Won On Negative Votes
by krishna on May 25, 2008 08:37 PM Permalink
in rule of 35 what congress did that's why now no congress and no JD(S) in time span of 2.5 year BJP done people knows today BJP
