Elections – 2009 – Post 1
I have been closely following elections 2009. It has been divided into 5 phases starting April 16th, April 23rd ,April 30th , May 6thand May 13th and counting is on May 16 th.
There are many issues for the next government; mainly it’s the recession and security. UPA seems to be a strong contender with nuclear deal in its feather cap. Also the way they dealt with recession. India is least affected by recession. The area where UPA mainly congress lies behind is in home security and its foreign policy. The Congress has also promised to enact a Right to Food law that guarantees food for all. It has announced that every family living below the poverty line will be entitled to 25 kg of rice or wheat per month at Rs 3 per kg. The manifesto promises subsidised community kitchens, which will be set up in all cities for homeless people and migrants, with the support of the central government.
NDA is backing on its Hinidutva policy and the economic progress it had done in it tenure. They expect Modi’s policy in Gujarat for replication in whole India. The odds against BJP are Gujarat rites and the terrorist activities in their tenure. BJP promises a new POTA-like law and also woos the poor and middle class with many promises. Also promises like All BPL families to get 35kg of rice or wheat every month at Rs 2 per kg and Ensure farm loans at a maximum interest rate of 4 percent.
The Third Front, which will be amalgamation of eight parties including Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India Marxists (CPM), Forward Block, RPI, TDP, TRS, All India Anna Dravida Munetra Kazagam (AIADMK) and JD(S).They all are anti congress and anti BJP . True, neither Congress nor the BJP is strong enough to win a majority alone; the influence of both parties has been eroded by the emergence of a plethora of parties tied to Various regions, castes and ideologies. Yet the fragmentation of Indian politics that has weakened the two national parties and made possible the emergence of the Third Front is also a threat to the cohesion and staying power of the new alliance itself. Even if the Third Front does well enough at the polls to win over more supporters and form a government, it would almost certainly be fatally weakened by internecine bickering, policy dissension and leadership clashes.
My views about Whats good for the country and which party will do the best and Also about pre-poll analysis and voter’s turnout percentage effect on election result in Election 2009Post-2.
