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by shaardula
10 May 2013 18:42
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
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Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

kmkraayre, Regarding mining scams. The Sandur-Rayadurga belt is famous of iron ore from eons. During Reddy's time commodity boom made the extraction a bit bigger. Some of the biggest faults of Reddy's: 1. They choose YSR as protector instead of Delhi Sultanate, thus depriving sultanate their cut. 2....
by shaardula
10 May 2013 18:30
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

how is siddaramiah a great party hopper muppalla? until he was kicked out of jds by hdd, he was with the janata party and always outside of cong. when he got kicked out, he was approached by both bjp and cong. by the time he joined cong, he was already a political heavy-weight. from what is known of...
by shaardula
10 May 2013 10:45
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

i'm naive to have only now discovered the staggering amount of money that is being spent polls. there happy? i'm naive. you are smart.
by shaardula
10 May 2013 10:16
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

my mistake. sorry. the actual figure i read was 10cr per seat. thats 2000 cr/party * 3 major parties .
by shaardula
10 May 2013 09:29
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
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Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

more important than evm. apparently each of the big parties spends multiple crores per seat. lets assume a nominal 1 crore per seta per party. that means for a state like ka, each party is spending on the order of 200 crores. that means ka elections are atleast a 600 crores affairs?
by shaardula
10 May 2013 08:19
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
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Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

more karandlage. this time on the battle of rajajinagara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU30ISKv3Zc

love the spunk of this woman.

basic euphemism for KJP seems to be national parties not up the realities of current india. need a proper representative regional party for KA. hence kjp.
by shaardula
10 May 2013 07:57
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
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Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

yedi's pet squeeze, shobha karandlage (karan dla jay) on federalism. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFf2GixwK1k she'll fit right in here at brf. a natural jingo looks like. can wax eloquent on arunachal pradesh, tsp , china, bangladesh etc. and the lady can and will tuck her pallu, and fight for her...
by shaardula
10 May 2013 07:32
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
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another one. multipart series. posting first one. this one more sedate mysore style. basic question: do you have a bheeshma complex? yediyurappa does not deny it. QzMGU5fUjCY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzMGU5fUjCY one thing he keeps saying in all his interviews, nobody is indispensable, not even...
by shaardula
10 May 2013 07:03
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

a free wheeling interview of yediyurappa.
[youtube]eODjLHz3lZ4#![/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eODjLHz3lZ4#!

its in kannada. will try to post rough transcript tommorrow. mostly about his tug of war with bjp.
by shaardula
10 May 2013 05:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown- (Nov 28 2010)
Replies: 4994
Views: 601450

Re: Perspectives on the global economic meltdown- (Nov 28 20

dont know where to post this. enron & grandma millie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOLNWF5QMxY Employee 1: "All the money you guys stole from those poor grandmothers in California? Employee 2: "Yeah, Grandma Millie man. Employee 1: "Yeah, now she wants her f-----g money back for ...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 22:40
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

. Did you see the constituency by constituency votes polled , shown today in a Kannada channel. Clearly if united they would have atleast reached a 90 https://twitter.com/karthiks/status/332065593660407810 If BJP hadn't split, numbers would have been: Cong: 91, BJP: 86, JDS: 35 @gkjohn as we say ba...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 22:39
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

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from extrapolating the history of the central asian republics to overestimating the influence of a petty parochial sdre is a great fall for you ramana. not something to be proud of. deep sleepers of brf, in their self proclaimed 4-th state of consciousness, would do well to wake up and smell the jas...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 21:07
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
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what are you theo, some kind of a masochist? dont you know, in politics all this does not matter. as long as you have some facility in bandying about monikers like rashtriya, bharathiya, and other *dharmic phrases, you dont have to have to any appreciation of the realities nor do you need any unders...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 20:59
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

if you are interested kiran, i can send you the csv of raw numbers from eci site and the script used to extract it. you can crunch numbers to your satisfaction.
by shaardula
09 May 2013 20:46
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

36.54% 24 Indian National Congress 20.10% 28 Janata Dal (Secular) 19.95% 11 Bharatiya Janata Party 9.84% 32 Karnataka Jantha Paksha 5.31% 23 Independent 2.69% 8 Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress Party 2.10% 60 Misc. Independents 0.91% 9 Bahujan Samaj Party 0.35% 54 Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha 0.3...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 20:42
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

mebbe, all the 8 gult supporters of bhajpa in AP, all of whom seem to be here, should strive to get the bhajpa to rule AP instead of transference and projection of desires on hapless neighbors? if the reddy's are such great virtuous men, why not invite them to dig around in your own neighborhood &am...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 20:14
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

36.54% 24 Indian National Congress 20.10% 28 Janata Dal (Secular) 19.95% 11 Bharatiya Janata Party 9.84% 32 Karnataka Jantha Paksha 5.31% 23 Independent 2.69% 8 Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress Party 2.10% 60 Misc. Independents 0.91% 9 Bahujan Samaj Party 0.35% 54 Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha 0.34...
by shaardula
09 May 2013 19:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Camera and Photography Thread -III
Replies: 4098
Views: 45781

Re: Camera and Photography Thread -III

how did the elephants happen?

overcast day, slight overexposure?
by shaardula
09 May 2013 17:07
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

apart from soot that singha mentioned, rape of the surrounding hills with hilltop removal mining.
by shaardula
09 May 2013 17:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3351
Views: 766271

Re: Indian Roads Thread

thanks ksk.
by shaardula
09 May 2013 09:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013
Replies: 2843
Views: 319116

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - Feb 21, 2013

i think the 4th guy prolly ended up aggravating the injuries of immi dimmi. imagine a grown up man free falling.
by shaardula
09 May 2013 08:55
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

In constituencies with INC wins BJP+KJP+BSRC > INC: 30 seats Avg. BJP+KJP+BSRC Win Margin: +13177 votes BJP+KJP+BSRC < INC: 91 Avg. BJP+KJP+BSRC Loss Margin: -27265 votes Avg. JDS Loss Margin: -41368 votes In constituencies with JDS Wins BJP+KJP+BSRC > JDS: 6 Avg. BJP+KJP+BSRC Win Margin: +12432 vot...
by shaardula
08 May 2013 23:12
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
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negi wrote:Good riddance.
i swear!
by shaardula
08 May 2013 22:47
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
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Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

vina you are uncharitable to vokkaligas. last election they shut the gowdas off didnt they? in any case, this time around jds has pan state numbers. their distribution much better than even bjp. saying jds won blr urban seats cos of vokkaliga votes is hardly true. before RKH died, jd was the local a...
by shaardula
08 May 2013 22:40
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
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Views: 2092206

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venkat, yedi small fish. lingayats as a community are a proud people with long memories. sikhs of ka by all measures including % of people serving in the indian army. arguably the greatest flag bearers of the kannada cause. it was they who where most dissatisfied by the dadagiri of bombay and hydera...
by shaardula
08 May 2013 22:04
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

i scraped the election commission website. some preliminary results from that. No. of Constituencies: 223 (in one of the constituencies, one of the candidates died, so no elections) No. of Parties: 59 No. of Candidates: 2891 No. of Votes: 31182501 distribution of % votes by constituencies http://far...
by shaardula
08 May 2013 10:39
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

yeah, BJP folks have to ask. Why did they lose CoKA? There are zero lingayats there.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 10:30
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
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Views: 2092206

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in the end it does not matter as far as ka is concerned. all of them are thief my sons. the loot will go on unhindered as usual.
cong, bjp, jds all have their hands in all the pies mines, real estate etc.

why street, sadananda gowda uncle himself had said not going to cross 80.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 10:01
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

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Vamsi.R wrote:is there any chance of bjp-kjp-jds alliance ?
what is the point of such an alliance. jds will be the bigger party.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 10:00
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

INC leading in 103 seats now. Kinda surprised to see INC leading in the Mangalore-Udupi belt. With candidates like Mr. Palemar (renowned iPad user in the state assembly and RE baron from Mangalore city) in the fray, what else did you expect? Also, the dilli BJP brigade didn't seem to have its think...
by shaardula
08 May 2013 09:55
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

yeddi didnt dip into reddy jar. he tried to circumscribe them coz they tried to unseat him.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 09:51
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

why, they've always had a base there.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 09:51
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

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reddy bros and jagan are business partners. in KA reddy bros gamed bjp, in AP congress.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 09:17
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

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yay!! kumaarannang jai, yediyurappang kai.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 08:39
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

from what i can gather so far, within the greater tunga basin aka shimoga region which is Yediyurappa turf, KJP won shikaripura (Y's constituency) and Soraba. Shimoga, Bhadravati, Davangere, and even Chikmagalur no dice. The lingayat bastion of NoKA, where 90% are supposed to vote on caste no dice f...
by shaardula
08 May 2013 07:55
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

i just want to see how much of a leader yediyurappa really is.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 07:41
Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
Topic: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections
Replies: 20717
Views: 2092206

Re: Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

alright boys button up and hold the dhotis.
by shaardula
08 May 2013 07:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3351
Views: 766271

Re: Indian Roads Thread

what if i register my vehicle in warangal but ply it in hyderabad?
by shaardula
08 May 2013 05:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3351
Views: 766271

Re: Indian Roads Thread

you mean replacing existing tracks with underground ones?
there are some places in ny where i have seen mid-rises straddling over existing 6/8 lanes higways. is that a bad idea?

apparently, in HYD they have banned vehicles older than a certain age. i wonder how that is enforceable?