Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

niran · Post by **niran** » 18 Apr 2014 14:46

i bring grave tidings:
contrary to moi earlier post claiming Meira Kumar defeat from sasaram
after proper data analysis it appears meira kumar should win.
just by few thousand votes, but a win is a win.

some joyous tidings:
the 19-2 in UP score line has surprised even NaMo bakths of the highest order, but checking up rechecking triple checking
up the data, even the sanity of the data center folks were checked right down to their undies make and size, the score remains the same.

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » 18 Apr 2014 15:00

niran wrote:i bring grave tidings:
contrary to moi earlier post claiming Meira Kumar defeat from sasaram
after proper data analysis it appears meira kumar should win.
just by few thousand votes, but a win is a win.

Quite a few candidates for RG's MMS- if N^2 fails to win, there is always Meira Kumar or a Kamal Nath.

fanne · Post by **fanne** » 18 Apr 2014 15:19

So I was right about sasaram all along. My ground reports were impeccable.

fanne · Post by **fanne** » 18 Apr 2014 15:22

Klaus Janab, the right description is not RG MMS, as Sonia's MMS is accidental, It was actually Uncle's MMS and in that sense it has to be NN

Virendra · Post by **Virendra** » 18 Apr 2014 15:33

Swinging back from Jaipur, Rajasthan :-
First of all, to break your suspense, I don't bring a lot of surprises.

NaMo wave has turned the elections tide over to itself defacto, even a month before the results are out.
Although there was the enthusiasm of voting (almost sustained wholesome from Dec 2013) for the national platform, the suspense of who'll win was missing.
Reason? Everybody knew the open secret. If not even that, the low energy levels around Congress offices was a sure giver.
I myself observed one very closely.
The game was actually over for congies long back. Ever since the landslide upheaval of December, the congress campaigns have lost the sheen. There was a dullness. People were saying that Congies campaigning lacked punch, perhaps still reeling under the pain of last December. Lost hope already?
Anyway, BJP is expected to comfortably stay above 20 this time.
However, Jaswant Singh is giving a very tough fight in Barmer. It is a close call there and too many bets are on. Due to the 'Jaswant Kaand' that took place few weeks back, entire vote base of that seat has got polarized on caste lines.
That explains why Vasundhara was putting her entire weight behind her candidate's campaigning there. How much the pre-emptive measures worked, will be known on May 16th only.
Coming to the muslim vote; it has got severely bifurcated between Congress and AAP in the urban areas, specially in the 'Jaipur' seat. It will only sharpen the lead of BJP candidate.

Regards,
Virendra

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 18 Apr 2014 15:37

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vic · Post by **vic** » 18 Apr 2014 15:46

NDTV attacking Modi and promoting Arun Jaitely hmmmm!

fanne · Post by **fanne** » 18 Apr 2014 15:51

DILBU SIR WHERE IS YOUR ANTI JINX

kapilrdave · Post by **kapilrdave** » 18 Apr 2014 16:01

Guys, I have a suggestion.

We need to plan out some way to convey our message directly to NM that his victory is majorly because of Hindutva consolidation. So he must address the Hindu concerns when in power. At least an honest attempt must be made even though it fails due to constitutional limitations. Also we want every scum at every level to be jailed. The message should be loud and clear. I know his handlers are reading this thread but we should convey this message directly to him somehow. Maybe bombard his twitter account. He also reads all the personal letters sent to him.

I'm sounding like Mehta saar, but post election I will subscribe to his solutions as well. I know MRji is also planning to launch such a site on similar lines. But the idea is to let NM know right from the first day of the office before he forms the cabinet and instructs his ministers. We must let him know what we want well in advance. For that we must start planning ASAP.

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 18 Apr 2014 16:08

First and foremost - Remove Govt. control over temples, cerate a verifiable trust and use the temple money for dharmic purpose. Can he do that?

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 18 Apr 2014 16:53

dna ‏@dna 3h

Malfunctioning EVM that transferred votes to Congress found in Sindhudurg http://dnai.in/cavu #MyVote2014

ANI ‏@ANI_news 43m

Some people are talking about the Gujarat model, but are not talking about the 40 villages in Guj which do not even get water : Sonia Gandhi

40 villages without water! Crime against humanity ... Genocide!

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 18 Apr 2014 17:04

faaaasceest eeet is against bhaaaraat-eee-ttaa

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 18 Apr 2014 17:08

40 villages, ? Sure she did not say 40 lakh villages or 40 krore villages not getting water in Guj.

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 18 Apr 2014 17:10

pankajs wrote:
dna ‏@dna 3h

Malfunctioning EVM that transferred votes to Congress found in Sindhudurg http://dnai.in/cavu #MyVote2014

ANI ‏@ANI_news 43m

Some people are talking about the Gujarat model, but are not talking about the 40 villages in Guj which do not even get water : Sonia Gandhi
40 villages without water! Crime against humanity ... Genocide!

Every Gujarati knows the reason. UPA did not give permission to raise height of Narmada Sardar Sarovar Dam. NaMo has raised this issue several times with Mauni Baba to no avail. Someone should ask why it ws not granted when they are showing so much pseudo concern.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 18 Apr 2014 17:12

To me it seems dynasty msm plan b is in motion.

Our favourite english news channel may cease to exist due to numerous legal issues which if investigated fully ....
Times may be the new avatar of said news channel
Ornob will have to leave and reports say being enough of a brand now, he is already looking for backers for a new channel.

rohitv · Post by **rohitv** » 18 Apr 2014 17:13

pankajs wrote:
dna ‏@dna 3h

Malfunctioning EVM that transferred votes to Congress found in Sindhudurg http://dnai.in/cavu #MyVote2014

ANI ‏@ANI_news 43m

Some people are talking about the Gujarat model, but are not talking about the 40 villages in Guj which do not even get water : Sonia Gandhi
40 villages without water! Crime against humanity ... Genocide!

this number has reduced from 13,200 villages earlier. In other words 99.77% villages in Gujarat have water supply (From Twitter)

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 18 Apr 2014 17:15

On a serious note, this goes to show. Just how desperate the dynasty truly is. That they are down to 40 villages not having water supply.
Amazing no?

SriKumar · Post by **SriKumar** » 18 Apr 2014 17:18

Simple pooch. With the polling having taken place in tens of thousands of polling booths, the votes have been recorded but not counted yet.

Is there any concern among anyone that some magic can take place between now and May 16th, even as the votes sit silent and unseen, in some dark electronic circuit in a box in a sarkari office/room somewhere. Is there reason to be confident that ghapla will not happen in most places?

fanne · Post by **fanne** » 18 Apr 2014 17:22

Magic ka dar to hain hi

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 18 Apr 2014 17:24

In all evm machines is the congress programmed as serial number 1?

SriKumar · Post by **SriKumar** » 18 Apr 2014 17:26

fanne wrote:Magic ka dar to hain hi

par lagta nahin hai ki party ke log ko ispe jyada kuch concern hai. Jo EVM boxes abhi kamron mein pade hue hain, unki chowkidari kaun kar raha hai? Bharat sarkaar ke log. Lagta nahin hai ki koi party ke log hain wahaan pe ...... Agar kisi ko magic karna hai to ab kar sakte hain. There are about 25 days and nights of opportunity for those who are inclined thusly. (Translation: the EVM boxes are stored in rooms, guarded by who-knows. It is funny that individual parties are not showing any concern on this aspect).

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 18 Apr 2014 17:33

Singha wrote:To me it seems dynasty msm plan b is in motion.

Our favourite english news channel may cease to exist due to numerous legal issues which if investigated fully ....
Times may be the new avatar of said news channel
Ornob will have to leave and reports say being enough of a brand now, he is already looking for backers for a new channel.

Here's hoping that his new backers tear him a new channel while backing it to him.

same goes for turdesai and his evil bitter half

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 18 Apr 2014 17:34

Singha wrote:In all evm machines is the congress programmed as serial number 1?

No it depends on the name of the candidates contesting.

member_26255 · Post by **member_26255** » 18 Apr 2014 17:35

Alliance is intact with TDP as per angrezi MSM.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 18 Apr 2014 17:36

CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 9m

RT @IBNLivePolitics: LS polls: Modi reaches out to Mamata, hopes of cooperation if he wins http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ls-polls-mod ... 37-64.html … #NarendraModi

"I hope I will get all sorts of cooperation from West Bengal chief minister in solving the Singur tangle. Not only Singur, I hope I will get cooperation from the state government in creating a conducive atmosphere for industrialsation in the state. Hope Trinamool Congress will not indulge in votebank politics on the question of development of the state", he said.

On the Nano project, he said, "I gave land to the Tatas when they were in trouble. But I had some guilty feeling towards West Bengal because it was not my intention to deprive it (of the project). "Now when I am thinking of the development of the entire country coming out of Gujarat, I have a thought on Singur also," he said.

...
Modi said, "Whatever Mamata Banerjee says about me, I will not make any personal comment against her. On the other hand, I will give a guarantee that the state will not be deprived in any way as far as far as development is concerned. Whatever be the political differences (between us), Centre-state dispute should not be there".

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 18 Apr 2014 17:38

chetak wrote:
Singha wrote:To me it seems dynasty msm plan b is in motion.

Our favourite english news channel may cease to exist due to numerous legal issues which if investigated fully ....
Times may be the new avatar of said news channel
Ornob will have to leave and reports say being enough of a brand now, he is already looking for backers for a new channel.
Here's hoping that his new backers tear him a new channel while backing it to him.

same goes for turdesai and his evil bitter half

media - biggest den of slimeballs if there ever was one.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 18 Apr 2014 17:40

pankajs wrote:
CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 9m

RT @IBNLivePolitics: LS polls: Modi reaches out to Mamata, hopes of cooperation if he wins http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ls-polls-mod ... 37-64.html … #NarendraModi
"I hope I will get all sorts of cooperation from West Bengal chief minister in solving the Singur tangle. Not only Singur, I hope I will get cooperation from the state government in creating a conducive atmosphere for industrialsation in the state. Hope Trinamool Congress will not indulge in votebank politics on the question of development of the state", he said.

On the Nano project, he said, "I gave land to the Tatas when they were in trouble. But I had some guilty feeling towards West Bengal because it was not my intention to deprive it (of the project). "Now when I am thinking of the development of the entire country coming out of Gujarat, I have a thought on Singur also," he said.

...
Modi said, "Whatever Mamata Banerjee says about me, I will not make any personal comment against her. On the other hand, I will give a guarantee that the state will not be deprived in any way as far as far as development is concerned. Whatever be the political differences (between us), Centre-state dispute should not be there".

lol and some folks were peddling the line that modi didnt know value of allies and would not understand lofty concept of coalitions.

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 18 Apr 2014 17:41

agastya wrote:Alliance is intact with TDP as per angrezi MSM.

babu is back to his bullying ways, a strategy that worked with ABV but NaMo should tell him to go take a hike.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 18 Apr 2014 17:46

Business Standard ‏@bsindia 17m

PM spoke but no one heard: Pankaj Pachauri http://www.business-standard.com/articl ... 769_1.html …

Is that surprising!

https://twitter.com/sri9011/status/457132174764802050

Khaas Admi ‏@sri9011 28m

@meerasanyal @AAPMumbai @VishalDadlani The residents of Dwarka in Delhi curse AAP for stopping water supply by tankers leaving em thirsty

bhargava · Post by **bhargava** » 18 Apr 2014 17:53

Atri · Post by **Atri** » 18 Apr 2014 17:53

Neela wrote:Attn Atri-ji

Protests already started at Pune council hall

Yes. been there. Ok sort of crowd.. the probablity or repoll seems less.. another proposal was allowing those who could not vote on some other day. even that is being negotiated by chances are very low.

AjayKK · Post by **AjayKK** » 18 Apr 2014 17:54

Singha wrote:In all evm machines is the congress programmed as serial number 1?

Order on EVM:
1. Alphabetical order of candidates of national parties as recognised by EC followed by
2. Alphabetical order of candidates of state parties as recognised by EC followed by
3. Alphabetical order of candidates of unrecognised state parties followed by
4. Independents

In case of Congi v/s BJP v/s BSP v/s SP, all are national parties, so alphabetical order wise Congi can be 1 or 4.

In states without SP/BSP and in direct fight, Congi v/s BJP is listed 1 or 2.

If BJP is not in that seat. ex Cong v/s state ally of BJP, Congi is placed first.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 18 Apr 2014 18:05

Quite a significant advantage imo and permanently so.

This can be fixed by random sorting within the buckets.

KLP Dubey · Post by **KLP Dubey** » 18 Apr 2014 18:10

Hari Seldon wrote:News from TN...

Modi hijacks campaign in Dravidian heartland

Whosoever is writing these type of articles simply cannot comprehend Shri Modi's campaign. The "change in tone" is not accidental, it is all part of a carefully planned and calibrated strategy. The momentum is being sustained even in the last weeks of the campaign.

These 'journalists' in India are accustomed to things being done in a haphazard, shabby, incompetent and seat-of-the-pants manner. They cannot comprehend what has hit them this time.

member_23061 · Post by **member_23061** » 18 Apr 2014 18:11

vivek.rao wrote:First and foremost - Remove Govt. control over temples, cerate a verifiable trust and use the temple money for dharmic purpose. Can he do that?

Please start with Kerala Devasom's. Enough of paying off school teachers and ilk with God's money. Create schools and institutions under Hindu admins so that we can compete with the Xtian/Islamic juggernauts.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 18 Apr 2014 18:12

amma now attacking guj/namo directly comparing TN to guj and telling the various stats , wonder if people even known what she is talking about, shows how despo she has become and tells about the ground situation , i think she has panicked

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 18 Apr 2014 18:25

Orissa polling figures seems to have gone up

Zee News ‏@ZeeNews 1h

74% voter turn-out in 2014 in 2-phase elections in Odisha http://zeenews.india.com/news/general-e ... 25459.html … #MyVote2014

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 3m

EC issues showcause notice to Mulayam Singh for allegedly threatening contractual govt teachers to vote for his party #ThreatPolitics

rsingh · Post by **rsingh** » 18 Apr 2014 18:27

Me think Modi will be PM. Now the question; who in BJP is fit for following posts

1 Foreign Minister
2 Finance Minister
3 Defense Minister

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 18 Apr 2014 18:29

In Bangalore South, will Aadhaar help or hinder Nilekani?

Many voters in the constituency look up to him as a global technocrat with a vision to promote inclusive growth in society and consider him a worthy candidate who can be trusted for delivering the goods, but he faces a tricky problem: he is saddled with a great disadvantage of being a representative of a party which has gained notoriety for corruption and scams.
Some observers say if the crisis in the Congress Party and its bleak electoral prospects is seriously undermining what could have been Nilekani’ s unrivalled position in the contest, the Modi wave is greatly helping Ananth Kumar to overcome the anti-incumbency factor he is facing. The Congress Party’s strong negative baggage is likely to haunt Nilekani and it may ultimately be his undoing.
It did not come as a surprise when writers UR Ananthamurthy and Girish Karnad (both Jnanapeeth award winners) declared their support for Nilekani since they have always voiced their opposition towards the BJP and the RSS.
Their open participation in partisan politics during elections has created ripples of protest in KArnataka's literary circles.

What came as a major embarrassment to Nilekani was adverse remark made against him by his former colleague in Infosys and B.PAC activist TV Mohandas Pai. He has expressed his serious reservations about Nilekani’s suitability and ability to function as an efficient elected representative in the constituency.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 18 Apr 2014 18:29

krishnan wrote:amma now attacking guj/namo directly comparing TN to guj and telling the various stats , wonder if people even known what she is talking about, shows how despo she has become and tells about the ground situation , i think she has panicked

roads alone can shackle her!
alzheimer can't be ruled out.