Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 12 May 2014 11:09

SwamyG wrote:
KLP Dubey wrote: Derelikt O'Brien declaring TMC will be the third largest party in LS. In fact I wish they become the second largest
That dude is so mad at Modi suddenly, he has said so many things in the last 10 days or so....I am wondering how Didi can ever align with NDA. Few months back, he was quite reasonable bloke, granted Su.Swamy can push the buttons of everyone; but DoB is losing his cool and nerves. He has bad mouthed Modi so much, I wonder how TMC can be part of NDA.

निन्दक नियरे राखिये, आँगन कुटी छबाय। बिन पानी साबुन बिना, निरमल करै सुभाय।।

chaanakya · Post by **chaanakya** » 12 May 2014 11:18

harbans wrote:The only thing that will shock AAP, UPA and BJP at the same time is a 350 or 400 plus figure..

350 is quite possible but 400 is for next time, not this time.

NikhilB · Post by **NikhilB** » 12 May 2014 11:21

svenkat wrote:
Bharath.Subramanyam wrote:Congress slowly over time is becoming a party of ‘secular’ demographics alone. In the 2011 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, DMK took a drubbing. Congress managed to get 5 seats out of which three came from Christian majority seats in Kanyakumari district. The three INC winners & one DMK winner (Christian candidate) from Kanyakumari district had double digit margins. While the two ADMK winners from Kanyakumari district had single digit margins. DMK was affected because of corruption issue. In that election, many DMK stalwarts lost. Their top leader Karunanidhi moved away from Chennai city to distant rural constituency. His son MK Stalin won with a margin of less than 2% (2800 votes margin) even after moving to a suburban seat from city center in Chennai. As the famous CRI editor Prasannavishy says ‘minority’ vote is not affected by corruption or development & only ‘natives’ vote on livelihood issues.

Sadly,this is true.Its sad and ominous.And it is sad because in this very page,a 'relic' of the past like Philip Sir is speaking the language of nationalism,shared interests,common destiny,sense of belonging etc.

Its a fact christians,even more than muslims, vote strategically in their 'communitys interests'.

This is absolutely true. Minorities, if they feel themselves as minorities, always think about community interests over any other issues like corruption, national interest. This is true universally and not just in India. The only way to get minorities to think about national interests is to remove their "minority" or special treatment. Once they start thinking that I am as much stakeholder as native person, or better, I am myself native from this place, then they will start thinking about national interests. All these years, INC / SP/Left have been popping up minorities' special treatment and hence inhibiting their mainstream integration. This is the biggest disservice to nation.

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 12 May 2014 11:39

voted. very little crowd. but lots of violence reports coming in.

even hardcore TMC supporters are having 2nd thoughts due to her and her party's low behaviour. CAPF's are sitting in kolkata while rural areas are being guarded by WBP.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 11:40

Hindustan Times ‏@htTweets 1m

#LSpolls Phase 9 | 24.56% polling recorded by 11am on six seats in Bihar. #MyIndiaMyVote

Hindustan Times ‏@htTweets 5m

#LSpolls Phase 9 | 23.67% turnout recorded by 11am on 18 seats in Uttar Pradesh. #MyIndiaMyVote

ABP News ‏@abpnewstv 6m

FIR filed against Ajay Rai for displaying party symbol at poll booth - PTI

Vivek Acharya ‏@BluntyCorner 11m

TMC has gone bonkers. Bomb attack on BJP councillor from Burrabazaar, Kolkata, Meena devi Purohit who has been hospitalized @KanchanGupta

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 11:46

Dr. Praveen Patil ‏@5Forty3 16m

The battle for Bharat's legacy has begun in the world's oldest city http://5forty3.in/2014/05/benares-the-b ... commenced/ … Our first report of this historic day

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 12 May 2014 11:59

reports of heavy violence coming in.
people being shot at and country made bombs lobbed
fit case for presidents rule

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 12 May 2014 11:59

40% voting in wb by 11am indicates massive and well organized rigging is going on under state govt cover.

Nothing much can be done at this point ....but namo must never forget this and devote full cycles to destroy the tmc for next round. Tmc is just another clone of the ones it destroyed...in turn it too must be destoyed.

kvraghav · Post by **kvraghav** » 12 May 2014 12:02

Cant a case be filed in SC and the stay the results of entire WB till the case is resolved?

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 12 May 2014 12:04

well it is short term pain. as Rahul M has pointed out even TMC supporters are appalled by TMC's goondaism.
TMC's true colour is now in open for all to see. coupled with their Muslim appeasement policies the situation is ripe for their exit.

next free and fair poll will sweep these turds out.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 12:09

Revenge in the next assembly cycle .. with proper central force deployed, micro observers and recording of the proceedings at booth levels.

Agnimitra · Post by **Agnimitra** » 12 May 2014 12:09

Retweeted IBN 7 Khabar (@ibn7khabar):
वाराणसी में ‪#‎AAP‬ नेता राजेश ऋषि को पुलिस ने मतदाताओं को पैसे बांटने के आरोप में हिरासत में लिया। ‪#‎Vote4Kejriwal‬ ‪#‎Elections2014‬ ‪#‎Vote4Modi‬

Shaktimaan · Post by **Shaktimaan** » 12 May 2014 12:11

Thank god that we are not depending on doing well in WB for this election. The compromised EC will let Mamata do whatever she wants this time.

But the longer term trend in WB is clear : the Left is a failed ideology, Mamata is exactly the same in terms of goondaism and lack of development. So the time is for the BJP to start making inroads into WB in the medium and long term.

prahaar · Post by **prahaar** » 12 May 2014 12:12

Singha wrote:40% voting in wb by 11am indicates massive and well organized rigging is going on under state govt cover.

Nothing much can be done at this point ....but namo must never forget this and devote full cycles to destroy the tmc for next round. Tmc is just another clone of the ones it destroyed...in turn it too must be destoyed.

WB watchers, was CPM required to indulge in such methods before the end of its first term? Quite a bad omen for MB, if this is her situation just 3 years after assuming office.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 12 May 2014 12:14

Mamta is such a disappointment. No ethics and with a planet sized ego to match.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 12:17

MANJUL ‏@MANJULtoons 1h

Realistic poll promises. My #cartoon pic.twitter.com/zv9HgmlEq0

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 12:20

India Today ‏@IndiaToday 1h

PM Manmohan Singh will hold his last Cabinet meet on May 17 before handing over his resignation to the President. http://goo.gl/vH4mnO

Suraj · Post by **Suraj** » 12 May 2014 12:28

It's heartening to see 27% voting in Varanasi by 11AM despite scorching hot temperatures of almost 45 degrees celsius.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 12:39

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 29m

Crude bombs found outside BJP Councillor Meenadev Purohit's house in Burrabazar, Kolkata #India2014

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 12 May 2014 12:47

pankajs wrote:
TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 29m

Crude bombs found outside BJP Councillor Meenadev Purohit's house in Burrabazar, Kolkata #India2014

Time Now B@$!@&d$ trying to spin the news ... crude was not found outside BJP Councillor's house, rather it was hurled at the person himself by TMC goons.

Its live on ABP Bangla news channels.

SRoy · Post by **SRoy** » 12 May 2014 12:53

flash news...repoll already announced in 10 places...the number of such places may go up

Rahul M · Post by **Rahul M** » 12 May 2014 12:53

@SRoy, herself.
she is a highly respected personality. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100524/j ... 481277.jsp

prahaar wrote:
Singha wrote:40% voting in wb by 11am indicates massive and well organized rigging is going on under state govt cover.

Nothing much can be done at this point ....but namo must never forget this and devote full cycles to destroy the tmc for next round. Tmc is just another clone of the ones it destroyed...in turn it too must be destoyed.
WB watchers, was CPM required to indulge in such methods before the end of its first term? Quite a bad omen for MB, if this is her situation just 3 years after assuming office.

precisely. what one left leader told me, "rigging elections is like riding a tiger. once you start you can never get off for fear of getting eaten. it destroyed us and it would destroy TMC".

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 12 May 2014 12:57

http://www.niticentral.com/2014/05/12/v ... 22632.html

Police have arrested Aam Aadmi Party leader Rajesh Rishi for reportedly distributing cash to woo voters in Varanasi.

Questions are also being raised about presence of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in Varanasi, as all outsiders involved with poll campaign, excluding the candidates, are not allowed to remain within the constituency after campaigning stopped on evening of May 10.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 13:07

Priyank Dev Singh ‏@Priyankdev 10m

pls help. Heavy capturing by SP at shivpur, Varanasi and Azamgarh officials are returning the voters. Pls spread @tajinderbagga @mamtan14

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 15m

6 Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar witness a voter turnout of about 31% till noon #India2014

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 16m

Narendra Modi is misusing social media & campaigning after campaign has stopped: Congress #India2014

TIMES NOW ‏@timesnow 18m

Congress lodges complaint with the EC against Narendra Modi over his video message to voters #India2014

Raja Ram · Post by **Raja Ram** » 12 May 2014 13:11

people who I would like to see loose definitely in this election across party lines

A. Raja
Laloo Yadav
Ajay Rai
Mani Shankar Iyer
Arvind Kejriwal
Ram Vilas Paswan
Rabri Devi
Derek O Brian (I am not sure if he is contesting)
Karthi Chidambaram
TR Baalu
Udayakumar
Nandan Nilakeni
Kapil Sibal
YSR Jagan (not sure if he is contesting for MP)

Who else should be in this rogue's gallery

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 12 May 2014 13:19

ANI @ANI_news · 3h
TMC is terrorizing people in WB, but EC it seems is concentrating on only one constituency in India-Sitaram Yechury

IndraD · Post by **IndraD** » 12 May 2014 13:21

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new ... 988372.cms

EC trying to disqualify Smriti Irani

Very slow voting in intense heat in UP, women collapse

member_28025 · Post by **member_28025** » 12 May 2014 13:30

Raja Ram wrote:people who I would like to see loose definitely in this election across party lines

A. Raja
Laloo Yadav
Ajay Rai
Mani Shankar Iyer
Arvind Kejriwal
Ram Vilas Paswan
Rabri Devi
Derek O Brian (I am not sure if he is contesting)
Karthi Chidambaram
TR Baalu
Udayakumar
Nandan Nilakeni
Kapil Sibal
YSR Jagan (not sure if he is contesting for MP)

Who else should be in this rogue's gallery

AAP:

Ashutosh (I dislike him even more than Kejri)
That Khetan guy from Cobrapost I think
Medha Patkar

Congress:

Sonia
Shashi Tharoor
Salman Khurshid
Jairam Ramesh (if he is contesting)

Others:

Mulla Yadav
Azam Khan (if he is contesting)

Chandragupta · Post by **Chandragupta** » 12 May 2014 13:32

Yogendra Yadav & Rakhi Bidlan from AAP. Rabid animals both of these.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 12 May 2014 13:33

Arijit Sen ‏@senarijit 1h

#Elections2014 : Disturbing reports of violence from Basirhat. 21 injured. More details awaited. #Bengal @ibnlive

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 12 May 2014 13:35

BREAKING NEWS

Congress -340 seats Congress allies - 90 seats AAP - 40 seats Independents -10 seats Third front and others - 60 seats BJP/NDA - 3 seats (Sushma, Advani and M.M. Joshi).

These are the seats reserved for Digvijay Singh's wedding

suryag · Post by **suryag** » 12 May 2014 13:36

jamwal ji you gave me a little heartattack

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 12 May 2014 13:42

14:17 LIVE! TMC goons push Students' Federation of India activist into pot of boiling oil: A Students' Federation of India activist was pushed into a pot of boiling oil allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters in Barrackpore.

Chandan Das, 27, escaped with burns on his hands but suffered serious head injuries after he was mercilessly beaten up when he managed to save himself from the oil.

The incident happened in the Srikrishnapur area within Amdanga assembly segment of Barrackpore parliamentary constituency in North 24 Parganas district.

The accused were alleged TMC activists."He is not bleeding but his head is swollen and he can't rest his head anywhere. He is suffering from extreme pain and we suspect he has suffered internal haemorrhage," said Ipika mandal, Das's fiance, who took him to the district hospital at Barasat.

In another incident in the same Lok Sabha constituency, two CPI(M) councilors of Kanchrapara municipality could not cast their votes after TMC supporters allegedly threatened to kill them if they ventured out to the polling station."They said they would slit our throats," said 76-year-old Jyotsna Roy, a councilor for 20 years.

rediff

People elected these goondas ???

Vikas · Post by **Vikas** » 12 May 2014 13:43

Jamwal ji almost gave a collective heart attack to all the posters here

Some of the posters are almost on the verge of nervous collapse and then you bring such statistics out.
Allah reham kare..

Vikas · Post by **Vikas** » 12 May 2014 13:44

Seems like all goonda elements have been mass transferred to TMC. Who would have thunk that commies would get physical beating in WB...Good for them and shame on EC.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 12 May 2014 13:46

Why should only I share the heart attack ? :p

Anyhow, anyone planning to follow exit polls today ? I'm thinking to skim the results on net and just prepare for 16th.

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 12 May 2014 13:52

VikasRaina wrote:Seems like all goonda elements have been mass transferred to TMC. Who would have thunk that commies would get physical beating in WB...Good for them and shame on EC.

Yup, EC is focused on saving Rahul Gandhi's ass in Amethi by getting Smriti Irani disqualified. They have no time to look into relatively petty stuff like booth capturing, bombs and shooting in faraway West Bengal.

Hope BJP turns on the heat to full blast if anything like that even looks like happening.

Denis · Post by **Denis** » 12 May 2014 13:56

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RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 12 May 2014 14:03

Rahul M wrote:voted. very little crowd. but lots of violence reports coming in.

even hardcore TMC supporters are having 2nd thoughts due to her and her party's low behaviour. CAPF's are sitting in kolkata while rural areas are being guarded by WBP.

Assembly elections would be interesting! Whole WB would look like occupied area.

harbans · Post by **harbans** » 12 May 2014 14:09

Yes! the incredible is happening, Kejriwal is ahead in the race! http://5forty3.in/2014/05/at-the-altar- ... -new-king/ … You must subscribe to read though

Good idea to spread it on twitter and make Aaptards subscribe to 543.