Statewide and National runup to 2014 General elections

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 22 Dec 2013 06:21

Congress support to AAP not unconditional.

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/congr ... 131221.htm

Looks like the Congress is having some fun yanking Khujliwal's chains.

Senior Congress leader of Delhi Kiran Walia told NDTV, "We have said we will not bring down your government. But the support is not for always. There's always the scope for a rethink if they don't deliver."

If this is not a sign that they will bring down his government after the Lok Sabha elections, I don't know what is.

Pratyush · Post by **Pratyush** » 22 Dec 2013 07:46

INC bringing down the AAP government 2ill be the best outcome. BJP needs to bide its timeand concentrate on winning the highest number of seats in GE 2014.

subhamoy.das · Post by **subhamoy.das** » 22 Dec 2013 09:23

BJP should watch the circus between the congress a and b team. We are all forgetting that the mandate was for BJP and not AAP and that the mandate was hugely against con-gress. So we have two non-mandated parties trying to form a govt. It will but naturally fall very soon. con-gress will not allow PAAp to do any good work least it seals their fate and PAAP will take that to their "janta-darbar" and get out the govt and call for a fresh election, which will be either post 2014 or close to it, in which BJP will get the extra seats riding the NAMO wave. It is like how NDA formed the govt.

Santosh · Post by **Santosh** » 22 Dec 2013 09:31

BJP's politics in UP is unmistakably taking a turn towards Hindutva. 4-0 with landslide victories in neighbouring states means Hindus have voted across caste lines and are ready to be united under one banner - the banner of heritage, culture and nationalism. Good job by BJP leaders on hammering the point about how reservation for Muslims will eat into OBC quota. The strategy to woo OBCs including Yadavs into BJP fold will leave mulla yadav naked in 2014.

muraliravi · Post by **muraliravi** » 22 Dec 2013 09:53

https://twitter.com/abhi_dave/status/41 ... 28/photo/1

https://twitter.com/abhi_dave/status/41 ... 41/photo/1

I like this. 3 hours before the rally. They need to carpet bomb Mumbai, ally with both MNS and SS and shield Mumbai like a fortress from Congress and its B team AAP. No room for complacency. BJP could have won and destroyed AAP and Congress both in delhi if they had announced HarshVardhan as CM nominee, and shown that they are the real opposition.

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 22 Dec 2013 09:58

N Chandrababu Naidu ‏@ncbn 34m

Congress changed role of “Prime Minister” to that of “Post Man”. A PM needs to lead India. Say no to surrogates, proxies & dumb heirs.

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 22 Dec 2013 10:37

nageshks, Can I add you to an email list on an elections study?

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 22 Dec 2013 10:43

ramana wrote:nageshks, Can I add you to an email list on an elections study?

Please do.

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 22 Dec 2013 10:45

Interesting speech by V K Malhotra about AAP. The man can take apart political opponents. Kirti Azad is also in the video.

Apparently, Kejriwal was swearing on his kids that he would not give support to or take support from the Congress. Makes you wonder what his word is worth, what?

http://www.niticentral.com/2013/12/21/a ... 71312.html

svenkat · Post by **svenkat** » 22 Dec 2013 10:57

Jayanthi Natarajan had got her reward.So have PC and GK Vaasan.Congress is finished in TN.But let us pray 'tribute' to the Old Congress for holding fort the nationalist ideology in the state,inspite of its limitations some of which go way beyond party politics.

BJP will have even more formidable obstacles in TN,Andhra,some parts of UP because cynicism envelops our political scene and while Congress had virgin territory in much more innojent times.

I was watching Narendrabhais election rally in UP.Somehow,I got the feeling that his remarks on UPs backwardness did not go very well with the crowd.UP has nevver been political backwater and fruits of development had reached sections of society as would be expected in Indias 'heartland'.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 22 Dec 2013 11:00

ramana wrote:nageshks, Can I add you to an email list on an elections study?

You can add me also if u want. I trust you have my gmail id.

Supratik · Post by **Supratik** » 22 Dec 2013 11:00

Good to see the BJP following BR prescription in KL i.e. aligning with Syrian Christians.

prahaar · Post by **prahaar** » 22 Dec 2013 11:24

svenkat wrote:I was watching Narendrabhais election rally in UP.Somehow,I got the feeling that his remarks on UPs backwardness did not go very well with the crowd.UP has nevver been political backwater and fruits of development had reached sections of society as would be expected in Indias 'heartland'.

SVenkatji, backwardness is NOT always about being a political backwater. NM did mention that UP's purpose is NOT only to increase the MP count in parliament. Also, UP's major cities were at par with rest of India after independence but now they lag behind tremendously. Mainly in terms of perception in rest of India. Check how UP is portrayed in new recent movies compared to old ones like Chupke Chupke.

About the crowd not taking it well, a people who are used to consider themselves (as the heartland) are being told that their region is backward. This cannot be comforting, what would be a better strategy? (This is not a rhetorical question).

vic · Post by **vic** » 22 Dec 2013 11:52

Has anybody analysed the effect of the situation that in the history of modern India this is the first time that Party in Control going to elections knows that it is going to lose badly.

Arjun · Post by **Arjun** » 22 Dec 2013 11:53

svenkat wrote:I was watching Narendrabhais election rally in UP.Somehow,I got the feeling that his remarks on UPs backwardness did not go very well with the crowd.UP has nevver been political backwater and fruits of development had reached sections of society as would be expected in Indias 'heartland'.

SVenkat ji, I think your feeling is wrong....Please google BIMARU - its a very well-known and widely used acronym that has been in use by the Hindi-speaking populace for the last 2 decades. Rajasthan and MP are proud of the fact they will no longer count among the Bimaru pradeshes...UP can also do the same if the public wishes to.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 22 Dec 2013 12:06

#MailTodayCVoterPoll

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 22 Dec 2013 12:15

JOTHISH NAIR ‏@jothishnair1010 1h

2014 polls in Kerala will see a three cornered contest in almost 10 constituencies. BJP has the potential to win atleast 5 constituencies.

KJo · Post by **KJo** » 22 Dec 2013 14:23

LakshO wrote:
KJoishy wrote:Don't forget she was on the spot in sriperumbudur when Rajiv Gandhi was killed and first identified the body. She is in those pictures.
Wasn't that lady Maragatham Chandrasekhar?

MC was the Lok Sabha candidate from sriperumbudur.
Here is the pic. The lady in the red saree is jayanthi natarajan.
Warning. Picture is graphic
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5LbrSqwRkQY/U ... 050829.jpg

JohnTitor · Post by **JohnTitor** » 22 Dec 2013 17:15

Not sure if anyone has seen this but ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPCdhE5B9SQ

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 22 Dec 2013 18:11

Published on Dec 22, 2013
BJP given green signal for Yeddyurappa's return: PTI

Bellary: BJP central top brass has given the green signal for admitting former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa back into the organisation, senior state party leader K S Eshwarappa said today.

"The central leadership has given the green signal...

So Karnataka BJP is getting some much needed transfusion! Need to see if BJP's chances improve there, anything like 14+ seats would be great.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 22 Dec 2013 18:23

Published on Dec 22, 2013
Bardhan meets Naveen Patnaik, discusses CPI-BJD tie-up in 2014 election: Odisha Today

Bhubaneswar: In a move aimed at forging a non-Congress, non-BJP alliance before the 2014 parliamentary elections, CPI leader A B Bardhan today held a preliminary discussion with ruling BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

Bardhan told reporters that detailed talks would be held soon for firming up a tie-up with the party in Odisha, about which he expressed every hope.

Describing the BJD supremo's response as positive, the veteran CPI leader said he had impressed upon Patnaik the need for efforts to form a non-Congress and non-BJP government at the Centre.

Bardhan quoted Patnaik as saying that since there was ample time before the elections, detailed discussion on a possible poll alliance between CPI and BJD could be held after a month or two.

"I think further discussion can be held towards the end of January or early February," he said.

Bardhan said he had told Patnaik that except Rajasthan, there was no Narendra Modi wave elsewhere in the recent Assembly polls.

"However, Patnaik corrected me and said there was no Modi wave in Rajasthan either."

LoL! There must be a Modi wave if all politicians of other parties are talking only about that.

So does Naveen Patnaik really think that Modi would not be able to form an NDA government, and they will all need him?

Woud be a pity if Odisha does not have any representation in the new government!

svenkat · Post by **svenkat** » 22 Dec 2013 21:53

prahaarji,
You ask a very good question.

Arjunji,
I am very much aware of the term BIMARU. I am talking about social divisions which have paralysed UP over last 25 years.UP is politically conscious,but economically lagging.

Dipanker · Post by **Dipanker** » 23 Dec 2013 00:00

BJP given green signal for Yeddyurappa's return: PTI

Bellary: BJP central top brass has given the green signal for admitting former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa back into the organisation, senior state party leader K S Eshwarappa said today.

"The central leadership has given the green signal...

This is not right, bringing back corrupt people in the party. Particularly when his corruption has been the major factor in BJP losing Karnatka.

Corruption is not acceptable, period.

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 23 Dec 2013 00:08

Dipanker wrote: This is not right, bringing back corrupt people in the party. Particularly when his corruption has been the major factor in BJP losing Karnatka.

Corruption is not acceptable, period.

Corruption was not a major factor in Karnataka loss. And Yeddy is not being given any party post, or tickets to contest elections. The problem was factionalism and internecine warfare, and the way the BJP kept waking to a new battle with the dawn of every day. If the BJP can put behind its factionalism, then it can put up a good show in Karnataka.

krisna · Post by **krisna** » 23 Dec 2013 00:44

Dipanker wrote:

This is not right, bringing back corrupt people in the party. Particularly when his corruption has been the major factor in BJP losing Karnatka.

Corruption is not acceptable, period.

I agree with the sentiment. all political aprties need to do this esp congis and the new kid of the block aap.

congis as this the rajmata of corrutpion.
easier for aap to do as this a brand new one.
bjp falls between these two.

However NaMo has been the best on curruption aomgst the lot.
hence he is the best to lead our nation till someone else beter than NaMo arrives on scene.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 23 Dec 2013 06:27

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 23 Dec 2013 06:53

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 23 Dec 2013 07:27

1000 volunteers sign up for AAP in chennai

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 23 Dec 2013 08:40

30,000 in bangalore. the regensburg raid is on. maybe D4 member Kumarji would end up 3rd in south blr behind UIDAI guru and whoever AAP puts up in blr south.

ashashi · Post by **ashashi** » 23 Dec 2013 10:03

Dipanker wrote:BJP given green signal for Yeddyurappa's return: PTI

Bellary: BJP central top brass has given the green signal for admitting former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa back into the organisation, senior state party leader K S Eshwarappa said today.

"The central leadership has given the green signal...

This is not right, bringing back corrupt people in the party. Particularly when his corruption has been the major factor in BJP losing Karnatka.

Corruption is not acceptable, period.

According to Wiki:

In January 2011, two lawyers of the Karnataka High Court Sirajin Basha and K N Balraj approached the Governor seeking his permission to prosecute Chief minister Yeddyurappa and the Governor H.R. Bhardwaj sanctioned their request.

The Lokayukta report submitted on 27 July 2011 stated that there is sufficient evidence to indict Yeddyurappa and recommended his prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act over various land deals. In addition, it also stated that there is evidence to prove that he had granted illegal mining licenses to mining companies and benefited through them. After accepting the Lokayukta report, Governor Bhardwaj again approved the prosecution of Yeddyurappa and the Karnataka High Court also allowed the police to question him.

Yeddyurappa was arrested on the evening of 15 Oct 2011, hours after the lokayukta court issued an arrest warrant in two cases of corruption for illegally denotifying land in and around Bangalore. Later, He was granted bail on 8 November 2011 after spending 23 days in jail.

However in March 2012,the High Court of Karnataka quashed the FIR registered against him regarding the Mining scam. A division bench of high court of Karnataka passed the order stating that "Suspicion cannot be a ground to tarnish the image and reputation of a person who is holding a Constitutional post. Even during the course of argument, a specific question was put to Lokayukta counsel to produce any material to connect the petitioner for alleged offences, but he was mum and did not indicate any favours shown by Yeddyurappa as the chief minister to any mining company".

Shanmukh · Post by **Shanmukh** » 23 Dec 2013 10:25

Singha wrote:30,000 in bangalore. the regensburg raid is on. maybe D4 member Kumarji would end up 3rd in south blr behind UIDAI guru and whoever AAP puts up in blr south.

Ehh - how did you get the 30K figure in Bangalore, Singha-ji?

muraliravi · Post by **muraliravi** » 23 Dec 2013 10:39

BJP should be celebrating this moment. They can screw AAPtards royally now. All they need is a innovative slogan and 3-4 good solid issues to prove the AAP is indeed in congress hands and filled with NAC jholawalas.

johneeG · Post by **johneeG** » 23 Dec 2013 10:42

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 23 Dec 2013 10:50

In other languages also this guy is exposed as Congress agent.

KJo · Post by **KJo** » 23 Dec 2013 11:19

Singha wrote:30,000 in bangalore. the regensburg raid is on. maybe D4 member Kumarji would end up 3rd in south blr behind UIDAI guru and whoever AAP puts up in blr south.

My mom says she will vote for AAP if that choice is available. If not, none of the above.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 23 Dec 2013 11:30

Those older generation, especially moms and pops (i'd say, i would have too if not for Modi) hated RSS and an immediate tie to BJP. This is the core of AAP influence under the banner of no performance but all that faltoo crying about anti-corruption. i'm not surprized the older gen choosing aap or nota.

but heck does rss care a heck to run national politics and govern? people have gone fragmented long back.. and the reason, kola-angrez was cherishing with their heriditary possession.. now that is shaken, with stupid goon as next gen admi.. it has created open space among many. aap seems to be the easy thing to take, as it appears mr. clean party.

Manish_Sharma · Post by **Manish_Sharma** » 23 Dec 2013 11:48

Translation:
"Strange are the ways of the world,

Tree burned in the Sun

while people enjoyed its shadow(kejri co. photo)"

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

Sridhar K · Post by **Sridhar K** » 23 Dec 2013 12:40

Some anecdotes.
Visited Delhi on an official trip. Many of the colleagues voted for AAP and were looking up to his Government formation. Looks like some of the people in their 40s even campaigned for him and one of them who left the company a few years back to start his own company is a AAP member.They also said that he is doing the good thing of being vary of congress and BJP in forming the Govt. . As per them, with BJP dominating the corporations, Kujliwal will be prevented by them to honor his promises.

However most of them seem to favor Modi for PM though and said that Kujli should restrict himself to Delhi.

KJo · Post by **KJo** » 23 Dec 2013 12:42

I am happy that AK is becoming CM. Now he can show what he can do. A good experiment in a small state. But Modi should be PM.

RajeshA · Post by **RajeshA** » 23 Dec 2013 12:56

Now that AAP has shown its true colors, I wonder if it is possible for BJP to talk 4-5 AAP MLAs into rebelling against this dishonest act of Arvind Kejriwal and resigning from their seats.

That way AAP+CON+JDU would not have a majority in Delhi Assembly.

The "right-thinking" AAP MLAs can then stand as independents or on BJP tickets from same seats and be elected again.

Until the bye-election they can have President's rule in Delhi.

The point is that those legislators of AAP who choose to resign now can build up their profiles and can come out of the shadow of Arvind Kejriwal.

Now that Aam Aadmi Party has decided to form the government in Delhi and to align with Congress for that, they can't really build up a case that BJP is trying to overthrow their government by poaching on their MLAs. After if BJP wanted that, they would have tried in the beginning itself.

So can BJP make 3 MLAs resign from AAP? Perhaps in the name of Anna!