Someone tweeted Shashi Tharoor: "Tell us minister, next time you travel to Kerala, will it be cattle class?" And our MoS tweeted back "Absolutely, in cattle class out of solidarity with all our holy cows." O boy! That would have rattled the netas of his own party and God bless our dear MoS...
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Election 2009 has broken the back of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) , the supposed to be the part of difference and the second largest opposition party of India. Defeats and victories are part of democratic process. Defeats should lead to introspection , analysis to identify the reasons for the defeat and find straregies to...
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The election results surprised everyone and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , emerged stronger than ever before . With numbers in hand , he seemed to open his second innings as PM with more confidence , less interference from bullying , blackmailing regional small parties . But life is not that easy after all ,...
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May 7 , 2009 The Great Indian Political Battle 4th phase of Indian General Election . 7 states and National Capital Territory ( Delhi ) 85 seats 95 million voters 1,315 candidates 0.13 million polling station 0.6 million polling staffs All the seats of Delhi , Rajasthan and Haryana and one seat in J...
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The Great Indian Political Battle April 30 , 2009 Third Phase of Election. 9 states and 2 Union territories ( Jammu and Kashmir , UP , MP , Maharashtra , Gujarat , Karnataka , Bihar , Sikkim Dadra & Nagar haveli , Daman & Diu ) 144 million voters 1567 candidates 0.17 million polling...
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The Great Indian Political Battle – The Second phase April 23 , 2009 12 states. 195 million eligible voters. 2041 candidates. 2,22,350 polling stations Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand Key Contestants : Rahul Gandhi , Sharad Pawar , Sushma Swaraj ,...
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17 states 124 constituencies More than 75 million votes cast out of 143.1 million strong electorate. 1,715 candidates Over 300,000 EVMs used The first phase of The Great Indian Election kick started today . Today’s battle will decide the fate of key contestants : Lalu Prasad Yadav , Murli Manohar Joshi , Yashwant Singh...
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As election nears , the cup of woes are overflowing for the two main national parties – BJP and Congress. BJP is figuring out means to damage control the Varun Gandhi episode. Meanwhile , the young Gandhi is firm on his stance that the CD containing his alleged hate speech is doctored. The issue ...
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The meaning of Secularism takes a whole new meaning when it comes to the dictionary of Indian politicians. BJP ( Bharatiya Janata Party ) is labeled a right wing hindutva communal party by the oppostion parties. They are supposed to have an “agenda” representing only the majority hindu population. They are treated as divisive...
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The Great Indian Political Battle – Part 2 Post Independence , The erstwhile kings of India were stripped of all their powers . Replacing the kings were the democratically elected ministers , who wield the real powers in a country. Government of a democratic country should be of the people , by the people...
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