CM Fadnavis had promised clean governance, but a dozen of his ministers were accused of corruption. The latest is Chandrakant Patil, No.2 in the cabinet.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
We don’t need to break our head much. As long as you don’t trouble much you will win. That’s why opposition makes come back always. So Amit Shah and Modi must steer clear of controversial sound bites. On Hindi divas praise Hindi on English day, praise English, on Tamil Day praise Tamil, on Kerala birthday praise Malayalam. Simple isn’t it? Don’t dictate one should learn a particular language as 1st, 2nd or third or fourth language. Similarly, steer clear of lynchings, take strict action against perpetrators.
Another gem of an article from Jyoti as one would expect from her! Who gave Jyoti the idea that just because past Presidents of the BJP were on dais, Modi is putting Shah on notice? What is Modi’s going to Riyadh on 29th Oct got to do with Modi not finding time for Haryana politics? This sort of analysis makes Jyoti what she is! Modi is one who can go to Haryana for a full day and travel to Riyadh late night, finish his meeting next day and be back to Haryana to address a two hour rally by evening, if that is required!! There is nothing for Modi to chew any more. He knows BJP depends solely on him but he is now creating a good team of second level of younger leaders who can take it forward, Amit Shah has proved himself; so have Fadnavis and Khattar. Nadda is being groomed as well. Bigger concern is indeed this- Despite BJP running clean, non-corrupt governments in the two states for 5 years, the efficiency of the State machinery does not reflect the output. It is the failure of state machinery and corruption at administrative levels that is pulling down the performance of the state governments. Larger issue, of course, which Modi alone has to solve at his political level is how to get going on big bang economic reforms which are badly needed for a long time. Ultimately, it is not Art 370 or Ram Temple or UCC that will be his lasting legacy but the economic transformation that Modi will bring about for the country.
The conventional wisdom is that people vote differently for state and national elections. However, that may not explain the fall from grace in Haryana. Without discounting local factors, the fact remains that the economy is intruding on an electoral conversation that sounds almost irrelevant to ordinary citizens, in both rural and urban areas. For the faithful, the abrogation of Article 370 would be a much bigger achievement than dropping a few bombs on a terror facility. However, this narrative is past its sell by date. The party will have to reconfigure its strategy for Delhi, Jharkhand and Bihar. It is no longer looking like an unstoppable elemental force of nature.
To say the least, this is a silly analysis. Modi is a great communicator because he congratulated his workers even in bad times? The main question is why the bad times came.
We don’t need to break our head much. As long as you don’t trouble much you will win. That’s why opposition makes come back always. So Amit Shah and Modi must steer clear of controversial sound bites. On Hindi divas praise Hindi on English day, praise English, on Tamil Day praise Tamil, on Kerala birthday praise Malayalam. Simple isn’t it? Don’t dictate one should learn a particular language as 1st, 2nd or third or fourth language. Similarly, steer clear of lynchings, take strict action against perpetrators.
Another gem of an article from Jyoti as one would expect from her! Who gave Jyoti the idea that just because past Presidents of the BJP were on dais, Modi is putting Shah on notice? What is Modi’s going to Riyadh on 29th Oct got to do with Modi not finding time for Haryana politics? This sort of analysis makes Jyoti what she is! Modi is one who can go to Haryana for a full day and travel to Riyadh late night, finish his meeting next day and be back to Haryana to address a two hour rally by evening, if that is required!! There is nothing for Modi to chew any more. He knows BJP depends solely on him but he is now creating a good team of second level of younger leaders who can take it forward, Amit Shah has proved himself; so have Fadnavis and Khattar. Nadda is being groomed as well. Bigger concern is indeed this- Despite BJP running clean, non-corrupt governments in the two states for 5 years, the efficiency of the State machinery does not reflect the output. It is the failure of state machinery and corruption at administrative levels that is pulling down the performance of the state governments. Larger issue, of course, which Modi alone has to solve at his political level is how to get going on big bang economic reforms which are badly needed for a long time. Ultimately, it is not Art 370 or Ram Temple or UCC that will be his lasting legacy but the economic transformation that Modi will bring about for the country.
One could not agree more with the last sentence.
This sudden shock was necessary and it will do no harm to the health of BJP. Skilfully analysed, this will do course correction.
The conventional wisdom is that people vote differently for state and national elections. However, that may not explain the fall from grace in Haryana. Without discounting local factors, the fact remains that the economy is intruding on an electoral conversation that sounds almost irrelevant to ordinary citizens, in both rural and urban areas. For the faithful, the abrogation of Article 370 would be a much bigger achievement than dropping a few bombs on a terror facility. However, this narrative is past its sell by date. The party will have to reconfigure its strategy for Delhi, Jharkhand and Bihar. It is no longer looking like an unstoppable elemental force of nature.
To say the least, this is a silly analysis. Modi is a great communicator because he congratulated his workers even in bad times? The main question is why the bad times came.