Barring a voter deletion row and charges of EVM tampering in Telangana, there was little controversy with the credit to officials incharge of the elections.
A Congress-BSP alliance would have secured clear majorities in Rajasthan and MP where Mayawati's party upped not only its seat tally but vote share too.
NOTA has got more votes than parties such as BSP, SP & CPI(M) in some state polls, but under current laws, even a 99% NOTA vote can't defeat a candidate.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav made the announcement an hour after Mayawati said the BSP will supporting the Congress in forming government in Madhya Pradesh.
On 24 August 1949, Jaipal Singh Munda, the driving force behind the Jharkhand movement, argued for political representation and self-governance for the tribal community in the Constituent Assembly.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
These elections were practically on local issues. Anti incumbency after 15 to 20 years of the same person as CM was inevitable. The voters had Kamalnath, Pilot, Gehlot etc in mind. In 2019, they will compare Modi with Rahul and prefer to bet on Modi for another term. Also because Rahul’s highly negative campaign turned entirely on mocking and ridiculing Modi’s persona, with NOTHING about what HE would do, except to make wild promises. This is what happened to the BJP in 2009, when they only attacked Manmohan and did not put forward any vision for the voters. Congress has struck a blow, but the boxing match lasts NINE rounds.
These elections were practically on local issues. Anti incumbency after 15 to 20 years of the same person as CM was inevitable. The voters had Kamalnath, Pilot, Gehlot etc in mind. In 2019, they will compare Modi with Rahul and prefer to bet on Modi for another term. Also because Rahul’s highly negative campaign turned entirely on mocking and ridiculing Modi’s persona, with NOTHING about what HE would do, except to make wild promises. This is what happened to the BJP in 2009, when they only attacked Manmohan and did not put forward any vision for the voters. Congress has struck a blow, but the boxing match lasts NINE rounds.