The amazing thing about AAP is not that it fell back on conventional wisdom, but how quickly and eagerly it embraced the rules that it set out to change.
RJD, once a prominent representative of Mandal politics, now finds itself in a political era where welfare, good governance, and new aspirations are overshadowing old caste equations.
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.
All people like yogendra(inJNU) etc created the all the anarchy in JNU, Jamia on CAA and laid at Modi’s feet to defeat him. Poor Congi passed resolution after resolution to keep CAA fire burning only give Delhi on a platter to AAP and rejoicing. Foolish mother and foolish son
This is about AAP and Kejriwal. True. But I cannot help wondering how the Congress party allowed AAP to become TINA in Delhi, without even a whimper. It is laughable that some Congress persons are predictably attempting to actually take credit for the massive AAP win by claiming that it was Congress who boosted AAP wins by getting Congress voters to support AAP. This is trying to make a virtue out of an inexorable defeat and is a shameful attempt. The last sentence above poses the question if the ‘Delhi strategies’ can help fight the larger battle to ‘reclaim’ the Republic. One will find it very hard, even acknowledging the writer’s experience and acumen, to accept that the ‘Republic’ is in need of ‘reclaiming’. From what and from who? Is that a strong suggestion to Congress to ‘reclaim’ what was theirs? That is a tragic approach. If any party in India today has shown itself totally unworthy of being entrusted with power, it is the Congress, particularly in its present decrepit state. AAP is still a very localised unit and cannot garner a pan Indian appeal to make a difference across the states.. NO. The lesson from these Delhi elections is for the BJP. as a party, and to its second and third rung ( if not third rate) leaders, who queered the pitch by stooping to levels hitherto achieved only by Rahul’s Congress. The BJP has however received a very timely shock as the next general elections are over four years away. What it makes of that time depends only on Modi and Shah. But, a course correction is certainly called for. And, for its own good, Congress should completely stop pretending that they are the GOP of India with delusions of grandeur, fancying Rahul as PM and their leaders as rulers. One shudders at the mere imagination.
Pappu is 100 times less harmful than feku. What else do you need? Feku kab marega?
Mr. Yadav, in your write up, I sense an unease about a victory for the party you too were part of and which you had to leave (not going into who was right and who not). And this frustration shows off just about everywhere in the write up. What you have done well (and that’s commendable) is that you have checked yourself into going too far with this frustration.
You are not right to that it is his frustration. We had lot of expectations from AAP and Kejriwal. You can question your self or analyse based on Anna Hazare dreams and compare Kejriwal Governance. Kejriwal enough clever with his strategies to win over Modi. Modi is very very clever to change minds of citizens by telling stories about dead leaders, particularly Nehru , Indira. Rahul is very much lagging behind these strategies formation and fight against Modi. Other congress leaders are busy with their alternate jobs.
Now neutral like me got bored of Modi’s accusations on separation issues.
But definitely there are some good things were done by Kejri and he could work out ways win Modi tactics.
But do not blame Yogendra Yadav for his election analysis.
Why can’t YY follow Kejriwal’s model to win at least one seat for his party? Answer is obvious as YY can’t follow Kejriwal who had kicked YY out of AAP. Whom will YYl kick out?
I agree with the author that AAP has left its dream of Swaraj behind and played according to existing rules. But I think any kind of Swaraj dream cannot be brought to fruition unless all of the junta become really aware of their rights and become conscious of themselves being part of a whole republic. For making that happen, it needs a social movement at the grassroot level and not a political movement. No party in the current scenario can bring in Swaraj. It will take us at least 20-30 years of consistent effort to make it happen. In the meantime, all political parties will work as a centralised power machinery. Unless that transformation happens, electoral campaigns will be dominated by promises of basic minimum.
You are right for saying we need a social movement. But socioeconomic needs by citizens call for movement. Every party party giving short term benefits with out studying their repercussions on social and moral impact one society on long-term. Indian Communist slogan for Roti, Kapda aur Makan has no significance today because everyone is getting them because of past scientific revolutions for food by agriculture, cloths by petroleum products, political leaders share in real-estate/housing products business.
Now due to liberalisation govts get loans from world bank and politicians get lot of money by bad or nil monitoring over maintenance schemes and projects. No political party is keen on removal of corruption. Corruption is main cause erode morals in the society.
Hey, one-eyed intellectual, why didn’t you also record the fact that Muslims voted for AAP because this man, Kejriwal, bribed them by doubling the salaries of Imams and mosque workers? If the BJP had done something like that–say, doubled salaries of temple priests–wouldn’t you have cried ‘foul’ and ‘communal’ from the rooftops? Do you really believe that ONLY BJP is communal and others are not?
As for my Muslim brethern, well, till now they let themselves be cheated by Congress, now they are letting themselves be cheated by AAP. Some day they will realize that they are much better off under the BJP, which, if you look beyond political rhetoric and statements of the party nuts, only strives for the tide that lifts all boats, including Muslims’.
Modi haters cry foul any way for anything done by Modi. What BJP has neglected is caring of it’s ground workers and extending favor its supporters as Kejriwal has done openly and with conviction. Modi can try SABKA VIKAS but can’t get SABKA SAATH. There is more learning from anti-CAA protesters. If Modi had interest of all people in mind, he should not have allowed blocking of road by Shaheen bag protesters in first place.
Yeah, Modi did all that and more…………………. I mean you do not even flinch printing all such crap???. But then, Got to do what you HAVE to do.
AAPs standards for Honesty or corruption less governance or Lokpal or rajyspal theory has been removed on the day when Yogendra Yadav and Peasant Bushan were ousted. On relatively when compared, AAP is better than many other parties in India.
They could have gone to Pak, UN, EU, heaven and hell also complaining about Hindu fundamentalism etc.
All people like yogendra(inJNU) etc created the all the anarchy in JNU, Jamia on CAA and laid at Modi’s feet to defeat him. Poor Congi passed resolution after resolution to keep CAA fire burning only give Delhi on a platter to AAP and rejoicing. Foolish mother and foolish son
Good work is the only way to beat BJP divisiveness. Dont be a poor looser. Get a grip on your ego, focus on the Bigger problem BJP and CONG.
To begin with start a challenge……..which state is ready to put 25% budget on education.
This is about AAP and Kejriwal. True. But I cannot help wondering how the Congress party allowed AAP to become TINA in Delhi, without even a whimper. It is laughable that some Congress persons are predictably attempting to actually take credit for the massive AAP win by claiming that it was Congress who boosted AAP wins by getting Congress voters to support AAP. This is trying to make a virtue out of an inexorable defeat and is a shameful attempt. The last sentence above poses the question if the ‘Delhi strategies’ can help fight the larger battle to ‘reclaim’ the Republic. One will find it very hard, even acknowledging the writer’s experience and acumen, to accept that the ‘Republic’ is in need of ‘reclaiming’. From what and from who? Is that a strong suggestion to Congress to ‘reclaim’ what was theirs? That is a tragic approach. If any party in India today has shown itself totally unworthy of being entrusted with power, it is the Congress, particularly in its present decrepit state. AAP is still a very localised unit and cannot garner a pan Indian appeal to make a difference across the states.. NO. The lesson from these Delhi elections is for the BJP. as a party, and to its second and third rung ( if not third rate) leaders, who queered the pitch by stooping to levels hitherto achieved only by Rahul’s Congress. The BJP has however received a very timely shock as the next general elections are over four years away. What it makes of that time depends only on Modi and Shah. But, a course correction is certainly called for. And, for its own good, Congress should completely stop pretending that they are the GOP of India with delusions of grandeur, fancying Rahul as PM and their leaders as rulers. One shudders at the mere imagination.
Pappu is 100 times less harmful than feku. What else do you need? Feku kab marega?
Mr. Yadav, in your write up, I sense an unease about a victory for the party you too were part of and which you had to leave (not going into who was right and who not). And this frustration shows off just about everywhere in the write up. What you have done well (and that’s commendable) is that you have checked yourself into going too far with this frustration.
You are not right to that it is his frustration. We had lot of expectations from AAP and Kejriwal. You can question your self or analyse based on Anna Hazare dreams and compare Kejriwal Governance. Kejriwal enough clever with his strategies to win over Modi. Modi is very very clever to change minds of citizens by telling stories about dead leaders, particularly Nehru , Indira. Rahul is very much lagging behind these strategies formation and fight against Modi. Other congress leaders are busy with their alternate jobs.
Now neutral like me got bored of Modi’s accusations on separation issues.
But definitely there are some good things were done by Kejri and he could work out ways win Modi tactics.
But do not blame Yogendra Yadav for his election analysis.
Why can’t YY follow Kejriwal’s model to win at least one seat for his party? Answer is obvious as YY can’t follow Kejriwal who had kicked YY out of AAP. Whom will YYl kick out?
So there were no EVM issues I suppose.
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I agree with the author that AAP has left its dream of Swaraj behind and played according to existing rules. But I think any kind of Swaraj dream cannot be brought to fruition unless all of the junta become really aware of their rights and become conscious of themselves being part of a whole republic. For making that happen, it needs a social movement at the grassroot level and not a political movement. No party in the current scenario can bring in Swaraj. It will take us at least 20-30 years of consistent effort to make it happen. In the meantime, all political parties will work as a centralised power machinery. Unless that transformation happens, electoral campaigns will be dominated by promises of basic minimum.
You are right for saying we need a social movement. But socioeconomic needs by citizens call for movement. Every party party giving short term benefits with out studying their repercussions on social and moral impact one society on long-term. Indian Communist slogan for Roti, Kapda aur Makan has no significance today because everyone is getting them because of past scientific revolutions for food by agriculture, cloths by petroleum products, political leaders share in real-estate/housing products business.
Now due to liberalisation govts get loans from world bank and politicians get lot of money by bad or nil monitoring over maintenance schemes and projects. No political party is keen on removal of corruption. Corruption is main cause erode morals in the society.
Hey, one-eyed intellectual, why didn’t you also record the fact that Muslims voted for AAP because this man, Kejriwal, bribed them by doubling the salaries of Imams and mosque workers? If the BJP had done something like that–say, doubled salaries of temple priests–wouldn’t you have cried ‘foul’ and ‘communal’ from the rooftops? Do you really believe that ONLY BJP is communal and others are not?
As for my Muslim brethern, well, till now they let themselves be cheated by Congress, now they are letting themselves be cheated by AAP. Some day they will realize that they are much better off under the BJP, which, if you look beyond political rhetoric and statements of the party nuts, only strives for the tide that lifts all boats, including Muslims’.
Modi haters cry foul any way for anything done by Modi. What BJP has neglected is caring of it’s ground workers and extending favor its supporters as Kejriwal has done openly and with conviction. Modi can try SABKA VIKAS but can’t get SABKA SAATH. There is more learning from anti-CAA protesters. If Modi had interest of all people in mind, he should not have allowed blocking of road by Shaheen bag protesters in first place.
Yeah, Modi did all that and more…………………. I mean you do not even flinch printing all such crap???. But then, Got to do what you HAVE to do.
Very soon AAP will expand. It is a ppl’s party, honest ppl. Public has to come out in large numbers and take this party forward.
AAPs standards for Honesty or corruption less governance or Lokpal or rajyspal theory has been removed on the day when Yogendra Yadav and Peasant Bushan were ousted. On relatively when compared, AAP is better than many other parties in India.