Bharat Ganrajya

MP/CG/RJ the poor have voted Cong as they offered goodies while BJP thought "itna kaam kiya, vote to milega". I see that stupidity even in Amit Shah's interview. He thinks they will vote becoz they got freebies. They are looking for more freebies. That is Indian electorate for you. Well it was stup...

There is also the upper caste disenchantment thanks to the SC/ST bill fiasco. For once in their lives, hizhonners made a decision to repeal an unjust law. BJP could have done nothing or just let the situation escalate to the point they made some half-hearted representation to the SC. Instead, up the...

Middle class is of two segment. Salaried and trading. It is trading class who have become anti-BJP due to GST, IT, demo. They live a dual life bhagwa-patriotic on the outside, cheats on the inside. At least those who are with Cong are honest that they don't care about corruption. In UP poor/lower m...

While certainly a reason, it would more affect the hand to mouth class who can be bought off with money power, their daily lives being a constant struggle. But it doesn't explain the sudden willingness of middle class to vote bjp. They all knew that bjp was in support of gst, constantly heard modi ...

krisna, do you live in india? If not, I can only laugh at your statements. Lot of it is wrong info if analysed properly. pity many educated middle class fall prey to it. yes lot more middle classes ahve been dragged to pay taxes . 1) from around 2.5 million pre 2014 to over 6 million pay taxes now. ...

Maybe we are over-reacting. The UP election which was said to be the vote on demonetisation amongst various issues was won handsomely. But even if the middle class is giving a late reaction, give them the damn freebies. It's not as if FRBM targets for fiscal and revenue deficit have not been delaye...

<snip> Which begs the question, are Indians inherently corrupt as part of their national character? please avoid extrapolating the whole issue. Indians are not corrupt basically. A huge amount of honesty present in Indians. We have the lowest in all bad things in a society. the reason is our relati...

Corporate India has always backed Cong. They have been in power for close to 60 years. Like any empire/dynasty they will have their people in every nook and corner of the country. That is why it is necessary for BJP to win elections to bring down this machinery. Otherwise it will be back to old bus...

Your last words puncture the entire linear thing, which is my point which you don't get. That development spending which is used to drive wasteful consumption, while the beneficiaries of the largesse don't want skills but freebies.. that sort of developmental spending is creating a fake growth, on ...

@Krishna, The above makes me also very concerned that some sections in old school corporate India is tacitly backing Scamgress. How the TF did Scamgress earn enough money to run a high-decibel campaign in 3 states. With Modi, growth has seen hiccups and not really taken off. But he has stopped crony...

I remember Arjun Singh who stayed in power because if you went with money to him, you got your work done. In Dec. 1984, Warren Anderson of Union Carbide was let go in Bhopal by police escort to Delhi on Arjun Singh's instruction. Ah what a noble guy Arjun Singh was. And VC Shukla. Those two.. less ...

My relatives in MP have good things to say about Shivraj. And I am not sure if Kamalnath and Gehot are inspiring figures who will turn MP/RJ/CG into Japan. There will be a return to rampant evangelism and naxal violence. Let us see what happens. Japan? Good joke sir. Probably Fukushima. Your relati...

One of the guys who was working for me. Me: "So if you get everything free, why are you working and why do you need the money" Dude: "Wife wants cable TV". Dude 2: From Tripura. Convert. Wants to return as everything is "free" there. Will get an easy Govt job as he knows the local language. All you ...

Your last words puncture the entire linear thing, which is my point which you don't get. That development spending which is used to drive wasteful consumption, while the beneficiaries of the largesse don't want skills but freebies.. that sort of developmental spending is creating a fake growth, on t...

Who remembers him? I do. You do, do the guys on the ground do. The 20-mid 30 year olds who all whisper about "vyapam scam".. nope. They voted for "change". They'll get it now and they deserve it, I hope they choke on it. Meanwhile, they voted for chacha ji partly because of muscular Modi.. again, no...

Mort, the INC and Left have created an entire mindset wherein everything is given for free to the "right people". The right people are minorities, dalits, SC/ST, and the poor - in that order. People are having 3 kids, constructing houses, enjoying a full blown middle class lifestyle without a single...

Main reason is educational and mass media indorctination Precisely. The education system makes compliant INC drones out of individuals. It is clear now why Republicans in the US jump on public school curriculums. I disagree with them, but see their point. And what did Javdekar do. Came on TV and ma...

It is unfair to say BJP govts did not do anything in RJ, MP, CG. They brought this three states out of BIMARU status. Just look at per capita GDP. It was near UP/BH. Now it is in middle ranks similar to WB. Supratik, its all relative. As they grew so did India. So to the localites, the state is the...

Finally, this is where I think Modi has failed big time. He came to power because he evoked power. Not "Mr Nice Guy". MMS was Mr Nice Guy. Clean, so polite, such a nice fellow (forget the fact he wasn't, this was his image), but he was weak, ineffectual and a victim of his circumstances. Unable to d...

I hate to break it to you, but this is a class that lived with Congress for 70 years, voted for kujliwala twice and is content at living a beggars life. They cannot see beyond their nose and do not care for anything other than themselves. There is a saying in Kannada, the fish monger is so used to ...

If people refused to be convinced of having a BJP govt what can anybody do than leave them to their means. Why compare with lower classes for what BJP has done for middle class? Is it better off under congress or BJP? Is the middle classes future more secure under congress or BJP? Is this not enoug...

Absolutely Supratik. Modi should just open the purse this fiscal. Make income tax start at 10lac, remove 30% slab, reduce cess etc, give out sops to farmers, increase subsidy for LPG for poor etc... There's no point being fiscally disciplined if you aren't going to come to power.. Mark my words, if...

You have to bribe the poor and lower class voters again to offset the loss in trader votes. This is the reality of the Indian electorate and the legacy of soc-sec who have kept the pop poor and struggling for survival. Modi likes to create assets rather than bribe but I don't see any other way for ...

BJP has shown absolute cowardice in standing up for any of it's supporters in real world, forget about online SM. The lack of heft perceived by orgs is clearly seen in the way Dorsey treated his Desi trip, poster and all, NYT and BBCs open contempt and interference etc. Now the chickens are coming h...

Pappu and his slaves like Ajai Shukla are out blazing repeating 'chor' like stuffed constipated wolves. And all that f!king BJP puts out is the mild-mouthed Shaina NC begging to listen to SC. Give me a f!king break. If this is how BJP can get pummeled even when they win, they don't deserve to be in...