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[Chronos]

What about you Nairs..? No chance of voting for saffron..?

Actually, the Nairs make up a significant proportion of the vote for BJP in Kerala. But they are not the majority within the Nairs.

Ezhavas (a larger community than Nairs) and Pulayas are numerically superior and if you want a few more seats, you need their support.

Same in India as well, as much as one can hate caste based politics, in terms of Realpolitik, you probably have to sway Dalits and others to vote for you to consolidate your majority

 

[Jason bourne]

Time to change dp on fb,twitter, pdf

 

[Soumitra]

BJP, TDP join hands for polls in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

HYDERABAD: BJP and TDP on Sunday formally announced electoral alliance for the upcoming polls in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu announced his return to the NDA in the presence of BJP leaders and Akali Dal leader and NDA co-convenor Naresh Gujral.

Under the arrangement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will contest 47 assembly and seven Lok Sabha seats in Telangana and 15 assembly and five Lok Sabha seats in Seemandhra, said BJP sources.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) as the major regional party will contest 72 assembly and 10 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana and 160 assembly and 20 Lok Sabha seats in Seemandhra.

Elections to 119 assembly and 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana are scheduled for April 30 while 175 assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Seemandhra will go to polls May 7.

The breakthrough in alliance talks came on Saturday night after the intervention of the top leaders of the BJP and the TDP. At one stage, the talks appeared to have collapsed.

BJP national spokesperson Prakash Javadekar, Akali Dal leader Naresh Gujral, BJP treasurer Piyush Goyal and Satish Jee of the RSS held talks with the TDP leaders at a hotel.

The TDP leaders who held the talks were Sujana Chowdhary, E. Dayakar Rao, Y. Ramakrishnudu, M. Narasimhulu.

Javadekar met TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu twice on Saturday.

The TDP was initially reluctant to leave for the BJP more than 40 assembly and seven Lok Sabha seats in Telangana and 15 assembly and four Lok Sabha seats in Seemandhra.

The two parties reached the agreement as the delay was leading to rebellion in both the camps. The leaders and cadres of both the BJP and the TDP were mounting pressure on their leadership not to leave their strongholds.

Leaders of the BJP's district units in Telangana have even threatened to resign.

BJP, TDP join hands for polls in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana - The Times of India

Secularism or growth? The choice is yours
This month’s national election may well be the most important in India’s history. Our country faces a limited window of opportunity called the ‘demographic dividend’ and if we elect the right candidate, prosperity will enter crores of lives. And in the course of time, India will become a middle class country. If we elect the wrong candidate, India will experience a ‘demographic disaster’ and the great hope of youth will turn into despair.

India’s opportunity comes from being uniquely young — the large majority of people are of working age. Such a demographic situation gener ally brings a surge in economic growth as gains to society from those in the productive age far outweigh the burden of supporting the old and the very young. The dividend typically adds two percentage points to per capita GDP growth per year, as many economically successful countries have demonstrated in the past.

We should vote for the candidate who has the ability to harvest the demographic dividend. He will achieve it by investing in infrastructure and skills training; cut red tape to encourage private investment; and eliminate unproductive subsidies. This will create masses of new jobs. People in those jobs will consume more, which will give impetus to consumer industries. They will also save more, which will drive investment and growth. With more production, inflation will gradually decline. Falling fertility in the demographic transition will improve women’s health which will add to the workforce and improve social indicators. Higher income and lower subsidies will improve government’s finances, making it possible to invest more in education, health and welfare of the poor.

Who among the rival parties is best capable of delivering the demographic dividend? Certainly not the regional parties — they are mainly obsessed with local issues. The Aam Aadmi Party is con cerned with corruption and crony capitalism and has shown little interest in attracting investment or creating jobs. Between the two national parties the Congress is ambivalent. Its reformers under stand the power of the demographic dividend but they are usually trumped by a ruling dynasty that favours equity over growth, preferring give-aways to win votes from the poor. Although Congress new manifesto does speak of jobs and growth, it is a half-hearted attempt. Because of this ambiva lence, reforms and infrastructure building slowed in the UPA government, confusing investors and paralyzing the bureaucracy. And this led to a trag ic fall in India’s growth and rise in inflation.

That leaves the BJP. As an opposition, it has been a disaster. However, the BJP’s thinking in the past year has been dramatically transformed by Narendra Modi who is single-mindedly focused on investment, jobs, skills and growth — key ingredients in realizing a demographic dividend Modi has proven to be a consummate implement er, a rare skill among India’s politicians. His suc cess lies in giving clear direction to the bureauc racy, which could help him un-gum the system at the centre. Given clarity of purpose, the Indian bureaucracy is capable of high performance, as we saw in Narasimha Rao’s first two years from 1991 to 1993. For these reasons, he is our best chance to deliver the demographic dividend.

Modi is likely to reduce corruption as well based on his record. Those who think he will fail to manage a coalition do not give him credit for being a shrewd politician who has recently wrest ed leadership of his party. The BJP without Modi is an unappealing option; nor is voting for him vote for RSS’ social agenda. The RSS is afraid in fact, that its Hindutva programme might be marginalized by his economic agenda. But there is a clear risk in voting for Modi — he is polariz ing, sectarian and authoritarian. There is a great er risk, however, in not voting for him. It is to not create jobs for 8-10 million youth that enter the market each year. One per cent rise in GDP rough ly adds 15 lakh direct jobs; each job creates three indirect jobs, and each job supports five people This means three crore people are impacted by one per cent growth. Restoring growth to 8% is prize worth thinking about when casting one’ vote. There will always be a trade-off in values at the ballot box and those who place secularism above demographic dividend are wrong and elitist.

Secularism or growth? The choice is yours by Men & Ideas : Gurcharan Das's blog-The Times Of India

 

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[Soumitra]

'Secular' plot against Modi in Varanasi? - The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The delay in the announcement of a Congress candidate against Narendra Modi for Varanasi seat has led political circles to wonder about possible attempts to hammer out an understanding among "secular" parties against BJP's PM candidate.

While SP and BSP have already announced their candidates, sources said that this does not preclude an unstated pact among them and Congress for making things difficult for Modi.

Sources indicated that the desire to make things difficult for the Gujarat CM was the main reason why Congress has delayed announcing its candidate for the seat.

Congress sources confirmed that the party's choice had narrowed down to two local contenders, Ajay Rai and former MP Rajesh Mishra. But it has dithered on making the announcement despite the fact that whoever gets the nod will need time to prepare for what could be a real hard run.

Indications are that the tacit understanding being attempted by the three players may seek to tilt the social equations: politician's code for caste interplay- against Modi as far as possible.

Candidates of SP and BSP belong to the larger Vaishya fraternity: a collective which is supposed to be sympathetic to Modi's PM aspirations. Ditto for AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal who has pitched himself in the Varanasi arena.

The non-BJP parties have spurned calls for putting up a "joint candidate" against Modi, essentially because they will not like to be seen as reluctant about taking on "communal" BJP's PM candidate.

Sources said Congress is likely to hold deliberations for finalizing its choice for Varanasi seat on Sunday. Congress's preference for Ajay Rai and Rajesh Mishra has been influenced by caste considerations. Rai is an acknowledged figure among Bhumihars who have a sizeable presence in the prestigious constituency. Likewise, Mishra's presence in the Congress' short list is being explained by the fact that fellow Brahmins make up a significant chunk of the constituency and the calculation is that the former Congress MP will be able to tap into the alleged sense of hurt among the community over the sitting MP Murli Manohar Joshi having to make way for Modi.

A section of Congressmen from Varanasi wanted the leadership to consider fielding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra against Modi on the ground that she will put up a real fight against Modi. The plea did not find favour with the leadership which, according to sources, feels that a bigger profile for her may muddle the message about brother Rahul being the new party boss.

 

[kurup]

@Nair saab Njaan ethavana BJP canidatinu vendi work cheythu ,And many old friends became political foes

arku vendiya work cheythe ??

 

[GreenFoe]

modi demolished babri :pakistani mullah

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[Marxist]

arku vendiya work cheythe ??

Shaujumon Vattekad

 

[Marxist]

@Marxist , @Ravi Nair , @abjktu How much truth in this article..?

In Kerala’s social lab, a Modi formula

Article is based on facts , Modiji's visit to Shivagiri Mutt (Ezhava community) and Kayal sammelanam (KPMS ,Pulaya community) was a good political move , I feel the kerala state unit failed to capitalize on the wave Modiji created here ....

 

[Star Wars]

Lmao check out this desperate "article". Krantikari, bahaut hi krantikari

AAP's Yogendra Yadav was called Salim as a child : Highlights, News - India Today

Height of desperation....

 

[jha]

FIR lodged against Amit Shah. May get arrested. If he gets arrested, Polarization will be complete.

 

[Manvantaratruti]

FIR lodged against Amit Shah. May get arrested. If he gets arrested, Polarization will be complete.

Have the people of UP started considering Amit Shah as their own leader (and not an outsider) ?

 

[jha]

Have the people of UP started considering Amit Shah as their own leader (and not an outsider) ?

Hindus consider him a Hindu leader who has been ( if he is ) arrested for talking about their samman. This will be seen as blatant appeasement by SP, Congress and BSP. RSS and BJP cadre will ensure that every Hindu understands what is the nefarious plans of secular parties.

If Amit Shah gets arrested, BJP will win at least 50 seats. There will be consolidation in all areas of Hindi heartland and Secular parties have made sure that BJP repeats its performance of 1998.

 

[arp2041]

FIR lodged against Amit Shah. May get arrested. If he gets arrested, Polarization will be complete.

Oh Please Please Please throw him in JAIL

BTW, KARTA HU ME BRAD PITT KI BIWI SEY PYAAR...........ABKI BAR MODI SARKAR!!