Gujarat & Karnatak Similarities

The latest election results in Karnatak proves the BJP theory of not interfering with the local issues. By allowing the State elections to remain local, they have ensured their victories. Gujarat was perhaps their role model.

The Congress party is perhaps the most undemocratic party, boasting itself to be penchant supporter of democracy. Theirs is absolutely no inner party democracy. There is a practice of leaving the major decision on the party president at the last moment, suppressing the local aspirations and needs.

A small example should clear the difference between the two parties. In Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh was elected as CM after last state elections. In his one of the decision, he allowed demolition drive in Mumbai and Thane. Many illegal hutments and buildings were demolished. It was an irony that most of those demolished structures belonged to the people from North India, who had recently settled in Mumbai.

This triggered internal politics within congress. Subsequently order from High Command alias Sonia Gandhi stoped it. Internal feud in Shiv Sena got Raj Thakaray away from the Shiv Sena. Since he had no political base except that he was nephew of Bal Thakaray, raised local issues, which touched real chord for the local Marathi speaking people. They realized that North Indians are taking away their bread and butter and the central Govt is supporting this migrated people from North India.

Raj got an issue to launch himself and he used it in the best way. Just imagine, had such demolitions allowed on a local level the situation might not be utterly different but could have been slightly different. Marathi speaking people feel that the Madam from New Delhi is ruling them and they do not have freedom to rule the State as per the local issues having its different ramifications.

In Bihar Mr Modi was being opposed and some rebels were after him. BJP by going for secret ballots, have not only silenced those small number of rebels but have ensured that in future such events do not repeat. That's real democracy.

Learning from American way of democracy, Mr Obama and Mrs. Clinton had a great battle but at the end of the day both of them realized where they stand and Mrs. Clinton accepted her defeat. Now with peace of mind Mr. Obama will rule the White House if elected as President. He will not have problem within the Democrats once elected in the preliminaries and subsequent general elections.

Her in India, Mr. Deshmukh has a hanging sword on his head of Madam (Sonia Gandhi) convinced that revival of Congress in Maharashtra depends upon the removal of Mr. Deshmukh. And for that reason Mr. Deshmukh stays in In Delhi for few days in every fortnight. THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH GUJARAT C.M. NARENDRA MODI. Because of this peace of mind he is working very nicely for the state of Gujarat.

What they have started due to their compulsion, BJP could reap rich dividends if they stick to real inner party democracy. Congress is far far far away from any democracy it is very close to hypocrisy.