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Ab ki baar Modi Sarkar

Off-late every radio station has a song singing praises of Modi, every hoarding has the face of Modi, every person's Facebook and Twitter feed is filled with comments about Modi. I'm sure most of you guys also feel taxed about this! Wherever we go, Modi follows! Thankfully he's not present on my cuppa coffee (phew!!)

I don’t have a problem with any party promoting a particular individual as their Prime Minister. In fact, it shows that the party is pretty sure about what it wants. My problem is with BJP's positioning  for this election. BJP has NO other positioning except vote for Modi. Highlighting a few key points as to why this is a problem for a common man:
  1. Modi has been talking of Gujarat! What he forgets is, if NDA comes into power and he becomes the PM, he will have to govern the entire country and  not one state!
  2. Modi believes that the Gujarat Model of development will work for all states. I'm not even getting into the fact that most of this "Vibrant Gujarat" image is a sham. What Modi forgets is that Maharashta's GDP is far better than Gujarat (Between 2004-5 and 2010-11, the Maharashtra GDP has expanded 2.49 times in nominal terms, Gujarat’s by 2.52 times), Maharashtra has better literacy rates and all this despite having a population larger than Gujarat and having more villages, towns and cities than Gujarat. If I go by the state development model, shouldn’t I vote for Congress again since their results in Maharashtra are better?
    Read the following articles to understand what I'm talking about:
    1. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/economy/8-holes-cag-picked-in-narendra-modis-gujarat-development-plan/average-return-on-investments/slideshow/19119192.cms
    1. http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/GUJ-AHD-truth-vs-4147574-NOR.html
    2. http://epaper.freepressjournal.in/Details.aspx?id=42520&boxid=17129765
  1. 10 years ago when Sonia Gandhi stepped down from becoming the PM because there were so many talks about her being an :Italian", I'm not sure why should I vote for someone who has been charged (later found "not guilty") with mass murder and communal politics. Surely a person who divides India cannot be Indian!
  2. Assuming just for a minute that I am impressed with the "Ab ki baar Modi Sarkar" Campaign and decide that I have to vote for Modi this time, I will be  forced to vote for BJP even if the candidate in my constituency is horrible (which is true for many constituencies).
  3. Modi has been playing it safe! He has never spoken about important issues in his speeches like what exactly is his plan to bring down inflation or what will he do with LPG subsidy or how will he ensure that all of India gets 24x7 electricity and water, forget about him talking about Chinese incursions and increasing price of petrol/diesel/CNG.

I'm not saying that the other parties are better or that you should vote for them and not for BJP. All I'm saying is that a team is as strong as its weakest player!

Be responsible, cast your vote!

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  1. Hardip PatelApril 3, 2014 at 3:58 PM

    Whatever It is But Ab ki baar modi sarkar. :)

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  2. AngadApril 3, 2014 at 4:18 PM

    http://wishpicker.com/blog/2014/04/02/17-of-the-most-hilarious-ab-ki-baar-modi-sarkaar-2-liners-to-give-you-stomach-aches/#.Uz06S1ca3ga :D

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  3. Sheetal K JainApril 3, 2014 at 4:37 PM

    This is lok sabha election and not the local elections so it matters whom do u send to the center.

    So it only matters that Modiji gets a chance to form a govt. The local problems can be sorted out by state legislatives. But right now all India need is a powerful central govt. Which we are lacking for the past 10 years so yes you r right.. Be responsible for the country and cast your vote.

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  4. dhiApril 3, 2014 at 6:22 PM

    Does maharashtra means only mumbai and pune ??? People in remote villages of maharashtra are dieing for 12 hours electricity. Many districts of maharashtra are drought affected. Can't you see that ? I am a maharashtrian but still I say gujarat is much far better than maharashtra. I wish maharashtra government could make maharashtra a corrupt free state.

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