पाँच राज्यों में हो रहे विधानसभा चुनावों को 2019 के लोकसभा चुनाव के सेमीफाइनल के तौर पर देखा जा रहा है। आपने राजनीति में कई गठबंधनों को बनते बिगड़ते देखा होगा। आज हम बात कर रहे हैं तेलंगाना की, जहाँ एक नए गठबंधन की नीव रखी गई है। देश के 3 बड़े राज्यों के चुनावी शोरगुल में तेलंगाना की चर्चा भले ही कम रही हो लेकिन लोकसभा की सीटों के लिहाज से यह काफी महत्वपूर्ण राज्य है। कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी चंद्रबाबू नायडू की पार्टी तेलुगु देशम से गठंबधन करके जिस तरह से भाजपा को राज्य से [...]Read more
Let me say this openly and emphatically. Shivraj Mama has pulled through. The BJP ran an incredibly energetic campaign in MP, and credit for this has to go to Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Modi was a supporting cast in MP elections. All through the 15 years, this evidence has shown up in the bye-elections. Even during this tenure, Shivraj Singh generally retained all BJP seats, except RatlamLokSabha seat, which has been a traditional Congress household. Congress drummed up the issue of farmer distress in a very big way. In fact, it was their single most important issue. However, [...]Read more
Madhya Pradesh (MP), Mizoram Assembly Election 2018 live updates: Voting for the state Assembly elections ended in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram Wednesday evening. For the 230-member Madhya Pradesh assembly, it is largely a two-way contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. BJP, a party that has been in power for 15 years and battling anti-incumbency, will be looking for a fourth term in a row while the Congress is hoping to cause an upset. Polling will begin at 8 am till 5 pm in 227 seats, while in three Assembly segments of Lanji, Paraswada and Baihar in the Naxal-affected [...]Read more
Madhya Pradesh assembly election 2018: The polling for 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly began on Wednesday morning. The voting will be held from 8 am to 5 pm in 227 seats, while in three assembly segments in the Naxal-affected Balaghat district – Lanji, Paraswada andBaihar – Voting time will be from 7 AM to 3 PM. As many as 2,899 candidates, including 1,094 independents, are in the fray for the 230 seats, but the main contest is between the Congress and BJP. The state has nearly 5.04 crore, eligible voters. This high-stakes electoral battle will witness the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) eyeing a fourth straight term and [...]Read more
Telangana assembly elections 2018 are facing ignorance in front of the giant states Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan however its importance cannot be ignored. The chances of K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR)-led TRS who had won 63 of the 119 Assembly seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly Elections 2014 are higher that they might win it again but one cannot ignore the damage that can be created by Congress-TDP alliance. TRS tried to be smart by dissolving the Assembly on September 6, eight months early from the date that its term was to expire on. On the other hand, [...]Read more
222 more Telangana Polling Stations have been sanctioned by the Election Authorities for voting purpose scheduled on December 7 and are expected to setup in 31 districts of poll-bound Telangana State. State Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Rajat Kumar quoted “The sanctioning of these many additional Telangana Polling Stations pushed the polling station number to 32,796 which were earlier 32,574.” The additional polling stations will be sought to accommodate the voters from over peopled regular polling stations. A total of 65 additional polling stations will be setup in Medchal Malkagiri district, while Hyderabad will get 40 and Nizamabad will [...]Read more
“तेरा राम ही करेंगे बेड़ा पार, उदासी मन काहे को डरे” – these lines were sung by Hari Om Sharan and the album was released in 1992. It was the same year when Babri masjid demolition happened and a new tone for Indian politics was set. Its 2018 and same noise and phrases are picking up again. The only difference is during 1992 BJP decided the phrases and was in the lead role but this time the phrases are an alarm for BJP. The loud and clear message from the Shiv Sena and VHP meetings in Ayodhya [...]Read more
तेरा राम ही करेंगे बेड़ा पार, उदासी मन काहे को डरे – इन लाइनों को हरि ओम शरण द्वारा गाया गया था और एल्बम 1992 में जारी किया गया था। यह वही साल था जब बाबरी मस्जिद विध्वंस हुआ और भारतीय राजनीति की धुरी एक नए मुद्दे पर केन्द्रित हो गयी। आज 2018 है और वही शोर और जुमले फिर से सुनाई दे रहे हैं। एकमात्र अंतर यह है कि 1992 के दौरान बीजेपी नायक थी और उसने जुमलों और पंक्तियों को लिखा था लेकिन इस बार जुमले बीजेपी के लिए एक अलार्म हैं। अयोध्या में शिवसेना [...]Read more
I started with an aim to compare the value BJP would associate with winning elections in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Within a couple of sentences and after analysing the ground sentiment in both the states I realised the futility of such an attempt. So instead I thought of writing about why there wasn’t a comparison at all with Madhya Pradesh being a clear winner in terms of its electoral importance for the BJP. When it comes to the number of seats up for grabs, Madhya Pradesh isn’t a mile ahead of Rajasthan but the value proposition offered by [...]Read more
राम मंदिर निर्माण को लेकर विश्व हिन्दू परिषद और आरएसएस सरकार पर दवाब बना रही है। ये बात तो समझ में आती है क्योंकि कोई भी संगठन हो चाहे वह मुस्लिम हो या हिन्दू उसे पूरा हक है सरकार के सामने अपनी बात रखने और उसके लिए प्रर्दशन करने का, लेकिन जिस प्रकार से शिवसेना ने अयोध्या में अपना शक्ति प्रर्दशन किया उससे एक बात तो स्पष्ट है कि बात सिर्फ मंदिर निर्माण की नहीं है। इस मामले में कहीं न कहीं राजनीति की बू आ रही है, क्योंकि सवाल ये उठता है कि शिवसेना ने [...]Read more