I'm like a babe in the woods insofar as electoral politics is concerned or for that matter, politics as a whole. To give just an example, there are a whole lot of corruption charges that are traded during the run up to the polls but are totally forgotten after the results come out and the winner takes over government. So, are they only to enhance the fire and fury of the electioneering? I always thought that when an allegation is made, the protagonist has solid proof of the misdemeanour and would, therefore, carry it to its logical conclusion viz. have it investigated, facts ascertained and the guilty brought to book.
The fire and fury of the electioneering is behind us and the people of Karnataka are poised to go to the polling booths tomorrow and here's hoping that the Kannadigas get the government that is responsive to their needs and finally, may the best team win.
My queries based on what I saw on television, heard from friends and relatives who would be voting out there and the voluminous analyses that were splashed across in the print media are:-
(a) What do the Kannadigas expect from their new government? Are they happy with the
performance of the outgoing government?
(b) What was the sudden need to make the 'Lingayats' come under a new religion?
(c) The opposition has always been berating the BJP of playing the religious card. If that be so,
why did:-
(i) their leaders, without exception, visit religious places before kicking off their campaign?
(ii) what was the tearing hurry to bring the 'Lingayats' under a separate religious group?
(d) Is Sidharamaiah corrupt? He seems to have countered that charge effectively by slapping a
defamation case against the PM and the BJP chief. Will he be the chief minister if his party
wins or is he just a dummy for the electioneering?
(e) Has the BJP's chief ministerial candidate been able to clear his 'corrupt' image during the
campaign? If not, hasn't the party taken a big risk in projecting him so?
(f) What about Kumaraswamy's JD(S)? Its corrupt ways and the nepotism that it follows never
were issues that were discussed, anytime, during the campaign?
(g) If yes, will he be the kingmaker or king, as he puts it?
(h) Isn't BJP taxing the PM to take on very many rallies prior to his visit to Nepal? Perhaps, the
party is pinning great hopes on his powerful oratory to swing them the votes.
Tailpiece.
All political parties, more or less, try the same electoral tactics time in and time out while crying foul about their opponents' tactics. The gullible voter becomes an easy prey. Or would we see an enlightened voter trend this time? We shall get that answer on 15 May.
The fire and fury of the electioneering is behind us and the people of Karnataka are poised to go to the polling booths tomorrow and here's hoping that the Kannadigas get the government that is responsive to their needs and finally, may the best team win.
My queries based on what I saw on television, heard from friends and relatives who would be voting out there and the voluminous analyses that were splashed across in the print media are:-
(a) What do the Kannadigas expect from their new government? Are they happy with the
performance of the outgoing government?
(b) What was the sudden need to make the 'Lingayats' come under a new religion?
(c) The opposition has always been berating the BJP of playing the religious card. If that be so,
why did:-
(i) their leaders, without exception, visit religious places before kicking off their campaign?
(ii) what was the tearing hurry to bring the 'Lingayats' under a separate religious group?
(d) Is Sidharamaiah corrupt? He seems to have countered that charge effectively by slapping a
defamation case against the PM and the BJP chief. Will he be the chief minister if his party
wins or is he just a dummy for the electioneering?
(e) Has the BJP's chief ministerial candidate been able to clear his 'corrupt' image during the
campaign? If not, hasn't the party taken a big risk in projecting him so?
(f) What about Kumaraswamy's JD(S)? Its corrupt ways and the nepotism that it follows never
were issues that were discussed, anytime, during the campaign?
(g) If yes, will he be the kingmaker or king, as he puts it?
(h) Isn't BJP taxing the PM to take on very many rallies prior to his visit to Nepal? Perhaps, the
party is pinning great hopes on his powerful oratory to swing them the votes.
Tailpiece.
All political parties, more or less, try the same electoral tactics time in and time out while crying foul about their opponents' tactics. The gullible voter becomes an easy prey. Or would we see an enlightened voter trend this time? We shall get that answer on 15 May.
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