After weeks of electioneering followed by quite a number of phases of polls - in UP, especially - the results to the legislative assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Utharakhand and Uttar Pradesh are interesting. Within the existing political system, I'm elated when the incumbent is given a drubbing to pave the way for a new dispensation to prove its worth - rightfully termed, by some quarters, as the 'revolving door' system. Though, Punjab has been an exception and after a long time at that - the last time such a thing had happened in the state was in 1972, it seems!
It actually keeps the guys in power on their toes with constant pressure upon them to deliver!
Another heartening aspect was that the polling percentage has been better than before but the scope for improvement definitely exists. For that to happen, people have to impose faith in our democracy. Hats off to the Election Commission for its sustained efforts at improving the electoral processes despite tremendous odds! From the ramshackle ballot papers to the electronic voting machines, they've come a long way. One only hopes that it's free of all glitches and is absolutely tamper proof!!
It's my fervent hope that caste - based politics and vote bank politics eventually become redundant, beckoning more and more honest people into the realm of politics whose mantra would be governance and nothing, but good governance.
It actually keeps the guys in power on their toes with constant pressure upon them to deliver!
Another heartening aspect was that the polling percentage has been better than before but the scope for improvement definitely exists. For that to happen, people have to impose faith in our democracy. Hats off to the Election Commission for its sustained efforts at improving the electoral processes despite tremendous odds! From the ramshackle ballot papers to the electronic voting machines, they've come a long way. One only hopes that it's free of all glitches and is absolutely tamper proof!!
It's my fervent hope that caste - based politics and vote bank politics eventually become redundant, beckoning more and more honest people into the realm of politics whose mantra would be governance and nothing, but good governance.
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