Pros and Cons of BJP In Majority

Strength of Democracy doesn't depend on how strong a Government is, but it depends on how strong the Opposition is. The Election result of 2014 was historical where BJP led NDA wont the elction fair and square. What's more important is that BJP got 282 seats on its own, 10 more than what they needed for Majority. But as expected they formed an NDA Government not a BJP government.

One may think that why BJP did not formed Government alone? Answer is simple, that BJP themselves know that this is a historical victory and history don't repeat itself in every five years. There is every possibility that they will require alliance in future. Having said that BJP people also know that this time no one can dictate them and that's why they have kept important portfolios.

Question I am raising here is what are the pros and cons of BJP in Majority. Surely this is good for democracy and for Government but this is a party who support certain ideology which is not good for democratic fabric of this country. Here I will talk few pros and cons of BJP in Majority

First Pros

Atal Bihari Vajpayee led NDA with 28 parties and no one can argue that he was the master of politics and he knew the art of taking everyone along. Then came 2004 when Congress led UPA came into power and we saw ugly face of coalition Government. Corruption, scams, controversial statements were happening but still Manmohan Singh was silent because he had to save Government in centre.

After those 10 disastrous year of coalition Government when BJP alone got the majority it became sure that at least now a national political party can decide what they want to do and provide a stable Government who will be responsible for their deed. They can't blame their wrongdoings on anyone else. They are free to take bold decisions and eliminate controversial laws. They are free to take action against anyone from any political party. They can pass Bills which are stalled in parliament by some regional parties. They can amend laws without any fear as they have numbers and can take on opposition easily.

 A party which is in majority have the power to transform Indian in five years. I always believe five years are enough to make changes if you plan strategically.

Now Cons

It is easy to say that a majority Government is powerful but it is difficult to say that a majority Government is always correct. BJP is a right wing political party and is pro industrial development as well. But in a diverse country like India, social development is as much necessary and that's where I raise question mark on BJP. They are affiliated to organizations like RSS and VHP who are Hindu Organization and keep commenting about pro Hindu agenda. BJP came into power with the help of these organizations and it is difficult for them to distance themselves from these organizations.

Apart from that their pro development agenda which focuses on mostly industrial development can only be good for certain section of society. What if they neglect a big chunk of Indians who are poor and struggling for daily wages? Their alliance can't force them to change minds as they don't need them. Opposition within the Government is also necessary which is lacking in current Government. Biggest opposition party is Congress with only 44 seats and rest parties like TMC and AIADMK are regional parties who will raise their voice only against issues affecting their political structure in state.

All in all it is good to celebrate BJP's huge victory but we as people also need to keep checking their records and if they try to create monopoly then we have to raise our voice as well.

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Bharat Ratna Award and Its Politics

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour given to Indians  "in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order". Those who gets highest civilian honour must be pride of country and must have contributed immensely in their respective field. But that's not the case in India. Like all other things Bharat Ratna is also politicized and now you can see every party wants Bharat Ratna for their leaders. Many politicians deserves Bharat Ratna but not every one. In fact very few Politicians in India deserve this award.

Political parties lobby for Bharat Ratna which itself diminishes its value and reputation. Those who come in power gives Bharat Ratna to their former leaders. There are many controversies regarding Bharat Ratna which tells you the story of Politics that has degraded its reputation.

When Bharat Ratna was started in 1954 it was given to three great Indians, C Rajgopalachari, C V Raman and Radhakrishnan. All three deserving individuals for Bharat Ratna. But next year the first controversy came when then Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru gave himself Bharat Ratna. It is noted that only PM and President can nominate someone for Bharat Ratna and even if it was President of India who recommended Pandit Nehru' name, it was weird that he accepted it. No one can deny that Pandit Nehru deserve Bharat Ratna but more graciously. He could have left it to his successor to decide about it and could have set an example. Instead he set a trend which was followed by Indira Gandhi who got Bharat Ratna while she was in office. She was nominated by then President V V Giri, who later awarded Bharat Ratna by Indira Gandhi.

In 1988 during Tamil Nadu Election, Rajiv Gandhi controversially gave Bharat Ratna to AIADMK founder M. G. Ramachandran. Many people criticized Rajiv Gandhi for using Bharat Ratna as political tool. Next politics happened in 1990 when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated and in no time he was given Bharat Ratna with B R Ambedkar. Rajiv Gandhi was a good person, close to common man but he achieved nothing to be awarded as Bharat Ratna.

Since then many voices raised for Bharat Ratna to Jagjivan Ram, M Karunanidhi, Kanshi Ram, Narshimhha Rao and many other political leaders.

In all these politics, the reputation and pride of Bharat Ratna is overshadowed and those who fittingly and deservingly won the award did not receive as much as respect as they should have.

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Is This End of Gandhi Rule In Indian Politics?

We live in a country where one family ruled it for nearly four decades. Yes I am talking about Nehru Gandhi dynasty. First Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru remained as PM of India for 17 years until he died in 1964. Later on Lal Bahadur Shastri became Indian Prime Minister but only after 3 year he died mysteriously. Jawahar Lal Nehru's daughter and fierce Woman Indira Gandhi took the charge and became first Woman Prime Minister of India. She remained most controversial Prime Minister of India and some would say most courageous as well. From 1971 Victory to Emergency, India witnessed all in her term as Prime Minister. For a brief period she was out of the office but came back again in 1980 and remained Indian Prime Minister until she was assassinated in 1984.
After Her death,from nowhere Rajiv Gandhi entered in politics became Prime Minister of India. From here Congress party's sole strategy remained to push any Gandhi leader to gain vote in the name of Nehru and Indira. No can deny that Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi both were quality leader and had the ability to rule a diverse country like India. We can have our opinion about their decisions but can't argue about their leadership skill. So after her death what changed?

Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi was never interested in politics, and it was Sanjay Gandhi who took the family dynasty and became a fierce active politician who resembled Indira Gandhi. He died in 1980 in a plane crash and after some persuasion he agreed to enter into politics but with limited role. It was the sudden death of Indira Gandhi which forced him to enter into mainstream Politics and that also by becoming Prime Minister of India. This was the time Congress actually decided to push anyone from Gandhi Family to come into power. Indira Gandhi was people's leader and her death created sympathy wave which helped Rajiv Gandhi in winning election.
His tenure as Prime Minister was not so good, contrary to whatever Congress leaders claim but Rajiv Gandhi was not a good leader neither a good Prime Minister. Scandals took place, growth was stalled and there were rebellion inside Congress which never happened before.
At the same time Opposition parties were getting ready to create new Political atmosphere where people have option apart from Congress.
After Rajiv Gandhi's defeat in election and later his death created a vaccum in Congress which they could not fill.

Sonia Gandhi

After death of Rajiv Gandhi, Congress won the election and ran coalition government under Narsimah Rao. In 1996 they lost the election and first time BJP became single largest party. Next three years were most unstable years in Indian politics where 3 elections took place and no one could get majority. At this time Congress again realised that they don't have any leader who can win them election. Hence they moved to only Gandhi available, Sonia Gandhi. She agreed to enter into Politics and in no time became president of Congress party. Congress lost 1999 election and Atal Bihari Vajpayee ran a successful government from 1999 to 2004.

In 2004 election Congress started to breed another Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi. He became MP for the first time and Congress won the election. Sonia refused to become the Prime Minister but remained power house of Congress led UPA government. At this time Congress missed the opportunity to try Rahul Gandhi as a politician by including him in Government. Perhaps They though that Gandhi's can only become PM of India.

Rahul Gandhi

After successful victory in 2009 election Congress came back in power again in 2009 and Rahul Gandhi became Member of parliament.
From here on Congress strategy of pushing only Gandhi for top role started getting failed. Rahul Gandhi did not look interested in Politics but Congress kept pushing him in top roles. Still if they could have tried him in Government, things would have been different. Just because he was a Gandhi they did whatever he wanted. They forgot that this is not the era of Indira Gandhi and politics in India have changed. People need a leader who can walk the talk. Rahul Gandhi kept getting promotion and Indian public kept rejecting him. Congress remained in denial mode because in last 30 years they believed only in one strategy and that is Pus A Gandhi To Win Election. 2014 Election was not loss of Rahul Gandhi, it was a loss of Congress Party, their strategy and their denial mode which led them to disaster.
And even today it does not looks like they are learning from their mistake. Politics can never thrive by pushing a single dynasty and reluctant politicians like Rahul Gandhi. Regional party do so but then they are regional ones. 

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