Watch the fun in BJP now ... a regional satrap with national ambitions is dangerous to the health of a lot of "national" leaders. This is a good result for Congress and bad one for BJP as Modi's popularity has not increased but has reduced in all constituencies . It will take 2-3 elections more to bring him to 80 seats.
RE:The new Jyoti Basu...
by MGR Fan on Dec 23, 2007 11:33 AM Permalink
Congress should be blamed 100% for Modi's win.
They should have confronted Modi on his development plank and offered a credible way of continuing or increasing Gujarat's development to 14% ...
Congress should have not raised the Gujarat Riot issue, bcos in any case Muslims will vote for COngress, and Congres itself is not the right party to raise such things (which will only increase communal temperature and help Modi) also Congress has no better track record considering 1984.
Thirdly congress should not have allied with CPM and other parties which enterprenueral Gujjus look with deep suspicion, since CPM is non entity in Gujarat.
Fourthly by taking all BJP rebels, Congress has made a laughing stock of itself and remember that Wagela of Congress is a one Time RSS product who was active in Gujarat VHP programs. Congress has made itself as a B Team of Hindutva.
in short, it is not modi's win, it is a simple defeat of congress due to its lack of foresight and bad moves. Congress is also led by OBC leaders and BJP also led by OBC leaders and if they had tried Mayawathi route, things could have been different. Anyway, Congress should now focus on wresting bengal from Commies where they have good chance.
