About 40 Seats where won by Congress with a margin ranging between 20 to 500 votes. All the postal ballots of government employees help congress to win in all those 40 Assembly seats with slander margins.
Government employees were so dedicate to make sure that congress wins as congress provided full rights to government employees to loot the state, avoid work etc. But majority of the educated, middle class hard working people did not bother to vote.
Apart from that new political parties like Praja Rajyam (Chiranjeevis party) and Lok Satta (Jaya Prakash Narayan) managed to get some anti congress votes in a away attributing to loss to TDP.
India is a discreet democracy. 1. Anti-defection law prevents your MLA/MP to vote against corrupt/incompetent govt 2. 80% Indians surviving on 20 rupees/day will not vote as per their conscience
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by mudamosi on May 19, 2011 07:46 AM
1) Anti-defection law is to prevent horse trading. If the numbers are there MPs/MLAs can vote against government.
2) Are you implying that in TN/Pondicherry/West Bengal didn't vote as per their conscience? That is a huge assumption. You can't be sitting somewhere and decide what people should or shouldn't do. How do you know they didn't vote as per their conscience.
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by Chiru P on May 19, 2011 06:29 AM
But how many people who are paying taxes care to vote?
Unless people who are paying taxes vote to at least eliminate the worst politician in their constituency then that worst politician will be defeated and slightly better candidate will be their local MLA :). We do not have choices but at least we can make sure some a defeated.
Mr. Shenoy is by and large correct, but there are some exceptions in West Bengal. There is some element of reasoning in the loss of Buddhadeb (CM), Asim(Finance minister), Nirupam Sen (industry minister), but there is absolutely no reasoning except 'WIND' in the loss of ministers like Ashok Bhattacharjee, Kanti Ganguli and Gautam Deb who were very good performers in LF govt. These 3 persons are few times better choice than their respective opponent. On the other hand, votes in South 24 parganas have shown some maturity by defeating seating TMC MLA Mr. A. Islam from Bhangor and re-electing Mr. Razzaq Mollah from Basanti. Mr. Mollah has excellent touch with mass whereas Mr. Islam became absolute corrupted.
Re: Is Mr. Shenoy right?
by mailme alladin on May 18, 2011 07:57 PM
Another thing for Mr. Shenoy! The congress win in Assam should not be attributed as a real reward for 'good governance'. The vote share of Congress in Assam is merely 39% which is lesser than LF's share in Kerala, west bengal and even lesser than 'DMK Cong' vote share in TN.
all the middle class voters in india are mad... the will never vote with the thinking that what a difference it would make... and the people who vote are poor, dalits, muslims... i am not agains dalits and muslims but the fact is they are ignorant about what is happening around and they are emotionally blackmailed to vote at the time of elections... so at the end of the day who know the real situation dont vote... so untill and unless there are changes in the rules for voting this democracy is not going to work in long term... at least put one button in EVM "none of above" and see the % of voting...
Re: More the literacy, more the corruption
by Bhushan Bhutia on May 18, 2011 05:37 PM
For Kerala people corrupt congress is better than useless communist.
Re: More the literacy, more the corruption
by muralidharan pillai on May 18, 2011 05:39 PM
What they proved?nothing.People of Kerala does't have the courage to take some challenging decision.from beginning Kerala is ruling by these two party,what is the progress?Can you tell me?Max.people is working ARAB countries,so kerala is running.In kerala railway got some movements during Mr.rajagopal's time but what you people did with him.What is the use of 100% education.you can make Kunjalikuuty minister,you can make Pinaraivijan leader,you can do discowith madani,you can tolerate chopping hand of professor.but you cannot take challenge,you don't have the guts to give chance to others.you wash these two's foot all life ok
Re: Re: Re: More the literacy, more the corruption
by sixsigma on May 18, 2011 06:01 PM
replace first word of your surname with C.Wats wrong in Pillai's comments ????
Re: Re: Re: Re: More the literacy, more the corruption
by Bhushan Bhutia on May 18, 2011 06:27 PM
Mr Sixer, a frustrated comment is suitable for another frustrated person. Fins out what is point in barking on messageboard if you can't change a bit what you don't like?
