Congress fail is BJP win
Posted On Saturday, March 03, 2007 at at 21:57 by rk rishikesh sinha
The pressure that was built up in the three regions Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur, after the declaration of results, now seems calm and has lowered down. In the assembly election held in this three states, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came out as a single largest party in Punjab and Uttarakhand, while in Manipur Congress managed to occupy maximum seats.
The picture that is coming out from the three states is that in Uttarakhand BJP leader and former Union Minister, B.C. Khanduri has been appointed as Chief Minister; in Punjab, the doyen of Indian politics, Prakash Singh Badal will hold the key of the government; in Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh will play his second innings in this north eastern state.
In the assembly results of the three states, the combined alliance of the Akalis and BJP, of the 117 legislative assemblies in Punjab, it garnered 48 and 19 seats while Congress got 44 seats. Election held in 71 assembly seats of Uttarakhand, BJP acquired 34 seats, 1 seat short to make clear cut majority government. In this newly built state, Congress end up with 21 seats. While in Manipur, Congress limps back to power with 30 seats, 1 seat short to make government.
CONGRESS DEBACLE IN PUNJAB
After the debacle of the Amarinder Singh’s Congress in the state, party heavy weights, despite showing development in the last 12 months, cites shooting prices of essential items, anti incumbency factor and rampant infighting, are reasons that had costs them dear .
Moreover, missing cohesion between Amarinder Singh and his deputy Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, some relate as the reason for the slip in the assembly election. The abrasive method followed by Amarinder to punish opponents by opening cases is also considered another reason which alienated voters against him.
CONGRESS DEBACLE IN UTTARAKHAND
Animosity between former CM ND Tiwari and state party chief Harish Rawat over the chief ministerial berth sank the boat of the party in the state. Tiwari’s refuses to campaign demanding post CM plans for him is one more major reason for the party’s sinking. Lal Bhatti culture along with ever-increasing prices of the essential items added fuel to the voter’s disenchantment, making them going against congress.
CONGRESS IN MANIPUR
The stability factor of the Secular Progressive Front (SPF) of Okram Ibobi Singh, remaining in power uninterrupted, led voters to swing towards the alliance between the congress and the CPI .The pre-poll arithmetic of the Federal Party of Manipur merging with the Revolutionary Peoples party to form MPP failed to encash the regional tone over the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
CONCLUSION
The poll results means a lot for the political bigwigs: congress will not able to play freely over the President’s post; left parties are likely to get more assertive and ask for policy ‘correction’; congress will loose the maneuvering space in the government, above all BJP definitely got a new lease of political life and momentum. At the end of the day, congress has to introspect within, and ponder over the reasons, before it is too late.
The picture that is coming out from the three states is that in Uttarakhand BJP leader and former Union Minister, B.C. Khanduri has been appointed as Chief Minister; in Punjab, the doyen of Indian politics, Prakash Singh Badal will hold the key of the government; in Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh will play his second innings in this north eastern state.
In the assembly results of the three states, the combined alliance of the Akalis and BJP, of the 117 legislative assemblies in Punjab, it garnered 48 and 19 seats while Congress got 44 seats. Election held in 71 assembly seats of Uttarakhand, BJP acquired 34 seats, 1 seat short to make clear cut majority government. In this newly built state, Congress end up with 21 seats. While in Manipur, Congress limps back to power with 30 seats, 1 seat short to make government.
CONGRESS DEBACLE IN PUNJAB
After the debacle of the Amarinder Singh’s Congress in the state, party heavy weights, despite showing development in the last 12 months, cites shooting prices of essential items, anti incumbency factor and rampant infighting, are reasons that had costs them dear .
Moreover, missing cohesion between Amarinder Singh and his deputy Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, some relate as the reason for the slip in the assembly election. The abrasive method followed by Amarinder to punish opponents by opening cases is also considered another reason which alienated voters against him.
CONGRESS DEBACLE IN UTTARAKHAND
Animosity between former CM ND Tiwari and state party chief Harish Rawat over the chief ministerial berth sank the boat of the party in the state. Tiwari’s refuses to campaign demanding post CM plans for him is one more major reason for the party’s sinking. Lal Bhatti culture along with ever-increasing prices of the essential items added fuel to the voter’s disenchantment, making them going against congress.
CONGRESS IN MANIPUR
The stability factor of the Secular Progressive Front (SPF) of Okram Ibobi Singh, remaining in power uninterrupted, led voters to swing towards the alliance between the congress and the CPI .The pre-poll arithmetic of the Federal Party of Manipur merging with the Revolutionary Peoples party to form MPP failed to encash the regional tone over the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
CONCLUSION
The poll results means a lot for the political bigwigs: congress will not able to play freely over the President’s post; left parties are likely to get more assertive and ask for policy ‘correction’; congress will loose the maneuvering space in the government, above all BJP definitely got a new lease of political life and momentum. At the end of the day, congress has to introspect within, and ponder over the reasons, before it is too late.