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Congress going BJP way in Karnataka

BANGALORE: For the Karnataka Congress, the thumping victory in the recent assembly elections was manna from heaven as it had been out of power since 2004.

The public as well as a section of the intellectuals who wanted a change in government for various reasons was delighted as the "most controversial regime" had come to an end. For, the BJP regime was mired in dissidence, scams besides pushing the agenda of Sangh Parivar overtly and covertly.

Therefore, there were high expectations that the new Congress government would be better in every respect. But the Congress has disappointed one and all by not learning from the mistakes committed by the BJP government.

The two-month old Congress government is already in the grips of serious dissidence, a fact chief minister Siddaramaiah admits but refuses to accord any importance. A group of senior Congress legislators led by KPCC president G Parameshwara are reportedly creating a chasm within the ruling party to put Siddaramaiah on a troubled pitch.

The ugly head of dissidence was raised in the party when Digvijay Singh, in charge of party affairs in Karnataka visited the state recently. A section of leaders made a strong pitch to set up a coordination committee involving leaders from government and party. They also demanded for the elevation of Parameshwara to the post of deputy CM. While the high command heeded to one of their wishes, the second wish was not considered for political and technical reasons.

The result is that one can see two power centres within the state unit of the Congress. Parameshwara continues to keep Siddaramaiah in check by writing missives. In his third successive missive written to Siddaramaiah in two months on Saturday, Parameshwara has asked the CM to fulfill promises made in the party's election manifesto in his state Budget to be presented on July 12. He also has asked Siddaramaiah to take the defeated candidates in 102 constituencies into confidence while implementing the poll promises.

"Such letters are bound to create misunderstanding and give away to more dissidences. Siddaramaiah and Prameshwara should meet and discuss the issue to sort it out. There is no need to write letters and release it to media," said a senior Congress leader loyal to Siddaramaiah.

Countering this, another leader, loyal to Parameshwara said: "Siddaramaiah never took Parameshwara into confidence from day one. He announced several populist schemes without taking Parameshwara into confidence. Now he is facing the music."

In another embarrassment to the ruling Congress came after minor irrigation minister Shivaraj Tangadagi over the transfer of Koppal deputy commissioner Tulsi Maddineni. Tangadagi is said to have pressured Siddaramaiah to transfer her for ordering the demolition of a bungalow built by the minister's brother Nagaraj on an allegedly encroached land in Koppal district.

But several leaders are worried that the party high command continued to ignore growing groupism and growth of dual power centre within the organisation. Here the role of Digvijay Singh,who has been seen as a well meaning congress leader for reshaping the party destinies in Karnataka has assumed greater importance. It is for him to guide Sonia Gandhi so that steps are taken to end parallel centres of power.

Congress going BJP way in Karnataka - The Times of India

 

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Narendra Modi has said nothing wrong, says BSP MP


By Niticentral Staff on July 13, 2013


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Narendra Modi has said nothing wrong, says BSP MPAs the ‘secular’ media and a section of political gamut are going tizzy over an interview of Narendra Modi to Reuters, a BSP MP on Saturday came out in support of the Gujarat Chief Minister saying that his comments were grossly misinterpreted.

“If he says that he feels bad if a puppy gets crushed under the wheels of his car, then it shows that he is a sensitive and compassionate person. These are my personal views, but his remarks should not be misinterpreted. He is not referring to any community…his remarks are being misinterpreted,” BSP MP Vijay Bahadur Singh told sources.

This despite the stringent control of Mayawati over the BSP cadre reflects a deep running appreciation and admiration for the growing stature and influence of Narendra Modi.

The BSP’s Hamirpur (UP) MP said Modi’s statement is “100 per cent correct and it is in the interest of the nation. Those who oppose him are doing so for political interests. Those who oppose his remarks are ‘rashtra drohis’ (anti-nationals).”

“I am not aware about the question posed to him in the interview. But his answer is simple. He said he feels bad. What is wrong with it. I welcome his remarks at a personal level. I am speaking on the issue as a citizen of India and as a senior advocate. I have a right to air my opinion,” he said.

(With inputs from agencies)

Narendra Modi has said nothing wrong, says BSP MP | Niti Central

Narendra Modi is PM material: PA Sangma
Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 18:47 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI
"People of the country today wants development and good governance and he has proved these (in Gujarat)," Sangma said.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma today said BJP's campaign committee chief Narendra Modi had prime ministerial material, but he would have to test his acceptance in non-Hindi speaking belts.

"Modi has PM material. He has popular support in Hindi-speaking belts. He has to test his position in non-Hindi speaking areas especially in the South," Sangma told reporters here.

"People of the country today wants development and good governance and he has proved these (in Gujarat)," Sangma said.

On 2002 riots, Sangma said, "that took place when he was just two months as chief minister. After that he has won so many elections from Muslim dominated areas." He said Modi was yet to tour the length and breadth of the country. "The moment he goes campaigning all over the country, then we'll know his position and it will be seen within two months from now," he said.

Ruling out early elections, Sagma said the problem of the proposed Third Front was that it won't sustain.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1860323/report-narendra-modi-is-pm-material-pa-sangma

 

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Narendra Modi has said nothing wrong, says BSP MP


By Niticentral Staff on July 13, 2013


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Tags: Narendra Modi, BJP, Hindu nationalist, Modi's interview to Reuters, BSP MLA, BSP MP Vijay Bahadur
Narendra Modi has said nothing wrong, says BSP MPAs the ‘secular’ media and a section of political gamut are going tizzy over an interview of Narendra Modi to Reuters, a BSP MP on Saturday came out in support of the Gujarat Chief Minister saying that his comments were grossly misinterpreted.

“If he says that he feels bad if a puppy gets crushed under the wheels of his car, then it shows that he is a sensitive and compassionate person. These are my personal views, but his remarks should not be misinterpreted. He is not referring to any community…his remarks are being misinterpreted,” BSP MP Vijay Bahadur Singh told sources.

This despite the stringent control of Mayawati over the BSP cadre reflects a deep running appreciation and admiration for the growing stature and influence of Narendra Modi.

The BSP’s Hamirpur (UP) MP said Modi’s statement is “100 per cent correct and it is in the interest of the nation. Those who oppose him are doing so for political interests. Those who oppose his remarks are ‘rashtra drohis’ (anti-nationals).”

“I am not aware about the question posed to him in the interview. But his answer is simple. He said he feels bad. What is wrong with it. I welcome his remarks at a personal level. I am speaking on the issue as a citizen of India and as a senior advocate. I have a right to air my opinion,” he said.

(With inputs from agencies)

Narendra Modi has said nothing wrong, says BSP MP | Niti Central

Narendra Modi is PM material: PA Sangma
Friday, Jul 12, 2013, 18:47 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI
"People of the country today wants development and good governance and he has proved these (in Gujarat)," Sangma said.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma today said BJP's campaign committee chief Narendra Modi had prime ministerial material, but he would have to test his acceptance in non-Hindi speaking belts.

"Modi has PM material. He has popular support in Hindi-speaking belts. He has to test his position in non-Hindi speaking areas especially in the South," Sangma told reporters here.

"People of the country today wants development and good governance and he has proved these (in Gujarat)," Sangma said.

On 2002 riots, Sangma said, "that took place when he was just two months as chief minister. After that he has won so many elections from Muslim dominated areas." He said Modi was yet to tour the length and breadth of the country. "The moment he goes campaigning all over the country, then we'll know his position and it will be seen within two months from now," he said.

Ruling out early elections, Sagma said the problem of the proposed Third Front was that it won't sustain.

Narendra Modi is PM material: PA Sangma - India - DNA

All these smaller parties will flock to BJP (or congress for that matter) when it comes to govt. formation

 

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As of now things stand as:

Congress : 120-125 (optimistic fig.)/100-110 acc. to their internal survey's.
Bjp with NaMo : 150-165 (At least-worst case scenario)/Need 170-180 to remain politically relevant in center.
3rd front : 110-115
Others : 65-75

Pray and hope Modi get's 180+ or be ready for India's lost decade but it seems very likely that Third front will get to the power.

 

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As of now things stand as:

Congress : 120-125 (optimistic fig.)/100-110 acc. to their internal survey's.
Bjp with NaMo : 150-165 (At least-worst case scenario)/Need 170-180 to remain politically relevant in center.
3rd front : 110-115
Others : 65-75

Pray and hope Modi get's 180+ or be ready for India's lost decade but it seems very likely that Third front will get to the power.

The Third front caqn never form govt on their own. They need BJP/Congress to support them from Outside. BJP will not do it. Congress might but such a govt wont last more than 2 years. And after that it will be a BJP govt.

 

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272: the 2 Tier Startegy to get there
The first part of this article analysed why the BJP should adopt a two-tier, zonal approach to achieve its target of winning a minimum of 195-200 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha poll (272: The 2-tier strategy to get there by Head On : Minhaz Merchant's blog-The Times Of India).

But first, consider the Congress’ dilemma. Facing strong anti-incumbency, it may end up winning 10 or more seats only in Maharashtra and Karnataka in the 2014 general election. In 2009, the Congress won 10 or more seats in five states: Andhra Pradesh (33), Uttar Pradesh (21), Rajasthan (20), Maharashtra (17) and Kerala (13).

In Andhra, the Congress will now be utterly dependent on post-poll alliances with YSR Congress and TRS. In Kerala, buffeted by the solar scam, the Congress could see its tally dip to below 10 seats. The party is weak in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, faces big losses in Rajasthan and Delhi, and will struggle in West Bengal.

The Congress won 104 of its 206 Lok Sabha seats in 2009 in the five key states of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Kerala. The tally in these five states could fall to below 40 seats in 2014. (According to a C-Voter TimesNow opinion poll in April 2013, the Congress is projected to win a total of 113 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha election.)

The party’s fallback strategy is to keep the BJP down to 140-150 seats and prop up a “secular” Third Front. But such a Third Front needs at least 160 seats to be “propped up” by a shrunken Congress.

As I wrote in a previous article: “Can the Third Front (TF) form a government supported from outside by – as in 1996-98 – the Congress? Again, look at the numbers. Add the Congress seat tally + allies + leaners (149) and the unattached regionals (124) minus the TMC/Left and SP/BSP overlap and the total is less than 235 seats. To have any chance of forming a stable TF-Congress government, the TF (Nitish Kumar, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Naveen Patnaik, Prakash Karat, et al) must win at least 160 seats (after deducting the TMC/Left and SP/BSP overlaps) and the Congress at least 140. Both seem unlikely.”

* * *

Now turn to the BJP. The following analysis assumes that Narendra Modi is the BJP’s presumptive Prime Ministerial candidate. It is further assumed, as events in recent weeks suggest, that Modi’s candidature is with the concurrence of the “old guard”, led by L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, but has not yet been formally ratified.

What follows are the targets the BJP should aim at in a two-tier approach: The first tier comprises 12 states; the second tier, 23 states and union territories:

Tier 1

Zone 1: 1. Hindi heartland states:

Uttar Pradesh presents a vortex of caste and religion. In 1998, the BJP won 52 seats when Uttarakhand was a part of undivided Uttar Pradesh. Modi is likely to stand from Varanasi or another constituency in the state. Modi’s OBC card has not yet been played but if it is it could erode some of Mulayam and Mayawati’s votebanks. That is why both have launched frontal attacks on Modi.

The state’s 39 million Muslims (19.5% of its 200 million population) will vote tactically for the SP and the Congress to defeat the BJP but their votes will be divided. Uttar Pradesh could thus end up handing the BJP between 30 and 35 of its 80 seats, still well below the party’s 1998 tally of 52 seats.

In Bihar, the Congress will play blushing bride to Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) but engage in seat adjustments with Lalu Prasad Yadav, its tried-and-tested Muslim vote magnet. Again, Modi’s OBC status and the BJP’s upper caste constituency could form a powerful combination to give it – despite a triangular contest – around 15 of Bihar’s 40 seats.

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan make up the rest of the six key Hindi heartland states the BJP campaign should concentrate on. Rajasthan is the big prize and putative chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia is likely to rout the under-fire Ashok Gehlot. The BJP’s target: 19 out of the state’s 25 seats, reversing the 2009 result.

Delhi, Punjab and Haryana send a total of 30 MPs to the Lok Sabha. With NDA allies in Punjab (SAD) and Haryana (HJC), and a discredited Congress government in Delhi, the BJP could realistically target around 13 seats in these three states.

Hindi heartland total: 82 seats (Uttar Pradesh 35, Bihar 15, Rajasthan 19, Punjab 5, Haryana 3 and Delhi 5).

Zone 2: West: With Modi as Prime Ministerial-talisman, Gujarat could hand the BJP a near-sweep with 22 of its 26 seats, seven more than its 2009 tally of 15 seats. In Maharashtra, much will depend on whether the Shiv Sena and the MNS can work out an alliance and how the Congress-NCP seat sharing formula plays out. A realistic target for the BJP could be 16 out of Maharashtra’s 48 seats once Modi’s campaign starts in real earnest in a state yearning for uncorrupt, decisive leadership. Goa’s 2 seats meanwhile will take the West’s total to 40 seats.

Zone 3: Central: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh account for 40 Lok Sabha seats between them and the BJP could target winning as many as 35, given Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh’s governance record. Central total: 35 seats.

Zone 4: South: If B.S. Yeddyurappa returns to the BJP, or settles on a seat-sharing arrangement, Karnataka could yield around 16 of the state’s 28 seats (which would still be below the 19 it won in 2009). Andhra, depending on how the Congress handles Telengana, is the only other southern state which may give the BJP a couple of consolation seats. Southern total: 18 seats.

If the BJP focuses its campaign on these four tier 1 zones comprising 12 states which account for 319 Lok Sabha seats, its total could read: Hindi Heartland 82; West 40;, Central 35; and South 18.

Tier 1 total: 175 seats.

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Tier 2 comprises 23 states and union territories. Of these, the BJP should concentrate its campaign on Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha and Kerala which account for 78 Lok Sabha seats. The target: 20-25 seats from these six states.

All-India total: 195-200. NDA allies Shiv Sena, SAD and HJC are meanwhile likely to win 25 seats between them, taking the NDA’s tally to around 225 seats. Along with AIADMK’s estimated 30 seats and 10-15 independents as well as around 10 seats from TRS (depending on how the Congress handles the Telengana issue), the NDA tally would climb to 275-280 seats.

The contest, however, will be close and the BJP cannot take victory for granted, given its weakness in the south and east. What is likely though is that the Congress will lose nearly half its current Lok Sabha seats.

To counter this reverse, it will try to promote a regional Third Front to keep the BJP (and especially Modi, whose retribution it fears) out.

But a 1996-style unstable Third Front government supported by the Congress will play right into the BJP’s hands – just as it did in 1998. An inevitable midterm election in 2016 could then presage the real Modi wave after the electorate has seen even more clearly than it does today what the other two alternatives have wrought on the country’s economy and polity.

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/headon/entry/272-the-2-tier-strategy-to-get-there-part-ii

 

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PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad, who never fails to swipe at his bugbear the Sangh Parivar, surprised everybody with his calculated remark in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, that a Narendra Modi wave is sweeping the country.

While Prasad's intention may well have been to create fear among a section of his social coalition of Muslims and Yadavs, so that they vote cleverly to prevent such an eventuality, RJD's main rival, JD(U), has begun claiming that he has gone "soft" on the BJP.

In fact some JD(U) groupies were quick to point out that more than a fortnight back, when expelled BJP leader Ram Jethmalani claimed in a TV interview that Prasad will support Modi at his behest in making him PM, neither Prasad nor any other RJD leader contradicted him. Jethmalani, a Modi supporter, is Prasad's lawyer in a fodder scam case. The former Bihar CM got a reprieve from the Supreme Court in a case pleaded by Jethmalani.

However, RJD leaders were appalled at the suggestion. "I don't think Laluji will make such a remark seriously," said RJD legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui. The news could be mischievous, he said.

RJD general secretary Ram Kripal Yadav said, "Everybody knows Lalu is a sworn enemy of the BJP. How can he praise Modi?" Asked why the report hasn't been contradicted, he said Lalu would do it himself once he is back from Mirzapur.

Meanwhile, JD(U) continues to accuse Lalu of joining hands with the BJP on the time-worn premise that 'enemy's enemy is a friend'.

JD(U) general secretary Bhim Singh said, "It's undeniable that both the RJD and BJP are on the same page in attacking the JD(U) government. Both called for bandh a day after the midday meal tragedy in Saran and also joined hands to protest against the Bodh Gaya blasts." Singh said the RJD supremo can go to any extent for his political survival.

Some RJD leaders are buying this logic. "Lalu is worried and will take a position that suits him politically, even if it means favouring Modi," said a senior party leader on condition of anonymity. He also recalled that when Lalu was injured in a freak accident, Modi called him up from Ahmedabad.

'Will thwart communal forces'

On a personal visit to Varanasi from Mirzapur where Lalu Prasad held a rally, the RJD strongman accepted lack of unity among secular forces but added that "such forces would certainly come together to thwart communal forces from forming government".

"Hastinapur (Delhi) ki satta par Advani aur unka chela Narendra Modi kabhi kabij nahi ho sakega (Advani and his disciple Narendra Modi will never succeed in fulfilling their dream to form their government at the Centre)," he told reporters.
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Our Media will never show these facts :

Muslim Women registering for Narendra Modi's Public rally in Hyderabad on 11th August.

Surprisingly, Muslim girl was the first person to register for Modi meet to be held on August 11 in Hyderabad.

“Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is the hope of the nation. He is the one who can make the country walk on the path of development. The youth of the nation want him to occupy the seat of prime minister.”

Those were the views of the youth of the city who came in large numbers to register their names to participate in Modi’s youth conclave ‘Nava Bharat Yuva Bheri’ scheduled for August 11.

A Muslim girl from the city, Shanabin Aslam, was the first person to register her name for the youth conclave. “I am impressed with Modi’s works and want to hear him live”, she said enthusiastically.


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NEW DELHI: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has merged his party with the BJP, its chief Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.

"I welcome Subramanian Swamy in the BJP," Rajnath Singh told reporters while announcing the merger.

Swamy said he was happy over the development.

"I am glad. I have been in the Jan Sangh. I hope to work together with my collegaues," he told reporters.


Subramanian Swamy merges his Janata Party with BJP - The Times of India

 

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Indiam bht he arm sy ur achi tahra sy election hoty hain , i like it