Arvind Kejriwal: Will Arvind Kejriwal defeat Narendra Modi in Varanasi? - Quora
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No, Arvind Kejriwal will not be able to defeat Narendra Modi in Varanasi
and rightly so.
Before we dive into the reasons as to why I say so, let's understand the federal structure of the Indian democracy...
Indian democracy has three parts:
1. Legislature (Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha / State Assemblies, etc)
2. Judiciary (All Courts - Supreme Court, High Court, etc)
3. Executive (All Govt machinery, Ministers, and other Govt offices under them)
India has three levels of governance:
1. Federal (Union Govt)
2. State Govt
3. Local Govt (Udaipur Municipal Corporation, village panchayats, etc)
All the levels of governance have all the three parts, legislature, judiciary and executive.
Now there is a difference in a MP and a MLA. MP is a Member of Parliament (which could be Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha ). So, yes you are right that MP is bigger in the sense that they represent a larger constituency and form part of the Union Govt legislature.
MLA on the other hand is a member of state legislature (Vidhan Sabha). You would have also heard MLC, they are the same too. They are members of state legislature - Legislative Council (Vidan Parishad).
So as MLA represents a smaller constituency in the State Government system, they are lesser in stature than the MPs.
So while I agree that the Varanasi loksabha seat is held with BJP since 1991, the top voted anon is completely wrong when he blames the MP from Varanasi for all the misery of the city as it is the state government, the MLAs and the local municipality which has a far greater role to play when it comes to the roads, sanitation and other things in the city.
So evidently, MP's can't be entirely blamed/credited for the developmental works happening in and around a city... and this is true for all the cities.
Having said that, it is worth noting that out of 23 years that BJP MP had his government for 7 years... while he sat in the opposition for 16 years.
Now I'm assuming that you all know the credentials of SP and BSP who have been in the power for about 12+ years which also sufficiently explains the state of the city.
Why voting for Modi's BJP might prove to be a turning point for the Varanasians in 2014-
Here are few simple reasons :-
1. They'll vote for Modi and not the BJP.
(
It is the candidate that matters, not the party)
2. Modi's contribution as MLA and as a CM in Gujarat :
Modi is a MLA in Gujarat govt. from Maninagar, Ahemdabad.
Here are some snaps of the Ahemdabad and his projects.
3. Given his past record on development and issue addressing, who wouldn't want Modi as a MP from his place?
Kejriwal has hardly anything to put up against Mr. Modi in his brief tenure of 49 days except promises.
4. Add to all this his "Hindutva" image will appeal to the large Hindu population of Varanasi.
Hence I don't think Kejriwal stands any chance against Mr. Modi and rightly so.
P.S. I'm a Gujarati muslim and I've seen the guy work.
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