I feel more comfortable with BJP after witnessing how Congress see their role in independence as a birthright to loot people of India.
Fair enough.
On my part, with demonetization, I strongly suspect the BJP has orchestrated the biggest loot in the history of Independent India.
But that's not why I will vote against them.
I genuinely believe they are doing permanent irreparable damage to the secular fabric of our society. And India will change for the worse permanently should they be allowed to consolidate and hold on to power.
Cheers, Doc
Ban on eating cow meat is in the constitution since beginning. You need to educate yourself. Dont just drag yourself just to argue without any point or fact.
Giving statistics on BJP vote bank. 6% of muslims will vote, 14% will not vote. What are these numbers for ? How vote politics is linked to thus judgement ? If you say this is something which impact every muslim, then GST is far more impactful for every citizen then muslims only.
My point is we are so habitual of seeing everything from the prism of vote bank only. This was done during Congress rule for so long and now being imposed on BJP as well. Lets just discuss about this top called Triple talak rather than vote bank.
The 6% refers to non Hindu non Muslim Indians. We are there too ...
The 14% is Muslims.
And Hindus approximately 80%. Actually for the first time they've dipped below 80 ...
Of that too, 16.6% are Dalits, and 8.6% are Adivasis.
Of the rest, the BJP will still have to crack Maharashtra and the Southern states. The North Eastern states.
Politics is always about vote banks.
The Americans use the word "constituencies" ... the meaning and dynamics are much the same.
In a population, people move in groups. You cannot cater to 1 billion people individually. You try and cater to the maximum number of groups, so that you win and get a chance to (hopefully) serve the people.
You balance what one group wants versus what another group absolutely doesn't want versus what other groups may or may not want or can or cannot live with. And push an agenda.
I see nothing bad or unnatural about vote bank politics.
Cheers, Doc