Ground Reality

: As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi marches ahead pushing Indian   government's flag ship programmes,grabbling plethora of challenges from opponents outside and within the organisation,Role of newly anointed full term President of the Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah has become more crucial to increase party’s hold in states.He has to bridle fringe elements, having propensity of destroying all good-will with strokes  of intolerance.  As a President Shah hands are full with state assemblies polls in ten states & UT in next two years, and party’s performance in the poll bound swathes will empower  the central government at least in public perceptions and investors’ confidence in the Modi’s Rule. In a way ,success of flagship programmes is also linked with BJP’s performance at the hustings as nothing can be pursued in isolation in a federal state. Cooperative federalism is the essence of the success. Till next elections ...

   Politics in Bengali speaking West Bengal is witnessing shrewd games ahead of the State Assembly polls due in a few months. Common refrain among voters is to retain  the incumbent government headed by  Trinamool  Congress (TC) chief Mamata Bannerjee,but mind boggling politics in the place like WB can’t  be defined in so easy terms.  Voters are highly sensitive and enlightened as well.For every penny spent , they are particular and a recent visit to the state revealed that they are cut up with shooting prices of eatables –mainly yellow mustard oil. A state government driver told me that the oil was getting costly  unnecessarily and asked who should be blamed, and then answering himself –“definitely not Didi(Mamata) but the center ,which,he said, could not check spiraling prices of Arahar dal even now “. He proudly pointed from the speeding vehicle towards the new building where CM works and said she was working very hard to bring the state...

Ever Since Bihar poll verdict is out, speculations waft about its ramifications on the National Political scenario and future of the  Mahagathbandhan – the Grand alliance (GA).some drive satisfaction that problems  will crop up  soon or later  in the GA as RJD (Rashtriya Janata Dal) ,having more seats than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party Janata Dal (U) will not compromise with smaller piece of cake in the Government and its day to day running but some envision that The GA striking power will be amazing with every passing day. Right from the mega oath ceremony on Nov 20,things will start moving. The winners have scripted the guest lists in a politically calculated move . the function will show case leaders of national level  GA in the next  Lok Sabha polls,and its formats for the fast approaching state Assembly polls in ten states in next two years.Gravity of the GA, after hitting  bull’s eye in the crucial state of Bihar,can be gauged from th...

Bihar polls verdict is a Wake up call for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led ruling dispensation at the centre. If they take it lightly like Delhi polls debacle, Time will be tougher for them  as next two years are packed with state assembly polls . In 2016, polls are to be held in Kerala,Tamil nadu, Puducherry , West Bengal and Assam and in 2017, UP,Punjab ,Goa,Uttrakhand and Manipur will go to  polls. Upbeat with massive victory,Mahagathbandhan –the Grand Alliance of Nitish-Lalu –Congress, will not leave any stone upturned to derail the Modi’s apple cart in other parts of the country too. Recent events  will cast it shadow on coming Parliament session from November 26. After winning almost three fourth majority-178 out of 243 seats in the state assembly polls,the Grand alliance will stitch more such tie ups for mounting pressure on the NDA, which trailed  with meager 57 seats in Bihar. The Verdict has proved beyond an iota of doubt that alliance...