Comments on: A new era of Indian Politics? http://anmolsagar.com/2008/11/24/a-new-era-of-indian-politics/ Myriad thoughts on a million things Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shekhar http://anmolsagar.com/2008/11/24/a-new-era-of-indian-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Shekhar Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:01:03 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=73#comment-70 If there was ever a time to stand for these men who are trying to make a difference - it is now. 26/11 have shaken me up completely. If there was ever a time to stand for these men who are trying to make a difference – it is now. 26/11 have shaken me up completely.

]]> By: Anmol http://anmolsagar.com/2008/11/24/a-new-era-of-indian-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Anmol Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:35:05 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=73#comment-66 Hmm.. yeah that might be true. They might not be able to make the big time (read central government) in their first few years. But even if professionals in cities vote for them for local governance positions, it'll make a huge diff. And yes, Money is always the key. I was reading about another party that has been set up by some IITians in Delhi called the 'Bharat Punarnirman Dal'. They have 2 candidates for Delhi polls and some in the UP polls. Check out a news item about them. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/elections-delhi/election_story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080072956 Also, there is a party in AP called the Lok Satta and they have recently added many new members from the IT fraternity. A Large number of IT professionals from top organizations like TCS, Cognizant, Oracle, JDA and Intoto joined the party and are aiming to use the platform to contest in the local and city polls. Hmm.. yeah that might be true. They might not be able to make the big time (read central government) in their first few years. But even if professionals in cities vote for them for local governance positions, it’ll make a huge diff. And yes, Money is always the key.

I was reading about another party that has been set up by some IITians in Delhi called the ‘Bharat Punarnirman Dal’. They have 2 candidates for Delhi polls and some in the UP polls. Check out a news item about them.

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/elections-delhi/election_story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080072956

Also, there is a party in AP called the Lok Satta and they have recently added many new members from the IT fraternity. A Large number of IT professionals from top organizations like TCS, Cognizant, Oracle, JDA and Intoto joined the party and are aiming to use the platform to contest in the local and city polls.

]]> By: Shekhar http://anmolsagar.com/2008/11/24/a-new-era-of-indian-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Shekhar Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:27:45 +0000 http://anmolsagar.com/?p=73#comment-65 Great initiative I must say. The sad reality of Indian politics can deter even the strongest. The harsh fact is even if ALL educated professionals in India vote for this party, they will still loose by a comprehensive margin. In fact they will not even form the strongest opposition. These guys need money, lots and lots of money, they need volunteers, they need massive campaigns, they need coverage, and most of all they need a leader that can connect to every caste, every region, every language, every religion, every poor and every rich. I think at the end of the day, we need to move to a 2 party politics like the west. All this talk about largest democracy in the world is good for nothing. This largest free to all politics have created Thakreys, Mayawati, Advani, Bajrang dal, and loads of other crappy politicians. Great initiative I must say. The sad reality of Indian politics can deter even the strongest. The harsh fact is even if ALL educated professionals in India vote for this party, they will still loose by a comprehensive margin. In fact they will not even form the strongest opposition.

These guys need money, lots and lots of money, they need volunteers, they need massive campaigns, they need coverage, and most of all they need a leader that can connect to every caste, every region, every language, every religion, every poor and every rich.

I think at the end of the day, we need to move to a 2 party politics like the west. All this talk about largest democracy in the world is good for nothing. This largest free to all politics have created Thakreys, Mayawati, Advani, Bajrang dal, and loads of other crappy politicians.

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