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Opinion Verdict 2017

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Congress won three (states) but lost two because the BJP has fulfilled LK Advani’s prophecy that it is Congress Part 2

By Ranjona Banerji

Who won and who lost? Okay, okay, the Bharatiya Janata Party won hands down, outright, no contest in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The BSP lost, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress lost, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi lost and most likely Amar Singh won and so did some various uncles and aunties of Akhilesh who did not want him to win.

In Uttarakhand, the Congress chief minister lost, the BJP man who frightened the horse won and no one knows who the new BJP chief minister will be. It may not be the man who spent crores on a house nobody wants to live in and it may not be the man who repaired the roads. Rumours abound that it will be a new person altogether. Though in the Uttarakhand BJP, sometimes you can’t tell which person is Congress and which person is BJP because they keep changing places. So maybe a former Congress chief minister could become a current BJP chief minister. Which makes him a new BJP prime minister, see?

This is the straightforward stuff. So on to Punjab where the alliance between the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party lost. I mean really lost. They were in power and they lost. However, according to new rules written into the social media contract of all Indian journalists who are important (i.e. not me), you are not allowed to mention Punjab. If you must, do it in passing: “That’s anti-incumbency, harrumph, but Narendra Modi is the greatest and look at Uttar Pradesh.”

This may or most probably may not guarantee one or two Padma awards for serious media folk in the next season.

In Punjab though, the Congress won. AAP did not win though many said that AAP would win. But AAP still got more seats than SAD-BJP. Everyone knew, however, that SAD-BJP would lose. And this is one of those few times when experts were proved correct. However, no experts as you can see are interested in their foresight because there can be no credit for Modi here. Instead, members of the SAD are now saying that it is BJP’s fault that they lost? How ungrateful. Haven’t they seen the results in UP and Uttarakhand?

Manipur comes next. Now we reach a strange little kink in our journey. What the winners really want to say is who cares about these small states, we won the big one. But they can’t, because, India. The Congress won more seats than any other party but still lost because the BJP jumped in and cobbled together an alliance to try and run the government. How many of you are old enough to have seen this game being played before? Exactly. Whether you call it horse-trading or legitimate nonsense, stitches often come loose and threads unravel. The poor voters of Manipur. No one knows what they really wanted except they certainly did not want their former hero Irom Sharmila to become a politician. But 90 votes? That was a bit mean.

In Goa, India’s defence minister has become the chief minister. Of course, neither he nor his party won the election. In fact the BJP definitely lost the election. The chief minister lost, other ministers lost. The Congress got more seats than anyone else, AAP got no seats at all. The parties that fought on an anti-BJP platform quickly tied up with the BJP because why should they stop Manohar Parrikar from eating Goan fish curry and rice? Everyone should be allowed the chance to eat more Goan fish curry and rice, especially the defence minister who never wanted to be defence minister and in fact did not win the mandate to be chief minister of Goa.

So who won and who lost? Modi won. But did not lose Punjab or Goa because Modi can never lose. AAP won and lost. The Congress won three but lost two because the BJP has fulfilled LK Advani’s prophecy that it is Congress Part 2. And it also lost another one. The BJP lost two but Modi cannot be blamed. Irom Sharmila lost but no one won in Manipur except a number of opportunists including one called the BJP. Yeah. Modi won. The voter lost.

Mic drop.

The writer is a senior journalist based in Dehradun.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj says a conspiracy is underway for slow death of Arvind Kejriwal

Saurabh Bharadwaj also slammed the Tihar administration, BJP, Centre and Delhi LG and held them responsible for denying insulin to Kejriwal and said the Delhi Chief Minister has been suffering from Type-2 diabetes for the last 20-22 years.

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being pushed towards a slow death inside Tihar jail as he is being denied insulin and consultations with his doctor.  AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj told the media that Arvind Kejriwal, who is suffering from Type-2 diabetes, has been asking for insulin and a video conferencing with his family doctor as the jail administration is not allowing him to do so.

Bharadwaj said he wants to say with full responsibility that a conspiracy is underway for the slow death of Kejriwal. He said his claims were on the basis of blood sugar readings of the Delhi Chief Minister in jail. He also slammed the Tihar administration, BJP, Centre and Delhi LG and held them responsible for denying insulin to Kejriwal and said the Delhi Chief Minister has been suffering from Type-2 diabetes for the last 20-22 years.

On Friday, the Delhi chief minister’s council Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Kejriwal has not been administered insulin to control his sugar levels since his arrest, and termed it alarming and shocking. The Enforcement Directorate had on Thursday claimed before the court that Kejriwal has been taking high sugar intake by consuming foods like mangoes and sweets every day, inspite of the fact that he was suffering from Type-2 diabetes, to create grounds for medical bail.

Kejriwal refuted the claims of the Enforcement Directorate by asserting before a court that the food he consumed was in accordance with the diet chart prepared by his doctor. Arvind Kejriwal confirmed that he only uses sugar free in his tea.

Bharadwaj further added that overall, it was a conspiracy to give a slow death to Arvind  Kejriwal so that his multiple organs get damaged and when he comes out of jail after 2-4 months he goes for the treatment of heart, kidney and other organs.

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Rahul Gandhi says BJP will not get more than 150 seats in Lok Sabha elections

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said these BJP people are saying that they will secure this many or that many seats and but he wanted to make it clear that BJP will not get more than 150 seats.

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With completion of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections yesterday, the stage is set for the 2nd phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which has lead the political parties to intensify and accelerate campaigning. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too, with his eyes set on the 2nd phase was addressing a public rally at Bihar’s Bhagalpur on Saturday.

Addressing the rally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said these BJP people are saying that they will secure this many or that many seats and but he wanted to make it clear that BJP will not get more than 150 seats.

Rahul Gandhi expressed his confidence that the I.N.D.I.A. Bloc will emerge victorious in the Lok Sabha elections. He also stressed on the party’s vision for INDIA once elected to power. Rahul Gandhi said, As soon as the INDIA alliance government comes, they will end the Agniveer scheme. He said India does not need two types of martyrs and added that everyone should get pension.

Gandhi further added that they will change GST and there will be one tax, minimum tax. He also talked about doubling the salary of Asha and Anganwadi workers. Gandhi said they are giving 2 guarantees to the farmers. The Congress party is going to waive off the farmers’ debts, and secondly, they are going to provide a guaranteed minimum support price to the farmers of India.

Congress leader even promised that his government would provide all diploma holders and graduates in India with the right to an apprenticeship. During the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections which are scheduled to be held on April 26, 4 constituencies in Bihar, including, Kishanganj, Bhagalpur, and Purnia ,Katihar will go for elections.

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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says BJP’s 400 paar film has become a super flop on the first day itself

Tejashwi Yadav said the INDIA Bloc had held block wise meetings and the feedback that has come is very good that the BJP’s 400 paar film has flopped on day 1 of the Lok Sabha elections. He said the people of Bihar are aware and will teach BJP a lesson.

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After the first phase of the Lok Sabha election got completed, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the BJP’s 400 paar film has become a super flop on the first day itself. The RJD leader told that the media that there is no competition in the first phase of the elections as Bihar will give shocking results this time.

Yadav added that the Mahagathbandhan is winning all 4 seats in the first phase. He said the INDIA Bloc had held block wise meetings and the feedback that has come is very good that the BJP’s 400 paar film has flopped on day 1 of the Lok Sabha elections. He said the people of Bihar are aware and will teach BJP a lesson.

Tejashwi Yadav said there is no competition in the first phase. He said the people of Bihar will give shocking results this time. He added the BJP government has not done anything for the people of Bihar. He said the promises made by Modi ji in 2014 and 2019 were not fulfilled. Yadav added the public is tired of BJP’s statements and false promises. He said the opposition has promised that they will give a special package to Bihar along with special status.

Tejashwi Yadav said today the rally is with Rahul Gandhi ji in Bhagalpur. The entire INDIA Bloc and the Mahagathbandhan are working together. The RJD leader pointed out that unemployment is the biggest issue in Bihar. He said other important issues being faced by the people of Bihar are poverty, inflation, investment in the state. He said Migration and floods are also issues which need to be looked at.  He added the people of BJP are very worried. He said the people of BJP say that they will abolish the Constitution. He said those who destroy the Constitution will themselves be destroyed.

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