Today's election results for 5 State Assemblies are great indications of downfall of a great party as since 2014 Parliamentary election its miseries are increasing. At the same time, the trends which most probably will be converted into the results, are also an indicator of what is called social engineering and election management. With no sign of political maturity ,the Congress Party is repeating its last election mistakes. Its loyalty towards Gandhi family has become a double edged sword.The more it depends and defends its allegiance to the family the more are its defeats and disintegration.
Let me be very clear that for centuries the same Gandhi family was able to provide great leadership and political wisdom to the Party but since the death of Indira Gandhi, no matter what ever has been done and whosoever may ruled the Party ,its actual strength started to decline. For a brief period of 1984 to 1990 it seemed that Rajeev Gandhi is able to get support and victory in the election but very soon his own weaknesses resulted into a great defeat of the party.
After him although Sonia Gandhi was able to bring the Congress Party into the power but at the cost of its second generation leadership. Unfortunately Gandhi family and the Congress Party itself has a habit of keeping party under its belt and doesn't allow new leaders to grow or the old leaders to dominate. It is often said that for the SUNRISE OF THE CONGRESS PARTY SON RISE SHOULD BE ABANDONED.
But who listens. What can be worse that in this election the Congress Party has been thrown out and is replaced by BJP and the Left Parties. In the Eastern State like Assam the top leadership of the Congress Party didn't listen to its State leadership. As a result there was defection in the party .Secondly Rahul Gandhi mismanaged Assam election. It reflects his political immaturity and aloofness towards local issues. At the same time BJP was able to capitalise local issues.
In Tamil Nadu it allies DMK is the same party which was always anti Congress. It didn't give good taste to the voters in TN.
Today's election results shows many new trends of Indian politics. Despite violence and corruption Indian voters voted in the favour of TMC in the West Bengal. Historically West Bengal has been a State of Left Parties and had been ruled by the Left Ideology. Surprisingly in the last Assembly election TMC challenged dominance of the Left and came in the power.Now despite so many issues against TMC it has been able to get majority in the West Bengal. It is because with the same instruments Left is getting defeats ie violence and power during the election.
As regards to Tamil Nadu is concerned it is remarkable election engineering of Jay Lalita that led to this victory. It also offers a simple explanation that Indian voters can still be managed by the money and free gifts.Jay Lalita way was made easy with fractional divisions in the DMK.
Let me be very clear that for centuries the same Gandhi family was able to provide great leadership and political wisdom to the Party but since the death of Indira Gandhi, no matter what ever has been done and whosoever may ruled the Party ,its actual strength started to decline. For a brief period of 1984 to 1990 it seemed that Rajeev Gandhi is able to get support and victory in the election but very soon his own weaknesses resulted into a great defeat of the party.
After him although Sonia Gandhi was able to bring the Congress Party into the power but at the cost of its second generation leadership. Unfortunately Gandhi family and the Congress Party itself has a habit of keeping party under its belt and doesn't allow new leaders to grow or the old leaders to dominate. It is often said that for the SUNRISE OF THE CONGRESS PARTY SON RISE SHOULD BE ABANDONED.
But who listens. What can be worse that in this election the Congress Party has been thrown out and is replaced by BJP and the Left Parties. In the Eastern State like Assam the top leadership of the Congress Party didn't listen to its State leadership. As a result there was defection in the party .Secondly Rahul Gandhi mismanaged Assam election. It reflects his political immaturity and aloofness towards local issues. At the same time BJP was able to capitalise local issues.
In Tamil Nadu it allies DMK is the same party which was always anti Congress. It didn't give good taste to the voters in TN.
Today's election results shows many new trends of Indian politics. Despite violence and corruption Indian voters voted in the favour of TMC in the West Bengal. Historically West Bengal has been a State of Left Parties and had been ruled by the Left Ideology. Surprisingly in the last Assembly election TMC challenged dominance of the Left and came in the power.Now despite so many issues against TMC it has been able to get majority in the West Bengal. It is because with the same instruments Left is getting defeats ie violence and power during the election.
As regards to Tamil Nadu is concerned it is remarkable election engineering of Jay Lalita that led to this victory. It also offers a simple explanation that Indian voters can still be managed by the money and free gifts.Jay Lalita way was made easy with fractional divisions in the DMK.
