Hindutva Ceases to be Open Sesame in Electoral Politics Takeaways from the State elections
If there is one loud and clear message from the state-level elections held in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam, and the Union Territory of Puduchery, it is that Hindutva is no longer the Open Sesame it was in Indian electoral politics.
Secondly, charisma, whether natural or media crafted, is not guaranteed to deliver either, if governance, which is the bedrock of political relevance, is neglected and reliance is placed on propaganda and assiduous image building.
Thirdly, media backing, however strong and consistent, will not help if governance is manifestly poor.
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Anil Anand Collapse of Puduchery government is not of the Congress’ making. The inevitable has happened as it did not come unexpectedly. It is yet another manifestation of the existing political culture which is firmly imbued with “hook or crook” syndrome to grab power in pursuance of Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi’s “Congress mukt” goal. Puduchery a Union Territory (UT) with an assembly was just two months away from the assembly elections when this unsavoury development happened. It would be naive to say that the Congress collapsed only under its own contradictions and inability to keep its flock together. There is no denying the fact that the over a century old party is ridden with internal issues and dissensions but whatever has happened in the UT is not without a planning and carries the perfect imprint of the ruling dispensation’s peculiar brand of politics. The Congress government headed by Mr Velu Narayanasamy had been kept under tenter
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