MODI 3.0

The majority is less; the BJP doesn't have a majority on its own and UP has sprung up a surprise. Still, it is MODI 3.0.

Modi Ji has become only the second Indian Prime Minister, after Pdt. Nehru, to win the elections three times in a row. Of course, unlike Pdt. Nehru, Modi has faced an umpteen number of seen and unseen opponents, conspirators from within and outside the country, hostile media spreading misinformation as facts and an opposition which has played every conceivable cards and tricks. 

So who got what?

NDA: Another five years to make India ready for vision 2047 - developed India.

The INDI.A : Future which is as unpredictable as its leaders.

The Nation: Five more years of stable governance with the most popular PM that we have ever seen.

Geo-politics: A resurgent India which leads the Global South and is the toast of the town.

While the results are as expected, in terms of continuity in governance, what happened in UP and its fallout need to be looked at. 

As for future: NDA and INDI.A will not look be the same, post 2026.

Elections - April, May 2024

 The dust has settled, as much as it can, considering the almost always election mode character of Indian politics. The results of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is out. First thing first, the outcome is as expected, Indians have voted for Modi 3.0.

But then, Indian politics is like that river, which seems calm and serene from a distance, seemingly still. Once you step in, you are hit by the water rushing downstream, crushing everything that it comes across.  You are surprised by the depth and will be bewildered by the whirlpools.

Before analyzing the Lok Sabha Election results, we must take notice of the fact that the BJP/ NDA has swept the assembly elections held along with the Lok Sabha Elections. Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have given the majority to BJP/NDA in their respective assemblies. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha retained power in Sikkim

Arunachal Pradesh, hat-trick for BJP, and Sikkim, second term for Sikkim Krantikari Morcha who support NDA at the centre, results don't have any surprises.

Andhra Pradesh results, where I voted, is also as expected. But, there is a surprise element in Andhra elections. The spectacular show by Pavan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party is commendable. It won all 21 assembly seats and 2 Lok Sabha seats that it contested, a 100% strike rate by the Power Star !!

The real stunner is Odisha, where the BJP stormed into power with 78 seats in 147 member house. The five-time CM Naveen Patnaik who has been in power for 24 years is dethroned. This result is the real surprise in this round of elections.

So, what about the Lok Sabha Elections?

To be continued....

Modi Ji's musings after meditation at Kanyakumari

 The words penned by Modi ji while returning from Kanyakumari

https://www.narendramodi.in/new-sankalps-from-the-sadhana-in-kanyakumari-582982