May 16th and Beyond

The number of times you have heard your name being called by someone, from your birth, might probably be less than the number of times you might have heard “Modi” in last 3 months. Such is the obsession, such is the phenomena, or you may even call it exaggeration. As India enters final lap of its 2014 Election, things are becoming more serious and more murkier than it ever was. The race to PM’s Post has seen it all. And so has Mr Modi. But what lies in store for him in the next month till the next govt. is formed or next 60 months if he himself forms the govt. Lets talk about this in little detail.

What has been branded as country’s most important elections in last 65 years has reduced itself to a mere war or words, calling names and calculating one’s credentials solely based on his opponents incompetences. Whoever is less incompetent is the most eligible. An election which is designed to be equally concentrated in 543 constituencies has seen 2 epicenters. Varanasi and Amethi. So what is that Modi has that has enabled him to take a dig at heavy weights so confidently. Is he a popular leader because of his leadership qualities and his vision for India, or, is it that people want a alternative and there is no one else but Modi. Does this popularity mean that people are so inspired to see a better India and expecting that there will be  “Rama Rajya” from day 1 of his tenure.

Friends, please note that all the promises that Modi is speaking of, is practically impossible to deliver in a span of 5 years. May be he can show his intent to fulfil all those by actually fulfilling few important promises, so that he can seek 2^nd term. By important, I mean, his method of functioning and dealing with corruption, his approach towards foreign policy(referring to recent spat with Pak Interior affairs minister and Army Chief over Dawoods extradition), his commitment towards anti-graft bill and bringing back the black money and how well he handles his own party(referring to Advani ji and Sushma ji ‘s disappointment over Modi-Centric Campaign.).

At lower levels of his party’s cadre, he will have to deal with weeds like VHP and Shri Ram Sena more strictly. Recently, we witnessed a leader from Bihar, Giriraj, saying that all those who don’t vote for Modi, should be sent to Pakistan. Trusting few opinion polls, BJP might garner a max of 200-250 seats, which is roughly 40-45% of the total seats. Which means the rest 55 % won’t vote for Modi. So are you telling us that you will send all those people to Pakistan? Such anti national elements must be kept out of power, sensitively and subtly, which might otherwise lead to a No- Confidence Motion.

So the road ahead for Modi is not as easy it might look to people. All I want to say is let us be patient and not prejudices about his performance as PM, if he gets elected. In next edition of this blog, I’ll try to decipher the possible challenges he might face in establishing Industrial Corridor and a concoction of “MUST DO ” things for Modi as PM.