BJP led alliance’s massive victory in Maharashtra : By Justice Katju
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In the Maharashtra State Assembly elections held recently the BJP led alliance ( called Mahayuti) won a sweeping victory. Out of the 288 seat state legislature, the BJP won 132 seats, and its allies, the Shinde led Shiv Sena won 57, while the NCP led by Ajit Pawar won 41. The total seats won by the Mahayuti alliance was a massive 235, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi secured only a miserable 49
The opposition alliance was decimated. The Congress won only 16 seats, and the NCP ( Sharad Pawar) 10
The Congress held a Press Conference attributing it’s defeat to cheating
This is like a child who says there was cheating whenever he/she loses in a game.
In Jharkhand the Congress-JMM alliance won in the state assembly elections held simultaneously with the Maharashtra elections. But Congress has not said there was cheating in Jharkhand. So how can it say there was cheating in the Maharashtra elections ?
The truth is as mentioned by me in this interview by Kapil Sibal
As explained therein, since 80% Indians are Hindus, this gives the BJP a distinct advantage as it claims to represent Hindus.
When most Indians go to vote, they do not see the merit of the candidate but only his caste and creed. Issues like massive poverty, unemployment, skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities, appalling level of child malnutrition, almost total llack of healthcare for the masses etc are forgotten when voting.
Also, the truth is that in India most Hindus are communal, and so are most Muslims. When a Muslim is lynched most Hindus are indifferent, and some even happy ( one terrorist less ! ).
This is also my personal experience. When I am sitting with my family members, and they are sure no Muslim is around, they often spout venom against Muslims.
I have often said that 90% Indians are gullible fools, who will follow any fraudster like Modi, like rats following the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
When a party goes to the polls it must have something to offer to the people. The BJP has Hindutva to offer, while the Congress has nothing
So it seems that the BJP will keep winning in most elections in India for a long time to come in the future.
