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Hindu rate of BJP growth

You can drive around the country in the course of this five-week election, and the one thing on which you will find remarkable unanimity among the thinking classes is that this is an “issue-less” election. Or, that in the absence of a real pan-national issue, the election is being fought entire ....Read more

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After varunBy: Tushar | Wednesday , 13 May '09 17:31:43 PM Reply | Forward What if Mr Advani would have thrown out varun from the party. These psuedo-seculars would have then demanded Narendra Modi's head, even if he was thrown out then they would have demanded Advani's head. The problem with the likes of Shekhar Gupta is that he doesn't ask the congress why Antulay was not sacked for his comments regarding karkare's killing. Why Arjun Sign is not sacked for allowing Jamia Univ to fight for accussed in several bombings. Shekhar Gupta doesn't say that UPA govt followed VOTE BANK Politic'ss with total disregard to the security of the country. In my opinion BJP need not change. What Mr Shekhar Gupta should do is educate Muslims to stop behaving like spoilt childs , (a perenially harmed community). They have equal opportunities, which no minority gets in an Islamic Country. Convice them to go join the mainstream.

BJPBy: Shekhar | Wednesday , 13 May '09 14:54:26 PM Reply | Forward Shekhar - Trust you will spend time to review the comments on your writeup. In last 4 general elections, BJP has been the largest party 3 times by more than 10% margin and second largest once that too by a small margin of 5%. If you have any understanding of statistical analysis of data, it is the only party at national level which has grown.People like you from JNU school of thought, does not like anyone who speak for the majority and have coined the Secularism meaning appeasement of minorities and bashing of majority. Please spend some time in truly secular countries like US, UK and understand the true meaning of secular government. Parties like Congress will forever keep India backward. It was our good luck that we have Narsimha Rao and Atal Bihari as PM for 10 years, that saw us marching ahead and matching up with global best.Long Live the BJP.

Majority vs MinorityBy: Bharavi | Tuesday , 12 May '09 22:20:21 PM Reply | Forward Secularism is just one aspect of Democracy and its not really mandeted by Democracy. Its a natural product of a mutual agreement between Majority and minority (in religious sense). This dialog between majority and minority is the main characteristics of true democracy. Majority and minority takes different forms in different circumstances (e.g. Marathi and non-Marathi in Maharashtra, blacks and whites in USA) but the broad responsibilities of both groups remain same. To be a true national party, BJP (and Congress) needs to understand that. However, as Shekhar says, our politics is frozen in one dimension. At least one party needs to come out of the trench and the one that does, will be the obvious winner. Both the parties need to understand that majority has many dimensions. How else can you answer these questions - why, inspite of being the party of Hindus, BJP can't get even 50% of Hindu votes and why can't Congress get Muslim votes in spite of being so-called secular party?

BJP - mistake to leave the path of righteousness - Hindutva is the only way forwardBy: Girish Podar | Tuesday , 12 May '09 12:36:05 PM Reply | Forward Get a bunch of loyal Hindus to start some news channels - to nail the likes Shekhar's friends - Pronoy Roy and his tribe of Communals, just as Al Jazeera did to nail the lies of CNN and BBC et al. I am sure BJP backers can manage a few crores to start off the channels. Most of the English channels are paid to pamper and speak good about the worst offenders and looters of this nation - the Congress party and its leaders, so the Congress does not need to start its own channel. If Maran and DMK and even Jaya can have a channel of their own, why not the BJP?

Why only Hindus?By: Ajay | Monday , 11 May '09 21:35:23 PM Reply | Forward Why are only Hindus expected to carry the burden of secularism? Why shouldn't BJP talk of welfare of the majority?

What about dynastic nepotist undemocratic CongressBy: Seema | Monday , 11 May '09 2:47:10 AM Reply | Forward Mr. Gupta has a problem if BJP fights for Hindu's rights and liberties but has no problem if communal Congress divisively appeases its vote bank by saying that Muslims have first right on India. Please first ask Congress to move to center of the right by not being a Muslim/Christian Rightist party then lecture Hindus.

Centre-Right, Shekhar. As you like itBy: sayitaintsojoe | Monday , 11 May '09 1:16:25 AM Reply | Forward Insightful comments on the surprising difference in the voting patterns of centre and state elections; and BJP's isolation. I completely agree with the view that BJP would double its reach if they moved to a more right-of-centre ideology, but therein lies the major flaw of this entire debate. Your wish is like asking the CPM to dump Marx. The backbone of the BJP is an organization that is based on a three millennia-old ideology, that of religion. And moving too swiftly away from this ideology would more probably result in the implosion of the BJP, and the founding of of a neo-Jan Sangh, a fresh start, a born-again-Hindu for the RSS to nurture.

hindu rateBy: kuldip k suri | Sunday , 10 May '09 23:53:42 PM Reply | Forward i am following your colum regulerly,irespective of openions of others readers,i agree with you with every word you wrote...shekhar jikeep up your good work...

Be JP or not to Be !By: Ashutosh Kaul | Sunday , 10 May '09 19:33:29 PM Reply | Forward Why is there no call for congress to appeal to a broader segment and stop being a bunch of Sonia sycophants? Why is there no appeal for commies to adopt principles of co existence of classes rather than class struggle? Why do third and fourth front ideologues always have to pander to pseudo secularism and narrow Castes for votes? Very few people ask these questions in the media. They want the only party with a nationalistic viewpoint to change. If BJP does that, how will it remain a party with a 'Difference'. It will become completely indistinguishable from congress. And now they have a 'Gandhi' in the party as well. Seriously people have to make a choice. Whether they want BJP's idea of "resurgent" India; or Congress's idea of "Iffy" India;or Laloo's idea, Behenji's idea or Karat's idea. In that if public decides that BJP will be limited to 150, than so be it. BJP must not change or dilute its stand to come to power. BJP is nothing if it is not a party with 'Difference'!!

ELM BiasBy: Rakesh | Sunday , 10 May '09 17:47:15 PM Reply | Forward Sekharji, Vande mataram!!!What do you mean by HINDU rate of growth? Do you think if we grow at 5-6-8% it becomes Christian or Muslim rate of growth and if it is 2-3% it is Hindu rate of growth?If you find this is issue less election than you have mis-read the people's mood. Issues are Price rise-Terror-Unemployement- Fake Secularism. Did ya get it? Ya for ELM and for TV talk shows their world is SRP and so may not find other issues.BJP voters are Nationalists and are happy with present ideology of BJP. Infact I feel no matter how BJP try hard they won't get Muslims vote. So why try? It is better to convert fake secularists to nationalists and vote for BJP.Jai Hind!

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