BJP over reacted to LS poll results: Khanduri

He said that he had come into the party fold as an idealist. “The picture we perceived was that of a party that is serious,nationalist in approach and where there is no corruption. I do feel sad as things have changed. But then the society and the world are changing. I feel I was living in an ideal world.”

Having spent about two month in hibernation after being replaced as the Chief Minister despite his having the support of his party legislators and despite his having led the party to every electoral victory apart from the Lok Sabha polls where the party fared badly across the states,Khanduri is now raring to go back amongst the people.

“I have been spending my time thinking about the state – how things were dreamt to be,how they are and where they are going. I have been reading books that include religious texts,the thoughts of Narayanmurti of Infosys etc. It’s the ongoing rains that are stopping me from travelling and meeting people of my state,” he disclosed.

Barring a brief two day break at Dhanaulti,Khanduri has been receiving a large number of visitors on daily basis.

When asked about his future plans,he is candid in saying that he wants to be associated with his native state and work for the development of its people. Whether he would take up responsibilities like heading the party or government again if asked by the party,he said,”

For Uttarakhand and its future,anytime and anywhere I would do whatever the party asks me to but on specific duty I would talk to them first. I would like to be here trying to use my experience and capabilities for betterment of Uttarakhand.”

Replying to a query on the performance of the government succeeding him,he said that it is too early to evaluate and pointed that it is the projects and schemes started during his tenure that have started bearing fruit now. “The new projects have a gestation period of at least six to eight months. The new government will be coming up with new ideas and projects,” he said.

On his tenure,he says that he had started various schemes aiming that they would be implemented,have given results and would be corrected midway if required. “Having been hampered continuously by repeated implementation of the electoral Model Code of Conduct,it is now that I would have got the time to implement the schemes and projects as there are no more polls scheduled till 2012,” he rues.

When pointed at his unceremonious exit from the office,he pointed out that besides other factors,a major thing at work was,”My shyness for getting publicity and improper media management.”