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A welcome slap in the face
by charvaka Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:44 pm
That's the title for the Economist's story on the recent state elections in India, referring to the defeat the Congress suffered. Good article...
India’s state elections
A welcome slap in the face
After India’s equivalent of mid-term elections, prospects dim for Congress and economic reform. But Indian democracy is in rude health
Mar 10th 2012 | DELHI | from the print edition
IF HE had any other surname, Rahul Gandhi, commonly mentioned as a prime minister-in-waiting, would surely be pondering a new career. His ill-starred record as a political campaigner reached a new low on March 6th, when he accepted the blame for his party’s dreadful showing in assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Congress won only 28 of the 403 seats in India’s largest state (population 200m), up just six from the 2007 poll.
Mr Gandhi must regret his personal effort, which he grandly dubbed “Mission 2012” (he campaigned full-time, with lavish funds, for over a year). He spurned an offer to join Manmohan Singh’s government in Delhi. Instead he picked gargantuan UP, the old family fief, hoping that success there would compensate for Congress’s fading fortunes in another big state, Andhra Pradesh. His sister, Priyanka Gandhi, joined him in the campaign, urging voters to stay loyal to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. They ignored her.
http://www.economist.com/node/21549954
India’s state elections
A welcome slap in the face
After India’s equivalent of mid-term elections, prospects dim for Congress and economic reform. But Indian democracy is in rude health
Mar 10th 2012 | DELHI | from the print edition
IF HE had any other surname, Rahul Gandhi, commonly mentioned as a prime minister-in-waiting, would surely be pondering a new career. His ill-starred record as a political campaigner reached a new low on March 6th, when he accepted the blame for his party’s dreadful showing in assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Congress won only 28 of the 403 seats in India’s largest state (population 200m), up just six from the 2007 poll.
Mr Gandhi must regret his personal effort, which he grandly dubbed “Mission 2012” (he campaigned full-time, with lavish funds, for over a year). He spurned an offer to join Manmohan Singh’s government in Delhi. Instead he picked gargantuan UP, the old family fief, hoping that success there would compensate for Congress’s fading fortunes in another big state, Andhra Pradesh. His sister, Priyanka Gandhi, joined him in the campaign, urging voters to stay loyal to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. They ignored her.
http://www.economist.com/node/21549954
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by Hellsangel Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:19 pm
IF HE had any other surname, Rahul Gandhi,
What if your first name is Diggy or Digvijay?
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by chameli Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:34 pm
Priyanka Gandhi will now covet the mantle . She looks like her famous grandma anyway
good for her
good for her
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:43 pm
chameli wrote:Priyanka Gandhi will now covet the mantle . She looks like her famous grandma anyway
good for her
Another Slave of Nehru-Gandhai clan? Already Vadra wants power and expect a downhill for the clan from now on.
MT Sonia should take her 4 Bill and settle down in Italy.
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by chameli Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:52 pm
Upps,
I' m just taken up with her resemblance to the grand old lady Indira Gandhi.
and that's probably why the Indian people keep electing this family into power ..
I' m just taken up with her resemblance to the grand old lady Indira Gandhi.
and that's probably why the Indian people keep electing this family into power ..
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:01 pm
chameli wrote:Upps,
I' m just taken up with her resemblance to the grand old lady Indira Gandhi.
and that's probably why the Indian people keep electing this family into power ..
Every Nehru Clan generation does its share of screwing up things for India.
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by Another Brick Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:22 am
chameli wrote:
I' m just taken up with her resemblance to the grand old lady Indira Gandhi.
and that's probably why the Indian people keep electing this family into power ..
indian voters are stupid, sure, but not THAT stupid. this nehru-gandhi BS is over. there won't be any gandhi heading the government any more.
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by artood2 Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:39 pm
Another Brick wrote:chameli wrote:
I' m just taken up with her resemblance to the grand old lady Indira Gandhi.
and that's probably why the Indian people keep electing this family into power ..
indian voters are stupid, sure, but not THAT stupid. this nehru-gandhi BS is over. there won't be any gandhi heading the government any more.
These are the dynasties I can think of right now.
TN: The many offsprings of Karunanidhi. Jayalalitha cut off the Ramachandran line.
Karnataka: The Gowdas.
Kerala: Karaunakaran and his offsprings.
Andhra: The yuvaraj reddy. The naidu-rama rao family.
Maharasta: Pawar-Sule. The many versions of Thackerays. The Chavans, the deshmukhs and many many more.
UP: Mulayam-akhilesh. charan singh - Ajit singh.
MP/ChattishgarhRajasthan: The Shuklas. The tribe of Arjun Singh. The Schindias. Pilots.
Bihar: Lalu-Rabri. There were other families (like Azad, sinhas etc but probably not as prominent).
Sikkim: The Bhandaris.
Haryana: The chautalas/lals.
Punjab: Badals
Meghalaya: Sangmas.
Orissa: Patnaiks.
J & K : Sayeeds, Abdullahs.
This is just a quick list and by no means a complete one.
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by charvaka Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:45 pm
Dynastic succession is here to stay in Indian politics. But few dynasties have the longevity that the Nehru-Gandhi clan has shown. I guess the Abdullah dynasty comes close, but that one has had three generations so far, not four.artood2 wrote:These are the dynasties I can think of right now.
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by indophile Tue Mar 20, 2012 1:18 pm
What happened to Jayaprada? Did she win?
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by chameli Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:08 pm
another brick,
why just India ? many countries in the world have dynasties
House of Saud in Saudi Arabi
House of Hussein in Jordan
House of Assad in Syria
Agreed though....... not as much as in India
why just India ? many countries in the world have dynasties
House of Saud in Saudi Arabi
House of Hussein in Jordan
House of Assad in Syria
Agreed though....... not as much as in India
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by artood2 Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:39 am
chameli wrote:another brick,
why just India ? many countries in the world have dynasties
House of Saud in Saudi Arabi
House of Hussein in Jordan
House of Assad in Syria
Agreed though....... not as much as in India
are those democracies?
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:03 am
chameli wrote:another brick,
why just India ? many countries in the world have dynasties
House of Saud in Saudi Arabi
House of Hussein in Jordan
House of Assad in Syria
Agreed though....... not as much as in India
If you talk like QB, quote like QB and post like QB, then you must be QB.
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by chameli Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:01 am
From ur tone u sound like my drone ..talk into the phone and make me moan
lol QB indeed !
lol QB indeed !
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by chameli Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:02 am
artood2,
that wasn't the topic ..u cited some dynasties so did I
ur list is longer ... u win !
that wasn't the topic ..u cited some dynasties so did I
ur list is longer ... u win !
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Re: A welcome slap in the face
by artood2 Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:15 pm
chameli wrote:artood2,
that wasn't the topic ..u cited some dynasties so did I
ur list is longer ... u win !
well. The discussion was about dynasties in democracy. And my list was there just to show the many many dynasties of india not just the Gandhi one.
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