UPA is in! - 15th lok Sabha elections

Now that was a pleasant surprise to see congress party getting a huge majority...
atleast now there wont any more coalition politics.....
the markets reaction was instantenous, with BSE's trading to be halted as it hit the upper circuit of 15% within minutes of opening the market...

SO What did the UPA did right and Where did the NDA go wrong?

1. Leader ship -Manmohan singh! - UPA clearly showed that they had a PM candicate!..
honestly i dont think LK advani is even 1/10th of manmohan singh;s stature.....
about the 3rd front?? they turned out to be a joke!

2.Economic crisisThe urban(semi urban) india felt if there was one party which can pull them out of the current economic crisis.. it had to be Manmohan... Where else can u find a PM who understands the economic position BANG ON!!
Note: there was not a single point in BJP's manifesto on how they are goign to counter the economic crisis....what a bummer!

3. Rural Projects and Writing off Rural Debts
This was actually one of the key issues which won them the elections in 2004.
Admit it or not India's rural sector just cannot be ignored...Accroding to me they are the kingmakers.....The national Rural employement program and the minimum employement guarntee program seems to have worked wonders...and they did keep their promise for sure...This year though they are dangling a 60,000cr rural debts were waiver..... (am a little skeptic about this one though...)There are some interesting statistics about this though....
Banks like NABARD and rural co-operative banks have complained that recovery have been a big issue.... now what will happen if banks have high NPA coz of this ? :P
Allocation in 08-09 budget for agricututal loans is 2,80,000 crs!!!

4."The(y) Left"
The party which stoods for equality for workers interms of growth, salary, ammenities,working conditions, etc...... but the whole campaign took a beating this time....
1.The Nuclear fiasco.... everyone(atleast urban india) clearly remembers how Left balantly accused the PM of selling India and Pulled out Govt....
2.TATA pulling out of WestBengal. (i felt this was the deal breaker)People knew that if TATA had stayed on... it would have transformed lifes of so many people.... afterall why should a farmer's son be a farmer? This Hit was felt in Kerala too!!
from 60 seats in 04 to a mere 22 in 2009....unless left invents itself, i feel they will vanish into the obivion.....

5.The Fourth Front Fiasco
Totally caste based politics and..basically paraded as power mongers...
i mean which party would say "we would like to keep our options open"!!?? So much for parties vision and manifestos..
and ultimately got a slap from the people, could be more proud :D
Shudder to think what would be india's image if mayawati became the PM!!!

6.The Terror attacks & its fallout
i guess ppl basically didnt care.... in mumbai the turnout was only 44% despite these... i guess elsewhere congress was able to show it is capable of handling such events in future...


and the Equation Congress+ allies = 206+56 = A stable govt for the next 5 years.....
This many feel is the best chance for UPA to form govt till the next decade, if they make these 5 years count......