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#14407217
I think the fact that the BJP have won a majority (which hasn't happened for many years) is a good thing overall. India's economy is struggling in comparison to older times, high inflation, much lower GDP growth and high unemployment. As others have pointed out, his apparent willingness to come down hard on Bangladeshi immigrants shouldn't be ignored. One thing I would point out would be that India is notorious for having a pitiful tax/tax collection system. Without the inevitable gridlock that will occur in coalition politics, making the necessary moves towards a larger tax base and intake will be much easier.
#14407391
Final results are in :

NDA (BJP) : 337 (283)

UPA (Cong) : 59 (44)

Left alliance : 12

Out of 543 seats, rest of seats are distributed between various small regional parties.

272 seats is required to form the government.

This is it, if our corporate masters can sell us complete bs like men's whitening cream, then they can also sell neoliberalism in the form of Modi i.e. anti intellectual populism to a benighted mass.

Soundtrack :

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#14407485
Is there a breakdown by state anywhere, Fuser? I would be interested in the results in, for example, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Nagaland.

There is a benefit to this sweeping BJP victory beyond Congress being completely discredited (which in my view is a major leap forward in post-independence Indian politics even if the BJP proves no better or worse), which is that now the BJP has a full mandate and authority and credibility rests on its shoulders. If it doesn't deliver, it too will be seen as no more of a real alternative by Hindu nationalists and leftists alike, and this will only increase the legitimacy of a third rival front in future elections.

My point is basically that I find the BJP's economic portfolio under Modi very troubling. I would still have likely voted with them as I find encouragement in their social and cultural policy and stated Hindu outlook, and because I don't believe the Indian National Congress deserves to occupy the space it has for an unjustified amount of time over the past several decades. More excited than I am for what the BJP will potentially try to do or not do, is the idea of moving the ball further along - Congress has been discredited. Now the BJP can either perform or be discredited. What does "perform" mean? The country is the second most populous on Earth and as with anywhere else, a wide range of diverse interests and political positions exist, but I believe a "populist" platform that would draw in a strong nationwide majority would increase Indian development while standing for economic sovereignty, actually deliver this result to the large rural population, assert the Indian regional position in the region while avoiding an overly bellicose path, and preach and practice support for the maintenance of India's cultural and religious tradition and its adaptation to the modern age.
#14407695
FRS wrote:Is there a breakdown by state anywhere, Fuser? I would be interested in the results in, for example, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Nagaland.


Yes. http://www.ndtv.com/elections/state-wise-results-2014

Maharashtra :

total seats : 48

BJP+ : 42
Cong+ : 6

Tamil Nadu :

total seats : 39

BJP+ : 2
AIDMK : 37

Nagaland :

total seats : 1

BJP+ : 1

NDA (BJP +) have swept away north east including Nagaland. But thankfully Kerla remains outside of the BJP (neoliberal) influence.

If it doesn't deliver, it too will be seen as no more of a real alternative by Hindu nationalists and leftists alike, and this will only increase the legitimacy of a third rival front in future elections.


Yes, this is vital, previously they used to say that they can't implement pro Hindutva policies because of lack of clear majority and constrains of coalition politics. But as now they have clear majority on their own, let's see if they can go forward with this. Either way, I am pretty sure it would be a victory for left progressive forces either by exposing BJP's hindutva as election gimmick or uniting various leftist tendencies in India against the onslaught of conservative hindutva revival.
#14409889
benpenguin wrote:Looks like the guy is closer to China which is always nice.

Is he?

Why on Earth have "left" parties like the "Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik)" joined a right-wing-led coalition?
#14409898
Because RSP is left only in name. They were just pissed that UDF (United democratic front), the alliance of left in Kerla won't give them a seat to contest.

Modi is neither pro or anti China, it would be business as usual.
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