Indian General

Election 2014

ABOUT GENERAL ELECTIONS…. A general election will be the next election for the 16th Lok Sabha in India. Voting will take place in all parliamentary constituencies of India to elect members of parliament in the Lok Sabha. The current 15th Lok Sabha will complete its constitutional term on May 31, 2014.[

POLITICAL PARTIES..

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was chosen to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign after a party conclave in Goa.[16][17]

This came amid controversy Lal Krishna Advani opposed the decision and resigned from his party posts, only to later rescind his resignation. Murli Manohar Joshi and Sushma Swaraj were part of Team 2014, under Modi's leadership, for the campaign. Rajnath Singh, Atal Behari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani - who had opposed the decision to name Modi in favour of himself[19] - would be the mentors for the BJP's campaign] A 12-member committee,[

who?] which will be chaired by Modi, was appointed at the Goa.

BHARTIYA JANTA PARTY (BJP)

and will have other BJP stalwarts on its committee: M. Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. Twenty sub-committees will assist the main committee with focus on such aspects of electioneering, including rallies, publicity, manifesto, social media, courting first time voters, "crowd sourcing" and a "charge-sheet" against the UPA. general secretary Ananth Kumar said: "All the sub-committees will be steered under the leadership of Narendra Modi...The party has given Modi the responsibility of 2014 elections...Under his leadership the whole campaign will move forward," BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said. Gadkari was also tasked with paying "special attention" to Delhi for its forthcoming provincial assembly election; he will be assisted by Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu.

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC)

The Indian National Congress had announced, on the fourth anniversary of the second United Progressive Alliance government, that its campaign for the election would be led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, INC chairperson Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi. Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said: "The government and the party have decided while Singh is the PM and Sonia is the Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi has energised the party cadre. So the 2014 elections would be fought under the leadership of the triumvirate."[26]

 Sonia Gandhi appointed her son Rahul to head a six-member committee to formulate and implement alliances, the party manifesto and general publicity for the election.

In response to sagging opinion poll numbers for the general election, the INC sought to fast-track a decision on separating Telangana from Andhra Pradesh, create a coalition government with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in Jharkhand, sought to take sole credit for the Food Security Bill and table a controversial landholding farmer-friendly Land Acquisition Bill.[28]

Rahul Gandhi criticized a UPA government ordinance that would allow convicted politicians to contest elections. "I tell you what my opinion on the ordinance is: That it is complete nonsense. It should be torn up and thrown away. That’s my opinion. The arguments that are being made in my organisation is that we need to do this because of political considerations. Everybody does this."

OUR MINISTERS… _/\_

Media in India are highlighting Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi's "emotional speech" ahead of key elections in five states.

Mr Gandhi spoke of the assassination of his grandmother Indira Gandhi and father Rajiv Gandhi - both former prime ministers - in his speech at a rally in the northern state of Rajasthan on Wednesday.

"Rahul Gandhi raised an emotional pitch addressing two rallies in poll-bound Rajasthan, portraying himself as a victim of the 'politics of hatred', adding he could be assassinated like his grandmother Indira Gandhi or father Rajiv," says The Economic Times.

"I understand the pain of losing someone very close. My father too was killed… Anger over violence is natural but it only hurts common people. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP - India's main opposition party) makes use of people's anger," the Hindustan Times quotes Mr Gandhi as saying.

RAHUL GANDHI

The CNN-IBN website says "taking a look at Mr Gandhi's election rallies over the last few weeks, it seems the Congress leader has ensured he re-visits his past and recounts emotional anecdotes".

Newspapers say Mr Gandhi's strategy is largely aimed at voters in rural and tribal areas.

"Mr Gandhi's aim it appears is two fold: to strike a direct connect with his audience, mainly in rural and remote areas, who have in the past been strong voters of 'Indira Amma' (Mother Indira) and evoke the 'sacrifice' that his family has made for the nation," says The Business Standard.

But media say it's too early to analyse the impact of his emotional pitch on voters.

"Wednesday was the perfect day for him to try out his (new) strategy. But on the basis of evidence at hand, it is difficult to know if it worked," the First Post website says.

. RAHUL GANDHI BOASTED THE OTHER DAY THAT IF INDIA WERE A COMPUTER, THE CONGRESS IS THE DEFAULT OPTION. MILLIONS MAY DETEST THIS STATEMENT, BUT IT IS, ALAS, SO TRUE.LIKE SO MANY COMPUTER PROGRAMMES, THE DEFAULT SETTING IS FULL OF BUGS AND HOW WE WISH WE HAD A BETTER OPTION, BUT AFTER TINKERING HERE AND THERE AND FINDING THE COMPUTER SETTINGS EVEN MORE COMPLICATED, WE JUST CLICK ON THE 'RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS' BUTTON. 

NARENDRA MODI

IN HIS SPEECH HE MENTIONED:- 1. Desh ko ACT nahi ACTION chahiye

2. It is my dream that we should be a nation supplying arms to the world. A Global 'supplier' not a 'buyer'

3. It is not enough to build buses. Making sure the conductor behaves well with the people is what constitutes good governance.

4. Government, cannot change the nation. It is people who must bring about real change. Many people sacrificed their lives for the freedom struggle. But when Gandhi ji said, every work people do is for the nation, that spirit of community made India a free country. Similarly, Government, cannot change the nation. It is people who must bring about real change. The Sujalam Sufalam canal project included meetings with farmers and they were given charge of various aspects of the project and the work was completed in 2 years.

5. Democracy is a collaboration between the people and the Government. In Gujarat, development is a combined effort.

6. Farmers in Gujarat used to agitate because of lack of electricity. We told farmers to stop relying on electricity. We told them they don’t need electricity, they need water. Today, farmers in Gujarat have started thinking of agriculture as irrigation-based.

7.Our mindset is our biggest problem. Why can’t we see every challenge as an opportunity?

8. Bureaucratic mindset during British rule was to keep the empire happy. Today we are an independent country and our bureaucrats need to work for the people and not the Government.

9. Development should not be at the cost of environment.

10. Eco friendly and durable source of energy is solar energy.

11. Canal top solar power plants save water and harvest energy.

CELEBRITIES ON ELECTION 2014

NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 20:BJP PM CANDIDATE NARENDRA MODI HAS TURNED TO BOLLYWOOD VIA MICRO BLOGGING SITE TWITTER TO HELP HIM ENCOURAGE THE YOUTH TO VOTE.MODI TURNED TO BOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES HRITHIK, DEEPIKA PADUKONE, AKSHAY KUMAR, PREITY ZINTA, PRIYANKA CHOPRA, SALMAN KHAN, AMITABH BACHCHAN, AAMIR KHAN AND SHAHRUKH KHAN AND OTHER ON TWITTER AND REQUESTED THEIR HELP IN ENCOURAGING THE YOUTH OF INDIA TO VOTE FOR 2014 AND DEMOLISH CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT FROM INDIA.

HE WAS QUOTED SAYING, "LET'S ENCOURAGE VOTER REGISTRATION AMONG 18-24 YR OLDS. LARGE NUMBER OF THEM UNREGISTERED.

WHOM TO VOTE….??? Well, the answer is simple anyone. Anyone you want. What is the worst thing that could happen? Nothing… nothing..!! The situation can’t be any worse..!!

DON’T VOTE ANYONE??? NO!!!!!! THAT IS THE ONLY WHAT IS MORE WORSE THAN OUR LEADERS…!!

Thank you..!!