Sunday, 8 December 2013

‘Of the People, For the People, By the People’



The great Indian democratic circus is always a spectacle! After the game, the psephologists work overtime to predict and analyse the results of the vote cast by the citizen of the country. It’s a complex process, given the multitude of factors that define the desires of a Nation like India.

This time around, though, the electoral process attracted the attention of even the ordinary, lay citizen; and there was one primary reason for that – a party that was the result of a movement that brought the distraught people together on a single platform. The success of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has shown a flicker of hope that ordinary people can shake the confidence of the seasoned politician with the strength of conviction and sincerity. Having said that the real test of the party will begin now, depending on how they carry themselves as the principle opposition party in the National Capital Region and whether they are able to sustain the momentum into the national elections slated in five months. I hope that this will not be a mere aberration in the political game or a ‘Frankenstein’ created by the media.
Nonetheless, this party has been able to wake the opposing political outfits from their  deep slumber. Going forward it would be of interest to see how the political scene unfolds!


This one's for the power of the people, both to choose who would rule, and the choice to rule.




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