Election time is carnival Come elections, all parties strip each other thread bare,The scams, corruption are all reserved for propaganda during elections. Most of the time during the period of tenure of the houses, politicians are best of friends, enjoying the best of relations. Even after the elections are over, the vitriolic is soon forgotten and friendly relations are re established. It is true that in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies. All their posturing is only to retain power and be in office. They understand more than the voters, the benefits that accrue being in power and great disadvantages they dread to face being in limbo
They thus mesmerise the general public of the need to vote out the other and reign in them in turn to usher in heaven on earth, Politician's during elections make enemies out of friends and relatives, neighbours and forced to take sides on their propaganda. It is difficult to digest for the voters all what they propagate against their opponents; Most of the voters are politically illiterate. But now the youth and educated are strongly participating in the process, unlike in the past,The vigilant press and the electronic media are opening up for the public to understand and exercise their judgement independently The main political parties be it BJP or the Congress with their alliances, seem to suggest that it is their birth right to Govern the Country by turns, They harp on organisation and administrative experiences to drive home the stability factor in electing them. In the past they have encouraged defections, witch-hunting and using administrative machinery to tame them to submission. The regional parties in many states are dictating terms and are a force to reckon with. No majority can be obtained without alignment with regional forces either pre poll or post poll, These arrangements are a drag on National policies due to pulls and pressures of regional satraps, which cannot be ignored. The other parties are more divided at every e due to personal aggrandisement and self worth, The National parties are well aware of deficiencies of not being able to galvanise into one powerful force The electorate is totally confused in the end to make a clear unbiased judgement, with mountains of disinformation against each other, confining finally to petty issues they can comprehend, Besides all the last minute enticements, incentives and personal promises clouds their decisions But to day nothing can be taken for granted, Political parties are scared to the bones of the unpredictable outcomes due to youth verdict limited to good , corrupt free governance, employment, educational opportunities for a progressive life .The freebies, promises do not entice them. The results in Delhi elections to change the old, tested guard are an indication of a revolutionary outcome The National parties are entrenched in all sorts of corruption through their experiences of manipulative practices The Congress has been in power for over 6 decades but there is an yawning gap with what they promise and finally deliver Election is a ritual to promise the moon and there is no accountability once they are in saddle. The right not to vote conceded of late, is of insignificant consequences, The right to recall or too limit to two terms in office, age restrictions and educational qualifications will never be addressed .The win ability is linked to muscle and money power to a very large extent and that is why convicted, corrupt politicians are re-nominated by all major political parties No matter, the only assurance for a better tomorrow is to continuously change candidates and parties, irrespective of past performance, often linked to being in power alone The candidates, their integrity, passion for social commitment, character, profession, social standing, past performance should be indicators to be considered to merit our consideration and not party affiliations. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
