Which is the Party of Choice for Indian Voters?

Many Congress leaders and celebration supporters say that Congress is the ‘natural party of choice’ for Indian voters.If we have a look at the final seven Lok Sabha elections held prior to now 25 years, you will note that the BJP gained a mean of 194.9 seats, whereas the Congress gained 120.3 seats. Yes, the 41-year-old BJP gained 62% extra seats than the 135-year-old Congress celebration prior to now 25 years.Therefore, which is the ‘natural party of choice’ for Indian voters? The 25-year information says it’s the BJP, and NOT the Congress.In the Sonia and Rahul Gandhi period, Congress gained a mean of simply 112.2 seats or simply 20.66% of the entire seats within the Lok Sabha.If we have a look at the seat share of the NDA and the UPA, each of which got here into existence solely in 1998—although the identify UPA took place in 2004—the story modifications in favour of the NDA much more. While the BJP-led NDA gained a mean of 259 seats, the Congress-led UPA gained simply 152. Thus, the NDA has gained 70.4% extra seats than the UPA for the reason that formation of those coalitions.If we exclude 2009, during which the NDA fought beneath a ‘tired’ 82-year-old LK Advani in opposition to the then-popular PM, Dr Manmohan Singh, the NDA gained a mean of 279 seats—an absolute majority and a big 114.6% increased than the Congress-led UPA’s 130 seats. What would have occurred if Narendra Modi was made the PM candidate for the NDA 5 years earlier, i.e., in 2009? We clearly don’t know!!Post the 10-year rule of the UPA authorities remote-controlled by Sonia Gandhi, the NDA gained 345 seats and the UPA simply 76.5, widening the hole even additional. While the UPA’s seats got here down 77.1%—from 262 to 60—after 10 years of its authorities, the NDA’s seats went up by 5.4%—from 336 to 354—after Modi’s first 5 years.Doesn’t this sign that Indian voters perceive the distinction between good and unhealthy governance? Does Rahul perceive it?Since 2014, spokespersons of Congress and different non-NDA events have been screaming on nationwide TV debates that ‘their voice’ represents 69% of India’s inhabitants, as solely 31% voted for Modi. They are fallacious, as in each 2014 and 2019—Modi contested because the chief of a pre-poll coalition—the NDA—and never of a single celebration. In his 2018 ebook The Paradoxical Prime Minister—which is a critique of Modi—Dr Shashi Tharoor retains harping that BJP received 31% of the votes in 2014. The FACT is that the NDA received 66.9% extra votes than the UPA in 2014 and 74.06% extra in 2019.Besides, the complete opposition can’t declare to be united. In Andhra Pradesh, the TDP fights in opposition to the YSRCP and the Congress; in Telangana, the TRS and the AIMIM battle the TDP and the Congress; in Maharashtra, the BSP competes with the Congress and the NCP; in West Bengal, the Left events, the TMC and the Congress all battle one another; in Odisha, the BJD and the Congress compete; in UP, the BSP-SP ‘mahagathbandhan’ didn’t align with the Congress; in Haryana, the INLD, the JJP+AAP alliance, and the BSP+LSP alliance put up candidates in all 10 seats; in Punjab and Delhi, the AAP will not be aligned with the Congress; and so forth…The NDA’s 45.15% vote share within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was the fourth-highest in India’s historical past, after the 51.89% by the Morarji Desai-led Janata alliance in 1977, the 49.1% by the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress in 1984 (Congress’s highest ever vote share), and the 47.78% by the Nehru-led Congress in 1957. It was the best vote share for a celebration/coalition in 35 years.Mamata Banerjee has stated on a couple of event, “Jo humse takrayega wo choor choor ho jayega” (whoever confronts us will likely be crushed into items), however this quote appears to be extra acceptable for Modi than for Mamata didi.This is an extract from Amit Bagaria’s No.1 bestseller Congress-Mukt Bharat. You can purchase the eBook from Amazon HERE and the Paperback (Print Edition) HERE.(The above article has been initially written by Amit Bagaria. Bagaria is a former serial entrepreneur who grew to become an writer in mid-2018. He has authored 12 books, out of which six have been bestsellers. He is presently engaged on a ebook concerning the ongoing Covid-19 disaster in India.)