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Let us face it, the Indian
parliament election of 2014 has clearly enrolled India among the countries
ruled by their religious majority where all other religions have only a minority
status.
The Bharathiya Janata Party, a
party widely perceived to be based on
Hindu Ideology and agenda of Hindutwa has won a landslide victory in the
election of 2014, the results of which were announced today. The party has won
a clear majority Of 283 seats and their National Democratic Alliance a total of
337 seats.
It would hardly be of concern if the massive majority was spread across the country because landslides in politics are nothing to write home about.
It is the localisation of the un opposed power of the BJP, as is clear from the CNN IBN graphic which changes the nature of governance of India.
There are no representation of opposition in several states in India, which comprise a large chunk of the Indian population concentrated on an equally large part of the Indian land mass. It is as if India has been physically divided again.
It would hardly be of concern if the massive majority was spread across the country because landslides in politics are nothing to write home about.
It is the localisation of the un opposed power of the BJP, as is clear from the CNN IBN graphic which changes the nature of governance of India.
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There are no representation of opposition in several states in India, which comprise a large chunk of the Indian population concentrated on an equally large part of the Indian land mass. It is as if India has been physically divided again.
It is required to look back a bit
to put what this means to the politico religious
status of India after this election and how India has been taken back 7 decades
to the times of the end of British Raj.
The majority of the population of
India are born Hindu, a religion which originated in the subcontinent and spread and dominated it India, which was
divided in several kingdoms for thousands of years.
However India acquired a multi
religious presence over the millennium by internal evolutions and occupation by
various foreign influences, Muslims becoming a predominant minority, by the
time the British Raj in India was established.
The British held a balance and
peace among the diverse regions and kingdoms during their regime but their
departure led to strong insecurity among the minority which led to the division
of India, still leaving a large minority of Muslims in India.
The political establishment at
the time of partition and independence, in order to keep peace and harmony resorted to the ideal of
secularism which was built in to the country’s constitution, thereby assuring the
minorities safety and equality.
But this existed only in
principle and successive governments had to resort to various forms of appeasement
to ensure peace, eventually turning the minorities to vote banks to win
elections to form governments.
However, real and sustained peace
and harmony has remained elusive with several violent communal incidents occurring
from time to time, in different parts of
the country.
It is widely agreed that the BJP
could not have won such a sweeping majority without a significant number of the
Muslims casting their vote for them in this election which is very surprising,
given the communal polarisation to have occurred from a pre poll fear complex,
fanned by various parties wooing and vying for the Muslim vote bank.
One explanation for this very
paradoxical situation in the voting pattern is given in the secretive measures
taken by Narendra Modi, the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP, in
reassuring the country’s Muslim population of their protection and of equal socio
economic opportunities.
It is stated that, Muslims from
the Hindi speaking Hindu belt of Northern India were impressed by the
development and job opportunities offered by Modi’s Gujarat and expect to reap similar benefits in
their own states, in return for voting Modi to power.
This is all in order as long as
the core Hindutwa elements within the BJP and its supportive organisation of
the RSS are willing to play ball with the game plan of Narendra Modi.
Such a situation, which for any thinking
Indian is nothing but appeasement, may not be palatable to various castes and minority
groups in the very same North Indian region,
which has propelled Narendra Modi to power at the centre.
In short, a lot depends on
delivering by the Modi government and the BJP of the promised development and
opportunities .
In reality, at least for Now, the
secular republic of India seems to have
become another country in the world
where a government of the majority government has been elected to power.
It may take average Indians to
recognise this reality , which they may even be willing to live with in
exchange for the glory of development.
After all, there are several
neighbouring South East Asian countries like Malaysia and Indonesia run by
governments of the Majority religion and many others in the Arab region.
But for those who were born and
grew up in an India with the notion of secularism at its heart, it certainly is
a step back in to the colonial times.
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After all, there are several neighbouring South East Asian countries like Malaysia and Indonesia run by governments of the Majority religion and many others in the Arab region.
ReplyDeleteBut for those who were born and grew up in an India with the notion of secularism at its heart, it certainly is a step back in to the colonial times.
Hi Sreed. I read this post with interest. In your part of the world, religion plays a major role in politics, while in my country many people are trying to completely drive it out of public discourse or display. Interesting times we live in. Thanks for sharing this information.
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Leslie
Hi Leslie,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for visiting and reading my post.
It would hardly be of concern if the massive majority was spread across the country.
Is the localisation of the un opposed power of the BJP, as is clear from the CNN IBN graphic which changes the nature of governance of India. There are no representation of opposition in several states in India. Please see http://ibnlive.in.com/home_america.html
Hello Marty,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for visiting.
Now that election results are out, it is the back tracking nature of India which should worry the whole world including Indians . Please check out my post http://lastingrose.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/hello-india-welcome-to-club-of.html
The BJP has been the second major party for some time hasn't it? So any major shift away from the current government means that it would be the BJP that would win. It seems as if it has not been the religious vote that turned the tide but a wish for economic change. I too hope that the promised opportunities and development occur.
ReplyDeleteHello Bride Sue,
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for visiting.
You are right, the JP was the major opposition and a landslide is no big shakes in politics.
How that majority is localised is of concern. With similar localisation on the east coast
what is clear is the political chauvinism which has taken over the sub continent.
BJP can't deliver development without taking speedy executive decisions which is all but impossible for a central government with several states now behaving like warring neighbours.