ELECTIONS – APRIL 23 2009
Today we all hoped we would be able to make a difference by voting.
Bangalore south has been in the limelight for the past 2 months. The candidates contesting from this area are really good. Capt. Gopinath of Air Deccan Fame is an independent candidate. Ananth Kumar from BJP – a 6 time winner. Krishna Byregowda from Congress, a well educated youth. All these 3 candidates have a very clean image and a lot of positives going for them. Of course a few others are there from other parties like JD(s) who are not worth mentioning here.
We had always been voting for a single party when Mr.Vajpayee was the leader. The pub attack against women really bothered us this time. We didn’t want a Hindu Taliban(i know many people dont agree with this term) to emerge in Karnataka. I was impressed by captain’s campaigning which was and is inspirational and which reflected his true intentions . He was campaigning against terrorism(UPA failed here), communalism(BJP failed here) and corruption(all the parties failed here……..and don’t forget the father-son duo here in Karnataka).
For people who didn’t know about captain Gopinath’s campaigning strategies, here are a few points which inspired the youth –
1. No fanfare on his arrival with banners, crackers, pamphlets strewn around the area and people (usually people hired ) shouting slogans.
2. No fancy cars for him during campaigning…….he really created a buzz by traveling in namma BMTC bus and meeting youngsters and middle-class people.
Many people believed that voting for Captain might split votes and result in hung assembly. Yes that might be true……..but lets face it that it is already inevitable with 4 fronts cropping up. My point is….lets atleast encourage bold people like Captain and vote for them. We need more people like him to clean up our political system.
The voter turnout was only 50% which I felt was less considering the awareness campaigns that were done to educate people about their rights and the difference that they would make.
Of course many names were missing which is another issue we must deal with .
I am keeping my fingers crossed for the results in Bangalore south. I would be the happiest if captain wins. But it is a known fact that Ananth kumar has more chances of winning. I definitely would’nt mind if Byregowda also wins. I just hope the Captain does not lose hope with the results but continue to take part in active politics.
For a change people in Bangalore south had 3 good options. But at the centre the picture is gloomy. None deserve to be there. Just hoping for the best and eagerly awaiting the counting day for results. May the best man win !
