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Thoughts / Reflections On The Results of the 2024 General Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha
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Thoughts / Reflections
On
The Results of the 2024 General Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha
Dr T.H.Chowdary*
Results of the general elections to the 18th Lok Sabha (2024 -…) in April / June 2024 surprise the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) as well as the aspirant I.N.D.I.A led by the Mother-son-daughter Congress which vowed to dislodge Sri Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of Bharat. Although India was developed from the world’s miserable 10th economy in 2014 to the 5th largest in 2024, foreign exchange reserves doubled to over $ 600 bln, Bharat’s stature among the world’s nations rose impressively and is a leader among digitalisation and large sections of the 1450 mln people are receiving social welfare benefits , the BJP instead of 370 seats it aspired and more than another 30 for its allies finished with 240 for itself and 50 for its allies. Although Sri Narendra Modi’s BJP-led alliance may hold power for the full term, many worthwhile reforms needed in the state’s policies may not be accomplished with serious harmful consequences to our nation-hood - its integrity and rejuvenation. This article spells out some of my thoughts on the subject.
2. In the (premature) elections to the Lok Sabha in 2004 the BJP’s slogan was , “India Shining”. It was in the 7th year of its rule at the head of some twenty parties with Atal Behari Vajpay ji as Prime Minister and Sri L.K. Advani as Dy Prime Minister and Home Minister. India was really shining compared to many nations’ economies . But the BJP lost the election. The reason was the people asked, “ yes India is shining but what about the poor and jobless; the prices of food-stuffs are beyond my reach”. That reminds me of an often repeated question of a common man: “ why should democracy means every body else excepting me!” So India may shine but many a voter could not see the glitter.
3. In the 2024 elections to the Parliament, the BJP’s principal slogan was ,” is bar 400 par” . This scary slogan was made full use of by its enemies, especially Rahul Gandhi and his tribe to mean that the BJP intends to rewrite the constitution removing reservations and almost dis-enfranchising Muslims and perhaps even Christians. This interpretation of the BJP’s slogan created havoc. The SCs in provinces like UP switched over to Samajwadi party. Mayavati’s Bahujan party men also switched over to the Samajwadi party which was part of Rahul Gandhi-led INDIA. In 2024 out of the 80 seats in UP the BJP got only 33 while in the 2019 elections it won 62 seats. In West Bengal, the Muslim population at 35% has crossed the 18% that was immediately after partition. Muslims here as elsewhere in India totally voted against the BJP . Both the communist parties which ruled West Bengal for a continuous period of 34 years (1977-2011) and the Trinamul Congress for the last 13 (2011 – 2024 incumbent ) years have been facilitating the infiltration of Bangladeshi Muslims into the state. Many districts are now Muslim majority and they decide who would win.
4. In Maharashtra the split of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) were distasteful. The BJP was seen as unprincipled to get these factions on its side and rule the state. Maharashtra sends 48 MPs, second largest number after UP (80) In 2019, the BJP alliance got 45 seats ( BJP-23; Shiv Sena -18; NCP-4) . In 2024 elections the BJP alliance got only 17 seats ( BJP-9; Shiv Sena-7; NCP-1)
5. It is un-understandable as to why the INDIA’s scare that the constitution will be re-written and that reservations will be removed; did not affect the SCs and the STs in Orissa. In Orissa the BJP beat the Biju Janata Dal which has been ruling the state for over 24 years. This is a real gain. In Orissa the Muslim population is only about 7% and so did not affect BJP much.
6. It is obvious that Muslims will en-block vote against the BJP. The 9.58% Muslim population in 1951 has now crossed 17% and possibly more than 20%. More districts are becoming Muslim majority in certain states like Kerala , Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar , Bengal and Assam. Sachar Committee appointed by Sonia-directed, communist-supported UPA government ( 2004-14) identified over 80 districts with significant Muslim population. And Manmohan Singh launched “Muslim First” ( not SC or ST) development programs in those districts, unmindful that they would proliferate rapidly and become majority.
7. That the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala has instantly welcomed the decision of Priyanka Gandhi contesting from Wayanad in Kerala for the seat vacated by her brother Rahul Gandhi is indicative of the mother -son-daughter led party is now a surrogate of Muslims, totally opposed to BJP and to defeat it by a vote- jihad call given by Maria Alam Khan of the Samjawadi party and a niece of Salman Khurshid, a leader of Congress Party addressing an election meeting in Farrukhabad ( UP) appealed to Muslim voters to launch a vote-jihad . Campaigning for a Samjwadi party candidate, Navan Kishore Shakya she said that vote-jihad is the only way to remove the BJP government ( the UP Police booked a case against Maria Alam Khan and Salman Khurshid for invoking religion to get votes) . Love jihad has been on since more than a decade to entice Hindu girls into Islam. Vote jihad is, hundred percent Muslim vote against BJP to defeat it in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls.
8. If 20% to 35% Muslims’ votes are weaponsied as jihad to defeat the BJP, what is the prospect for this country? It appears that by 2047 the country may get ruled by surrogates of Islamist Muslims. The pre-1947 Muslim League slogan was:
Ladake lenge Pakistan
Haske lenge Hindustan
(We will take Pakistan by fighting; we take Hindustan by smiling i.e, over populating India with Muslims)
9. One idea as to how the catastrophe of India also becoming a Muslim ruled country is to reclaim the Hindus converted to Islam by conquerors who ruled this country for over 600 years. While 10% of Muslims trace their origin to foreigners (Afghans , Arabs, Iranians etc.), 90% are from the lower profession castes of Hindus – weavers, gardeners, leather workers, butchers, scavengers …… These 90% Muslims are known as Pasmandas, Iranian word for “left-outs” (from equalisation, integration, prosperity). These will have to be slowly weaned away from Islamism and Islamists . Already there are organisations like All India Momin Conference which represents socially backward Pasmanda Muslims. It is the voice of the oppressed and down trodden among Muslim masses . The Pasmanda Muslim mahaz founded by Ali Anwar Ansari in 1998 in Bihar spearheads Pasmanda politics in the Hindi belt. It is a loose coalition of social reform organisations bringing awareness to the plight of this Pasmanda Muslims and their complete neglect and persecution by the upper class Ashraf Muslims in India. It condemns the Muslim Personal Law , reservation and electoral politics . Nationalists must patronise and help this Pasmanda organisation to consolidate and grow and distance itself from Islamist politics of Muslims and their patrons in the mother-son-daughter Congress and the regional “ secular” parties. In fact, they maybe part of the Hindu society and be a Hindu-Muslim sect like Madhwa, Sri Vaishnava, Lingayat…. In this development may be the safety of Bharat remaining a non-Islamist ruled country. Otherwise, the vote jihad and the non-BJP parties would combine to convert Bharat into an Islam- ruled country. The sooner the peril is realised the better. The only Bharatiya nationalist organisation, the Rastriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has to seriously think about the looming threat to Hinduism, Sanatan Dharma and Bharat and prepare the Hindu society to defend itself and defeat the Islamists and their “secular” friends and communists ( the congenitally anti-Hindu Resident non-Indians (RNIs)). Multi-party democracy and adult franchise without adequate education have been leading to the progressive weakening of nationalism and Hindu society. (1,325 words)
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