2004 Elections put us in small and exclusive league of countries, where the verdict of the poeple if accepted and a culture of conformance to the verdict. (via IHT) Shashi Tharoor believes the honor goes to Jawahrlal Nehru. He definitely got the economic model wrong but the foundation of democracy was instilled and nurtured to [...]
Archive for May, 2004
2004 Election : A vote in the honor of democracy
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2004 | 9 Comments »
Reforms in Egovernance : Citizen Experience
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2004 | 11 Comments »
The last elections gave a verdict contrary to most research and analyst predictions. (via Outlook) Gurucharan Das believes “The focus should be on the reforms Of Governance”. The BJP-led NDA government did not lose the elections because of economic reforms. Nor was Hindutva the reason for their defeat. They lost since they failed in daily [...]
Anti-Incumbency in Elections – An Opinion
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2004 | 2 Comments »
(via TOI) Gurucharan Das explains why BJP was voted out of power. Many blame it on reforms, he believes it was bad governance. The voters have punished the BJP alliance for poor governance. What matters to the ordinary person is her daily life and this will only improve when our institutions improve, when babus implement, [...]
