Arithmetics - Back to basics - Seriously

"Cast Arithmetics dis us in says BJP" screams the headline of todays "The Hindu". Seriously is the true import has been understood or they have used the message to explain away the results and move on with life as it is.

For the sake of Indian citizens, I wish they do and correct course.

What are the facts which are crying for understanding:

  1. BJP led NDA has secured a little over 38% of the total votes plotted of 56%. Assuming 56% as a good sampling size, it translates to just over 20% of overall state population believes in them. There are 80% who do not believe in them, which includes some who do not care any way. 
  2. BJP has also conceded that the situation was not much different at the Lok Shabha Elections of 2014; meaning they had only one fifth of the population with them when they gained power. 
  3. Having gained power, if you any one had worked to add more to the tally ~ bring in more from the 80% group to their side, then this situation would not have emerged. 
  4. Not only did they not act to bring from other side, they also exhibited their total lack of understanding of the electoral arithmetic and  planned to merge victorious on some whimsical grounds. This has undone them and will continue to hurt till they realise and change their overall approach.
What should be done:

  • Law and order and freedom of action beliefs shall be respected and not be allowed to be politicised as they have peculiar way of impacting if you are in power. 

  • Sake Saath - Sabke Vikas, cannot remain as a mere sloganeering but must be seen to be translated to action. This should be seen to be done irrespective of who claims credit, for in the end once there is vikas, there are very few claimants to it and one of them is none other that our charismatic hard working PM.

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