tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485543607664541467.post6763601299126580895..comments2022-11-28T22:50:09.956-08:00Comments on Between the lines- Sanjeev Nair: Prime Minister who?Sanjeev Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761009225689804122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485543607664541467.post-66513339899074836802009-04-10T08:22:00.000-07:002009-04-10T08:22:00.000-07:00like in all other situations,' it can happen only ...like in all other situations,' it can happen only in india' is quite apt here. the reasons for this particular scenario,though,are not hard to miss. <BR/>advani's challenge is an attempt,and given the state of disarray in his own party, a pretty desperate one, to shift the focus away from his party's associations,proven or alleged,and bring his purported issues of corruption and security into the limelight...he hopes to attack the congress as much as possible on those...the congress of course, is having none of that, since they know that their answers to his questions will never convince anybody listening...and so the game of cat-and-mouse continues...<BR/>the rise of behenji is something i cannot explain, but the emergence of the other prime ministerial candidates is the natural progression of coalition politics. the party that can swing the majority, is in a position to bargain...but again,remember that this picture is only before the polls,and the indian voter is remarkably volatile. it will be interesting to see where these parties lie,after the elections...<BR/>and bang on about PVN; the BJP-led NDA govt. had the magnanimity to name one of their biggest projects after rajiv Gandhi, the Rajiv Gram Sadak Yojana,but the congress refuses to even recognize, leave alone acknowledge, the contributions of the man who led them and the country through a period of turmoil, and ushered in the era of liberalization.kriskinglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281861139315194483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485543607664541467.post-7744820111178869672009-04-09T14:07:00.000-07:002009-04-09T14:07:00.000-07:00Its a very plausible situation that those nut sack...Its a very plausible situation that those nut sacks could represent India and I am very fearful of that day.<BR/><BR/>If you look at the candidates in a perspective as presidential system,I feel Dr.Singh is an appropriate candidate,although he has some shortcomings of not contesting the Loksabha elections etc.<BR/><BR/>Looks like we don't have much of a choice or voice to vote for the right candidate with all the credentials.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how a presidential system would work in India, with so many regional parties playing role in national politics.Rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614771743015929686noreply@blogger.com