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Yogi Adityanath’s aura is no longer limited to Uttar Pradesh. At the age of 49, his journey to the higher echelons in the BJP has well and truly begun, predicts Sudhir Bisht. The 5-state assembly election results are out and the Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party have come out with flying colours. The BJP has swept Uttar Pradesh and won 273 seats along with its allies, the Apna Dal-S and the Nishad Party. In Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party has decimated all the political parties by victories in 92 seats in a 117-member legislative assembly. In Goa, the BJP reached the half-way mark and at least one Independent winner has confirmed his support, paving the way for yet another BJP government in Goa. Bucking the past trend of alternating between the BJP and Congress, the people of Uttarakhand have voted the BJP back to power, even though Pushkar Singh Dhami, the incumbent chief minister, has been defeated from the Khatima constituency. Many critics called Dhami an accidental chief minister, but in my assessment, he is one of the most intelligent, level-headed and incorruptible leader in Uttarakhand politics. Manipur also voted the BJP back to power with a simple majority. It may be noted that the incumbent CM, Nongthombam Biren Singh, is a former Congress leader who has led the BJP to a second term. What about the Grand Old Party, the Indian National Congress? It won just 18 seats in Punjab where it was expected to win. In Goa, it won 11 seats in an assembly of 40. In Uttarakhand, where the BJP appeared to be in dire straits, the Congress won just 19 seats out of 70. In Uttar Pradesh, the Congress won two seats and in Manipur it won five seats in a 60-seat assembly. I consider the BJP retaining power in the four state assemblies as a remarkable achievement. However, the magnitude of AAP’s win in Punjab is something that outshines even the BJP’s superb accomplishment. I listened to the victory speeches made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, and share the significant points made by these leaders and what is the political import of these messages. Yogi Adityanath’s speech: Transition from a UP CM to a leader with national perspective. New-found humility and grace It is perhaps for the first time that a BJP state level leader has celebrated victory with so much dazzle. Normally the BJP’s victories, even those in state elections, are celebrated on a mega scale at the BJP’s national office in Delhi. The state leaders avoid hogging the limelight. But UP’s BJP team celebrated its victory in a grand fashion, much before the celebrations took place at the BJP headquarters. What was remarkable is that Yogi started by telling the cheering supporters that the BJP had won the elections in four states. He didn’t start off by talking about the UP elections. His opening remark to the rapturous crowd was about the BJP’s big onward march at the national level. When did you last hear a state leader bringing in the national perspective so conspicuously? Yogi Adityanath’s aura is no longer limited to Uttar Pradesh. At the age of 49, his journey to the higher echelons in the party hierarchy has well and truly begun. What is also noteworthy is that he gave the entire credit for his victory to Modi. He mentioned ‘Modi’s blessings’ at least six times in his speech and called Modi the greatest leader in the world and how fortunate the BJP was to have a leader like him. Yogi also didn’t fail to mention the support and leadership of BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his speech. Yogi in his measured speech signalled his complete submission to Modi. His reverential mention of the other three BJP leaders was to tell the people that Yogi is not what the English media portrays him to be — a bull-headed, arrogant leader. Yogi also started his speech with ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, but most importantly he ended his speech with ‘Jai Jai Shri Ram’. Please note the use of ‘Jai’ twice. If ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is misconstrued as a war cry, a double ‘Jai, Jai’ doesn’t mean double the magnitude of the war cry. It rather suggests more devotion and more submission to Lord Ram. Yogi today has become a true ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’ (one who rules the hearts of Hindus). Modi’s victory speech: Shunned the word ‘political pundits’ and gave hint of going tough on the corrupt leaders Modi’s body language, as he walked towards the victory stage, suggested that he was visibly tired by the nonstop campaigning he had undertaken. However, once he reached the rostrum, he appeared fully energised. The very idea of making a speech excites him! He mocked the political pundits without calling them so. He referred to them as ‘gyanis’ or wise men. I believe that in spite of the extempore nature of all of Modi’s speeches, he never speaks irrelevant stuff. In UP there were media reports of Brahmins (or ‘Panditji‘ as they are often called) were upset with Yogi Adityanath’s government. Modi quickly substituted ‘pundit’ with ‘gyani‘ in his victory speech. I am a very passionate observer of Modi’s speeches and this quick substitution wasn’t lost on me. Modi also had a word of comfort for the BJP cadres in Punjab. It is well known that the BJP had always played second fiddle to the Akali Dal in Punjab politics. The Akalis split with the BJP on the issue of the farm bills months ago and it left the BJP with little hope of making it count in Punjab. Modi, in his victory speech, signalled his resolve to build the BJP in Punjab. This is a challenge that he has taken on and if his track record is any indication, he will do everything to carve out a space for the BJP in Punjab. The third noteworthy thing Modi said in his victory speech is that he made his intentions clear on going after corrupt (Opposition?) leaders. In his characteristic manner, he asked the crowd if he should take strict action against the corrupt or not. ‘Yes!!!’ roared back the faithful crowd. I foresee much trouble for many leaders in power in some of the richest Indian states. Kejriwal’s victory speech: Full of optimism, gratitude and open declaration of taking AAP national Arvind Kejriwal’s victory speech was one of grace and gratitude. He appeared almost in a meditative mood. Not like the fiery, combative AK that we often see on television. Just as the branches of a tree that is laden with fruits appear to be bent, Kejriwal was bent down in humility. He made bad copy for me. Did he appear overwhelmed by the magnitude of AAP victory? Absolutely not. Kejriwal had given in writing, yes in writing, during an India Today TV programme that Bhagwant Mann would win by a margin of over 50,000 votes and that Charanjit Singh Channi, the outgoing Congress CM, would lose from both seats. So, he was not overwhelmed or pleasantly shocked at AAP’s victory. But he remained humble and self-effacing on his day of victory. Kejriwal is a master strategist and is accomplished at strategy execution on the ground. He has set his eyes on the national scene. He sees himself as a challenger to Modi, but he didn’t say so on his own. That is left to his aide Raghav Chadha, who said the AAP was a ‘national and a natural successor’ to the Congress party. Bhagwant Mann’s speech: Emotions, misty eyes and optics The former comedian has donned the mantle of hero now. Derided by the media for his love for Bacchus, he appeared emotional at his victory speech. With a doting mother by his side, he was the proverbial son of the soil. Bhagwant Mann declared that no government office would put up the CM’s picture on the wall. Instead, he wants Shaheed Bhagat Singh and Babasaheb Ambedkar’s pictures on the walls of all government offices. This changes the optics for AAP. No Mahatma Gandhi pictures in AAP land. I thought Gandhi was the one who inspired Kejriwal. Randeep Surjewala’s speech: Shielding the Gandhis and congratulating APP, not BJP There could have been no victory speech from the Congress as the party came a cropper, yet again. The grand old party was represented by the family faithful, Randeep Singh Surjewala, who blamed Captain Amarinder Singh for the loss in Punjab and praised, indirectly, Priyanka Gandhi for her efforts in reviving the organisation in Uttar Pradesh. The joke in media circles in Delhi is that five years ago, it would have been impossible to think that the Congress would double its seat tally as compared to the Bahujan Samaj party. This has happened under Priyanka Gandhi. The Congress won two seats against the BSP’s one! Surjewala congratulated AAP on its victory in Punjab, but didn’t congratulate the BJP on its 4-0 victory. Even Modi didn’t make any mention of the Congress in his victory speech. Surjewala omitted the BJP owing to his party’s extreme dislike for Modi’s party. The feelings are identical on the BJP’s side. But Modi didn’t mention Congress, some say, out of sheer pity. Sudhir Bisht, PhD, author and columnist, writes from New Delhi. Source: Read Full Article
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भारतमा पाँच राज्यमा विधानसभा निर्वाचन : तीन ओटामा भाजपा र पन्जाबमा आम आदमीको विजय निश्चित नयाँ दिल्ली । भारतका पाँच राज्यहरुमा भएका विधानसभा निर्वाचनको मतगणनाका प्रारम्भिक रुझानमा सत्तारुढ भारतीय जनता पार्टीले बहुमत ल्याउने देखिएको छ । पाँच राज्यहरुमध्ये पन्जाबमा आम आदमीकाे विजय निश्चित देखिन्छ भने तीन राज्यहरु– उत्तर प्रदेश, उत्तराखन्ड र मणीपुरमा भाजपाले जित्ने देखिएको छ । त्यस्तै, गोवामा पनि भाजपाको अग्रता छ । यी प्रदेशमा आफ्नो विजय निश्चित देखिएको भन्दै पन्जावमा आम आदमी र अन्य प्रदेशहरुमा भाजपाले विजयोत्सव मनाउन थालेका छन् । सहज अन्तरले अगाडि रहेको उत्तर प्रदेशको नतिजाले भने सन् २०२४ मा हुने लोकसभा निर्वाचनमा भाजपाका लागि धेरै अर्थ राख्ने जनाइएको छ । सार्वजनिक भइरहेका नतिजाले देशकै पुरानो पार्टी पाँचै राज्यमा लज्जास्पद पराजय चाख्ने देखिएको छ । भाजपाका तर्फबाट नरेन्द्र मोदी प्रधानमन्त्रीमा निर्वाचित भएपछि कंग्रेसले निरन्तर पराजय चाखेको विश्लेषकहरुको टिप्पणी छ । कठिन प्रतिष्प्रर्धा गरेको कंग्रेसले गोवामा प्रष्ट बहुमत नल्याउने प्रारम्भिक रुझानले देखाएको छ । ४० सीट रहेको गोवाआमा पछिल्लो रुझानमा भाजपा १८ र कंग्रेसको ११ सिटमा अग्रता छ । त्यस्तै क्षत्रीय पार्टी त्रिणमूल कंग्रेस ४ र आम आद्मी पार्टी ३ सिटमा अगाडि देखिएका छन् । मतगणना जारी भइरहँदा ४०३ सिट रहेको उत्तर प्रदेशमा २६७ सिटसहित भाजपा अगाडि छ भने समाजवादी पार्टीले १२४ सिटमा अग्रता कायम गरेको छ । त्यस्तै, कंग्रेस ४ सिटमा अगाडि छ । त्यसैगरी ११७ सीट रहेको पन्जाबमा आम आद्मी ९० सिट र कंग्रेस १८ सिटमा अग्रता कायम गरेको छ । त्यस्तै पुरानो पार्टी अकलीले ६ सिटमा अग्रता कायम गरेको छ । पन्जाबमा भाजपाको भने २ सिटमा मात्र अग्रता देखिन्छ । कुल ७० सिट रहेको उत्तराखन्डमा मतगणनाको पछिल्लो रुझानमा भाजपा ४४ र कंग्रेस २२ स्थानमा अगाडि देखिएको छ । पन्जावमा आम आदमीलाई अप्रत्यासित सफलता पन्जाव प्रान्तमा आम आदमी पार्टीले अप्रत्यासित सफलता प्राप्त गर्ने देखिएको छ । मतगणनाकाे सुरुवाती रुझानमा आम आदमी पार्टी विजयउन्मुख देखिएको छ । त्यस्तै, कांग्रेसले पार्टीले केबल १४ सीटमा अग्रता कायम गरेकाे छ । ११७ सिट भएको पन्जाबमा आम आद्मी ९१ सीटमा अगाडि देखिएको भारतीय समाचार संस्था एनडीटीभीले जनाएको छ । पन्जावमा आपको उदयले देशकै सबैभन्दा पुरानो पार्टी कंग्रेसलाई ठूलो धक्का लागेको छ । पन्जावमा आम अादमीकाे विजय निश्चत भएसँगै अरबिन्द केजरीवालका लागि दिल्लीबाहिर पहिलो ठूलो सफलता हुनेछ । पन्जावमा आपले भागवन्त सिंह मनलाई मुख्यमन्त्रीको उम्मेदवार बनाएको छ । ४८ वर्षीय मन सन् २०१४ मा आम अादमी पार्टीमा प्रवेश गरेका थिए । सन् २०१९ को निर्वाचनमा पन्जाबबाट लोकसभा चुनाव जित्ने आपका एक मात्र उम्मेदवार हुन् । बिहीबार पाँच वटा राज्यमा विधान सभा चुनावको मतगणना जारी छ । उत्तर प्रदेश, उत्तराखण्ड, पन्जाब, गोवा र मणिपुरमा मतगणना भइरहेको छ ।