“Kabhi janaab phone bhi nahi lete the mera, aaj khair maqdam poochh rahe hain
Jab aasmaan mein hi bichha liya hai bichhona, hum bheegne se kaun sa dar rahe hain”
These are the subtle signals of a shifting political climate, affecting those previously overlooked, as the demand for BJP and NDA MPs rises. With the Vice Presidential election approaching, which involves secret ballots, the likelihood of ‘cross voting’ is significant. There are discussions that during the Constitution Club voting in New Delhi, a BJP candidate lost due to alleged cross voting. Consequently, BJP strategists are proceeding with caution in the Vice Presidential elections. It is reported that a dinner is being hosted by the outgoing BJP President Nadda to instruct NDA MPs on voting procedures. This has provided the opposition with an opportunity to comment.
Dynastic politics flourishing in the valley: In a union territory like Jammu and Kashmir, where even today the lieutenant governor is the supreme authority, even the chief minister of the state like Omar Abdullah has to work hard to maintain his political relevance. Recently, when a big leader came here to visit the flood affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar was kept behind in the photo frame, whereas a new dynastic politics has started taking shape in Jammu and Kashmir. The most interesting thing is that neither the flag bearer of dynasty politics, National Conference (Abdullah) nor PDP (Mufti) have lagged behind in making alliance with BJP, which has been a vocal opponent of dynasty politics, and BJP has also wholeheartedly accepted both these parties on occasion and inadvertently. Both the sons of Omar Abdullah, who emerged as advocates of new politics, Zaheer and Zahir, made their first public appearance by campaigning for their father in this assembly elections. On the other hand, both daughters of Mehbooba Mufti, Iltija and Irtika are also fully prepared to step into the political arena. Iltija had even announced her political intentions in this assembly election, but she did not get much success in it, on the other hand, Iltija’s sister Irtika has also started making her presence felt on social media. So, the new vine of dynasty politics is flourishing in Jammu and Kashmir politics.
Speculations about attendance in Sangh meeting: Recently a three-day meeting of the Sangh was called in Delhi, presence of some eminent people from the judiciary was seen in this meeting, so various speculations started being made. It is said that many former justices of the Supreme Court also attended them. In this episode, there is also a discussion that there is also talk of a judge from Andhra Pradesh coming to the Center, whose name approved by the Collegium is being opposed by the Central Government. In this episode, there is also a discussion about the presence of many other judges that they have a deep penetration in RSS here too.
Congress to get 70 seats in Bihar?: The way the Mahagathbandhan has been created in Bihar by Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’, the spirits of its leaders are high. Seeing Rahul’s popularity among the Bihari youth, the Lalu family is also in shock, so now it is believed that now Tejashwi will not bargain much with the Congress regarding seat adjustment. Anyway, for some time now, the members of the Congress screening committee have been roaming around Bihar and measuring the temperature of the elections here. A few days ago, Ajay Maken, the chairman of the Congress screening committee, was also in Patna. It is understood that Maken has submitted a list of 70 potential candidates to Congress president Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. Till now, it was generally believed that the Congress is short of eligible candidates to contest elections in Bihar, so Maken is trying to disprove this myth by hastily preparing this list.
Joshi out of the cold storage: Recently, a three-day lecture series of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was organized, in which 6 organizations and 80 representatives from the economic sector associated with the Sangh were participating. The most surprising thing in this event was the appearance of Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi. Dr. Joshi presented a 70-page report on the policies of the Modi government and its 11 years of work and explained how in these eleven years the middle class has collapsed, the poor have become poorer and the wealth of a select few rich people has increased by leaps and bounds. After this, when it was RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s turn to speak, it is said that he quipped and said without hesitation – ‘Joshi ji has already said everything, so what much is left for me to say now.’
Sahni’s tone changes: The echo of Rahul Gandhi’s recent Bihar visits has forced Mukesh Sahni of VIP party to change his tone. Earlier, the same Sahni was negotiating with Tejashwi for seats, asking for 40 to 50 seats for himself, now Sahni has softened his tone and told Tejashwi that ‘his party should be given respectable seats.’ Sources say that Sahni may agree to 12-15 seats. On the contrary, Tejashwi has instructed Sahni that ‘he, i.e. Sahni, should not field only Mallah candidates on VIP ticket, but should also give a chance to extremely backward and backward candidates.’ In the last assembly elections, Sahni was unsuccessful in winning his seat, so this time he does not want to make any mistake on his seat by learning from his old mistakes, on the contrary, he wants his wife and his brother to contest the elections this time on his party ticket. At the same time, Tejashwi has also reached an agreement with Ram Vilas Paswan’s brother Pashupati Paras on seat adjustment, it is believed that Chirag’s uncle Pashupati will agree on 5-6 seats.
…And finally: Rahul Gandhi may have created a buzz in Bihar with his ‘Vote Rights Yatra’, but no senior party leader was seen with him anywhere in this journey. When Digvijay Singh, who was the charioteer of Rahul Gandhi’s previous ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, could not tolerate his neglect, one day suddenly during Rahul’s Bihar visit, he also reached Patna, he was hoping that Rahul or his group would definitely take care of him, but no one noticed his arrival. When Digvijay did not get any response from the party in Patna, he returned to Delhi the same day – after coming out of the street in great disgrace.
