Andhra Politics

Hmm.. Elections everywhere, US just completed its presidential elections. Six states are going to elections in India in the next 2 months. AP would be going to elections too in the coming year. Change seems to be on cards everywhere.

Will it be Chiranjeevi or Chandrabbu or Congress?? Though the possibility that Congress might come initially looked bleak, in the last 3 months it has substantially increased the advertisements for the government policies and also been trying to do something about the image it has in the masses.

Except for the teachers strike, YSR does not seem to have put even one wrong foot. The hike he gave to the State Govt Employees was extraordinary 24%, allowing people to be corrupt in the Govt offices though might mean most people would not vote, but atleast the Govt employees who are the primary Polling booth incharges would not go against him. Chandrababu due to his strict and clean policy did not so endear himself to the Govt officials which was his most undone in the previous elections. YSR has definitely learnt his mistake. But willl the public learn theirs??

Will they be able to see beyond the Mask of YSR and realise where the real interests of the congress lie? Like everywhere will the elections be driven by the caste politics agains? Mayawati used a mixed bag of candidates to get elected, but it ws still based on caste politics. It would need some awakening for the voters to wake from their slumber. i mean, we do not use the RTI act we are content with what little we get and are not ready to be the change the we want to see.

How many of us complain governement is not working properly, we need to give bribes to get our work done and etc.. etc. But have we tried to help any1 going out of our way? Have we tried not to give bribe but instead use our rightful right to get work done? No we would never do that. But we want to see things go in a good direction. Anyways, how many of us have even registered ourselves as voters and used the voter id card? I bet very few. Even i have not used my right to vote yet. But i am going to certainly use it in the coming elections.

Anyways i started by writing on the politics of AP. Chiranjeevi seems to be a good candidate for the post of CM, but lacks experience. He is trying to use his popularity in youth to his benefit, which is absolutely fine, but should not forget to win he would also need battle veterans.

Chandrababu is promising all sorts of promises. Free electricity, 10np interest loans to women, liquor ban.. and all such stuff, but where would money for all this come? Has he really thought of the promises he is making in pure financial perspective? Would all these be even possible? I pity the finance min of State if he is going to become the CM and plans to fulfill his promises.

Congress in state is in worst shape. YSR has done nothing to help the state. All the projects which have no great use for him have not been completed, and no one in the ranks of the party loook like they are thinking of the common man.

Hopefully the people of AP will use their right to vote and elect the best candidate fielded in the elections of his/her constituency. For all those who have not registered as VOTERS, please do register today. You may even use jaagore for registering as voters. Please register yourself as voters and exercise your right to vote.