BJP wins Indian elections 2014 with an unbelievable mandate.

India enters a new era with this election. I hope Modi delivers and the citizens get a fair deal. I also sincerely hope we remain more secular than ever.

Narendra Modi tweets, Ache din ane wale hai (good days are ahead in Hindi)

Probably you do not know who Narendra Modi is watch this video on this link:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/may/15/narendra-modi-india-election-video

This is Narendra Modi: (photo from Indian Express)

Here is a video from CNN World:

Congress concedes defeat.
Read the story here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-BJP-declares-new-era-for-India-as-Congress-concedes-defeat/articleshow/35201896.cms

This is from Reuter's
"Opposition candidate Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of India, with counting trends showing the pro-business Hindu nationalist and his party headed for the most resounding election victory the country has seen in thirty years."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/16/us-india-election-idUSBREA4E0XG20140516?feedType=RSS
election victory without a party, no way!

 

Laddoos (called ladus in the south) are ball shaped sweet made from Bengal gram flour, sugar and Ghee (Clarified butter) a must have sweet on all joyous occasions.

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/laddoos-roses-crackers-bjp-all-set/

Nandan Nilekeni of Congress from South Bangalore, Karnataka concedes defeat

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tenders resignation tomorrow.
Quoted from:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/commentary-election-results-2014-congress-tracker-live-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-to-tender-resignation-tomorrow-1988680

"The BJP's  stunning performance saw the party make gains in every corner of the country giving  the BJP277 seats and a parliamentary majority in its own right. No single party has won a majority since 1984."
Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/world/modi-leads-bjp-to-tsunami-victory-in-indias-general-election-20140516-zrfew.html

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/modi-leads-bjp-to-tsunami-victory-in-indias-general-election-20140516-zrfew.html#ixzz31rm7BurO
 

Does Rahul Gandhi stand a chance of winning the Indian Election?

Namaste,

I would say he does stand a good chance, no thanks to Internet and Social Media Network.

Despite the large scale adoption of Internet and social media by the contenders hotly watched only Rahul does not seem to have invested time or money. I am sure it is very debatable that social media would make a significant dent in the present election at least.

The reason is India is still a nation of massive villages where cell phones(not smart phones) and off line access to internet is all they have by way of Internet. Moreover, villages are where Congress will make the most thrust in its campaigns. Villages are where name of Gandhi is still revered.  Coming from a political blood line synonymous with India and freedom despite being westernized, Rahul is probably still a hopeful.

Most importantly as Mahatma Gandhi noted that India lives in its villages, some 700000 of them.

The source of the above screen shot is from here:
http://mkgandhi-sarvodaya.blogspot.com/search/label/Gandhi%27s%20Thoughts%20on%20Villages

This figure has not changed very much with only a small reduction since that time. Some 638558 villages by the last count. Review this link here:

http://indiansawaal.com/how-many-villages-are-there-in-india/

The majority of these villages are mostly in the north and that is where the final battle will be.

Name of State	Number
Uttar Pradesh	107452
Rajasthan	41353
Madhya Pradesh	55393
Bihar	45098
Andhra Pradesh	28123
Maharashtra	43711
Karnataka	29406

 

What could upset the Apple Cart?

Promises that were never delivered. Roads and schools that were never built.  Most importantly corruption.

Jai Hind

Social Media, Big data analytics and Indian Elections

This is election time in India. Social Media and Big Data have a big role to play

 Aloha,

This will be a good test for the efficacy of Social media in the first Digital Indian elections since one of the major players (Congress Party) does not seem to care for Social Media. On the other hand, the other major contending parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party  (BJP) and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) parties have very strong social media connections like, Facebook, Twitter, Google ('Pledge to vote'& Google score) and Google+ hangouts (See screen shots). Even the recent WhatsApp is being used to send messages out, to (well!) mostly urban voters.

The parties in focus:



 

 

According to Internet and Mobile Association of India media is going to influence the elections swinging as much as 3 to 4% of the voters. After the March 5 announcement of elections, the word 'election' went up by 561% according to the same source. With more than 238 million young voters this is very credible indeed.

 

 AAP Media Blitz!

AAP web site

AAP is all over the media

 AAP also on Twitter and Facebook

 Modi apps are popular

Here is one of the dozens of Modi Android Apps from Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=google%20score%20for%20Modi&c=apps

  

 Lots of comments

 

Well, Bing search this morning brought these results:

Narendara Modi  5,000,000 - BJP
Rahul Gandhi    3,830,000   -Congress
Arvind Kejriwal 4,180,000  -AAP

My choice: Modi or Kejriwal, the latter preferred if he can indeed end corruption in India. I may even call him the Messiah.