Now that the election is over,it's imperative for the Congress led UPA government to move forward quickly and form the next government and settle down to the most important task of governance.
They should remember that by voting them back to power for another 5 year term,the people of India has kept faith in them and its a huge responsibility.
People of India,by and large are convinced that the incumbent government headed by the Congress party is the best possible option available at the moment for our Country.
The people have given their verdict and it's for Manmohan Singh and his ministry and for Sonia Gandhi and her party and their allies to ensure that India moves in the right direction in all fields in the next five years.
It's imperative for Mr.Rahul Gandhi and Mrs.Sonia Gandhi to understand that Mr.Rahul should not be a part of the Central government because there is a lingering danger that the Congress sycophants will see Rahul as the real power center in the government.
Rahul should continue to work for strengthening the party.If as some party workers say,Rahul needs governing experience and therefore should be part of the government,well,in that case,it's better if he becomes a minister may be towards the fag end of the new government's term in office or for a brief period.
It will be a good decision if Rahul concentrates on the party's revival in the Hindi heartland,especially in Bihar and in UP.
The fact that the Congress party has done spectacularly well in UP this time under his leadership is all the more reason for him to concentrate on party work and continue to improve the party's position in those crucial states.
Rahul does seem to be a pragmatic person,so hopefully he won't do any thing that will be detrimental to the functioning of the Government.
The world is still in recession mode and it's best to leave Manmohan to be in full charge of India's governance.It's clear that a reasonable percentage of the Indian voters thought that Manmohan Singh is a better choice to lead India than LK.Advani and the so-called third front crowd.
India needs stability and continuity and the Indian voter's decisive verdict against the pressure group of the Left Front is a pointer to that.
BJP sought votes on Strong leadership,security and development.In all these areas, BJP led NDA government's track record earlier was nothing to write home about.
Also now,it should be very clear for the BJP that,for them to be seen by the Indian public as a natural party of governance,they should get rid of the communal tag.Till that time,they might win state elections and they will have their strong areas,but they will never be a pan-Indian party and they will always be heavily dependent on strong allies to pull them to the magical 272 mark in the Lok Sabha.
Advani made the biggest mistake of trying to make this election a presidential style one between him and Manmohan Singh.It was absolutely a no-contest.Manmohan Singh was certified even by his strongest critics to be an able administrator with a clean image and he is credited with India's economic revival in the 1990s.
Advani's performance as Home Minister as part of the earlier NDA government was not really a good testimony to his or his party's claim of him being a strong leader.
Advani's campaign of ridiculing Manmohan as a weak PM day-in and day-out and his party's comments that the PM was a night watchman and that the PM always run to Sonia for each and every thing,even for those decisions related to governance, backfired badly.Indian public has always rejected such malicious personal campaigns.
People saw Manmohan Singh as a very simple,humble human being and a person of great integrity and his commitment to the Nation's development helped the Congress.
Ofcourse,there were also local factors that contributed to the Congress party's impressive tally of 200 plus seats,it's best performance since 1991.
Whatever the reasons for the verdict of the Indian voters,for the Congress party and the party led UPA,it's a huge responsibility and there is no reason for complacency or acrimony.If they fail to provide effective governance,the Indian public won't hesitate to re-think next time.
So for the Congress party,it's time for good governance and there should be no place for sycophancy.This is a unique opportunity for Manmohan Singh,Sonia Gandhi and Rahul to serve the Country and lead us in the right direction with out the fear of any major pressure group,and as some say,failure is not an option...!
As a last point,let me say,the Congress Party and it's leaders should be very careful and make sure that they behave well with all their allies and other parties and that they should not be seen to be arrogant.After all,the Congress is only 200 plus,still short of an absolute majority on its own.They will need allies and also a constructive opposition to run the Country effectively..
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