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Hi Ninad

Long time reader of your astute take on legal matters though commenting for the first time

Excellent post as always

Gaffes galore , absolute lack of homework and fumbling anchors .Even if u leave aside all these obvious facts alone,it was pretty clear that Prannoy Roy has thrown away facade of neutrality that he used to project.

CNN-IBN fared no better.No sooner than the counting began,Rajdeep gleefully declared that Congress is racing ahead .Suddenly the script changed to ‘close contest’.And the man heaved a sign of relief when it was clear that Congress managed to get past BJP by 2 seats to emerge as the single largest party

You should learn it from these channels on how to project fractured verdict as ‘victories’

BTW it gives a scarry feeling that small state could have 15 CM’S in 17 yrs.And atleast 7 CM’S/Ex-CM’S in the fray this time

Hi Ninad,
I fully agree with what you have said in the latter part of your article. However, we both know that though Congress + NCP + 2 independents = 21, we may well see the other regional parties such as MGP, UGDP and SGF lending support to the Congress, not out of love for the congress, but rather out of the fact that their whole point of getting elected is to be in the government occupying some ministry as thats the only way they can REALLY LOOT GOA.

Further, even if the regional parties do not support the Congress, so long as the congress has the support of the NCP and the 2 independents, it will still be able to get their Bills passed as the opposition would still be one less than the government (BJP + SGF + MGP + UGDP = 14 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 19). Thus, it would be 20 against 19. But I am quite sure that the Congress will have sleepless nights as, if at any time, even one of the independents supporting it, decides to oppose a particular bill, that will be the end of Congress rule as the opposition will then become 20.

I fully agree with you that NDTV’s coverage was disgusting. They gave wrong results, wrong names, wrong party symbols etc. And the way they were talking was as if every goan was a drunkard obsessed with drinking Feni. In fact when Prannoy Roy was passing a comment about Goa and Feni, there was a point where he turns to his left looking surprised and asks Jain the question - EVEN FOR BREAKFAST? . This only shows that Srinivasan must have passed a comment about goans drinking Feni for breakfast.

The sad truth is that you and I both know that Goans are not drunks. They do drink for occasions but within limits. It is the people who come from the other states of Goa who loose control and become drunk as they cannot believe that booze is so cheap in Goa while it is very expensive in their states.

Also, if one goes to the Tavern’s, you will find that most of the people there are non goans.

Anyway, keep up the good work. Love your articles

Prasanna & Karthik Rajan,

Nice to know that I do not stand alone in my views on NDTV’s jaundice eyed reporting of political news.

The goan addition to Murphy’s laws sounds like a good maxim to be kept in mind when it comes to elections

Arjun,

I don’t really agree with your analysis for the reasons behind this fractured mandate or a pro-congress mandate as you perhaps think it is.

To me arguments of principles would not have worked where it came to personalities in any case considering the small size of constituencies.

If you see the stats you will realize that major upsets (except for Navelim) have been due to triangular fights.

Thus, to me, what the BJP ought to have done was to ally with the MGP and/or the SGF to consolidate the anti-congress vote.

Perhaps it’s not too late with the inevitable mid-term polls

I am indeed.

Ninad
I am reading your post first time> my friend send me your other article on Jamir.
I dont know why everbody calls India as world oldest democracy! it should be labelled as Worlds leading Democratic Dictatorship!
After the British left, they were the Neo colonial masters!
Sadly for Goans,who fought for so called Liberation,We were recolonised by DELHI! who treated us worst than portuguese!And the saddest of all things is, that goans have been taking it lying down for year! The only way they managed to do this is by raising the boggey of communalism. which is and never had been a problem. In fact, if ever it becomes a issue, congress with their partners in media will be responsible.
The only way you can you can achieve true democracy will be to get rid of Congress for good and i hope, after Bjp victory in Gujrat, Indians will see some sence.
The best way for Goa would be to demand Autonomy and have a regional party! goa is a DEVELOPED state and not a backward state– we will become one, if congress rules Goa for couple of years as it is in their own interest to keep the people ignorant and poor so that they can control them-the marxist theory adopted byAfrican leaders!
cheers
Simo