The 2009 Indian General Parliamentary Elections saw a lot of ups and downs and surprises for Indian Politics. The Indian Political scene is mainly lead by two political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies and the Indian National Congress and its allies. The BJP and its allies are together called as the NDA and the Congress and its allies are called the UPA. The UPA was running the Government of India for the past 5 years. In the fresh elections held in April – May 2009, the Congress led UPA has again come back to power for the next 5 years with unexpected results. It was almost certain that the UPA would not be able to form the government again this time because of the anti incumbency voting that was expected to happen.
The chaos over the Nuclear Deal and the rising prices due to recession was seen as the reason for a possible loss of the UPA Government. The NDA was almost certain that Mr. Lal Krishna Advani would be the next Prime Minister of India as they thought that the NDA would surely win the elections. However, the election results showed a result completely unexpected. The Congress led UPA got very high number of votes and formed the new government.
The people of India have grown out of the conventional voting policy. They are no more carried away by religious politics and they can no more be convinced by negative campaigning. They have stopped voting for people who show their faces to the people once in five years. What the citizens of India now want is stability and a Government which is more practical and in league with the world. People of India want more jobs and more foreign currency flowing inside the country. They do not want any more Temple against mosque politics. They do not want to India to remain backward. They want young and corporate governance and strategies which will make India soar high in the near future.
How has India seen such a change? With India named as one of the biggest developing economies of the world, the awareness of the Indian people has also increased. More and more youngsters have started taking interest in the mainstream political and economic welfare of India. They have seen how the present government faired to keep the Indian economy afloat during the recession period. Indians want more employment and they have seen how the UPA government has been able to manage the job cut crisis. The nuclear deal which the UPA government signed has brought India closer to the world and has benefited India in an enormous way. On the other hand, the people of India noticed how the NDA and the Left Front opposed the signing of the Nuclear deal and also witnessed the unacceptable hue and cry created by the NDA and the Left Front to the signing of the Nuclear Deal by the UPA Government. All the shameful obstructions laid by the opposition parties in the way of signing of the Nuclear deal actually went against the NDA and the Left Front. The consequence was the shameful defeat of the two so called strong political parties during the recent General Elections.
The Indian voter has become mature over the years. They have understood the importance of democracy and they have learnt how to run a democratic country. They have clearly stated to the political parties of India through their votes that the people are the ones who have the right to run and govern the country. they have expressed clearly that the representatives that they choose need to work for the people and only then they will get a chance to continue in the office as a Member of Parliament or else they will be thrown out.
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