Maya Raj In Uttar Pradesh

Finally the wait is over. Mayawati or i should better call 'UP ki Rani' is back in power against all the predictions in Uttar Pradesh, the most populous and fifth largest state in Republic of India. It is the state where since 1993 no single party has gained the majority in elections but this time the Bahujan Samajwadi Party, the so called party of Dalits has has broken the record by gaining the majority in the elections.

Since 1993 UP has seen only coalition government with a mix of President's Rule with Mayawati and Mulayan Singh Yadav, the Smajwadi Chief becoming the Chief Minister for short duration. It was after long time that Mulayam Singh Yadav completed full tenure of five years from 2003 to 2007.

The victory of Dalit Queen becomes important because the party which is known to be supported by Dalits was able to draw votes from Brahmins as well. This was somewhat different from what has been seen in last few elections. But hats off to tactics by Mayawati for attracting not only lower caste people but also the middle & upper class Brahmins.

A majority of people were expecting the BJP and SP to improve and form a coalition government but Mayawati had some other ideas. But there is a twist to this story as well. Its not only the Mayawati or her party's effort which helped BSP to win the elections but it was also the lack of voters (nearly 46% people voted in UP) which were majorly from lower caste and who voted against the incumbents.

India has already seen people voting against the incumbent government when UPA came to power and again the story repeated in UP. Many people might think why is this idea gaining so much momentum. According to me it is the change which is becoming part of everyone's life be it upper class or lower class. Everyone having seen false promises which do not get fulfilled after the party wins an election and the shoddy indian politics feels the need for change. Then there are people who want to engage in strategic voting and vote against the incumbent government.

But all in all this has been a thumping win by Mayawati. Lets us wait and watch for what lies in store for UP whether its rapid development in one of the most backward states or its again the repeat of what has been happening in UP uptil now.

INDIA SHINING

India is rapidly emerging as one of big economic powers. It is the country with second largest population base, the population being 1.1 billion. It is this huge population which has proved to be a boon for this biggest democracy. It has shown its power in all the sectors be it IT, Medicine, Telecom. It is fourth best in terms of purchasing power parity and seveth largest in terms of area with area ranging about 1.1 square miles.

The country which laid the foundation of world's first university is now the base of numerous universities with major being IIT's, IIM's etc which are churning large number of engineers, doctors, management graduates every year. It is this large pool that has helped in rapid growth of this country.

The IT sector has given a new opportunity to this country. Now this country forms headquarter of lot of top IT companies. The outsourcing saga has created vast opportunities for the people. And the best thing is that it is not only the big cities which are contributing in the growth but the smaller regions & cities are also coming ahead. For eg. Gurgaon which before a decade ago was unknown to lot of people is now base for lot top IT companies, BPO's, KPO's.

In medicine the country already finds its mention in history as Ayurveda finds its origin in this country. Due to the number of famous hospitals and eminent doctors this country is largely attracting foreigners for getting treatment done. This medical tourism is increasingly adding to the economic growth.

In defense, India has made great progress after independence. It is emerging as one of the nuclear powers. It declined to sign the NPA (Non Proliferation Treaty) in spite of the pressure from UN. In 1998 the first nuclear tests were carried out by the country which were followed by some more tests in 2004. The tests got lot of opposition from various quarters of the world but America praised India giving it the title of Responsible Nuclear Nation. It has made significant investment in the nuclear field to harness it for its civic needs.

India's GDP has been growing at the rate of nearly 6% in last decade and 8% since last four years. The growth is indicated by the fact that the Sensex has almost tripled in last three years. This strong growth has been fueled mainly by the industrial sector and service sector. More and more comapnies are finding there presence in fortune 500 companies.


Many leading economists have predicted that India is poised well to take over China in terms of growth and emerge as Asian super power. But for this to happen government will have to take significant steps to improve infrastructure, promote basic education, create right policies in place. Lets keep our fingers crossed for what lies in future for India and Indians.

~ A Proud Hindustani