Who is your candidate for PM?
What would the future look like with one of the nine hopefuls? Advani would try to push through his pet idea of the Ram Janmabhoomi. Mayawati?s ascendency will come as a boon to pachyderms. There will be an increase in the counts of white elephants
THE TV channels are working out who would be the next PM and in keeping with the times, I have tried to see what the future would look like with the hopefuls in the much sought after chair. I have arranged the names in order of seniority as per the dates of birth appearing in the Wikipedia.
LK Advani (8/11/1927) – He would try to push through his pet idea of the Ram Janmabhoomi and other Ram-related agenda and prove that all is not really lost and that his blogging efforts have paid dividends. He might enact legislation that all youngsters must blog if he or she wants to succeed in his profession, especially politics. He might entice the IT world to work out methods of making available laptops to the remotest corners of the country and even penetrate the slums because slums are no longer taboo – there could be millionaires residing there for lack of proper housing.
H D Deve Gowda (18/5/1933) – He has had experience in taking care of the Central government with a handful of 11 MPs and loves to fall off to sleep during serious discussions. When caught on the wrong foot by the camera and evil-minded reporters, he shrugs it off as nothing but an exercise in deep meditation on serious topics. He conceptualised the Third Front and wants to try his hand at total control. Only he has to ward off stiff competition from others who have made it to this list.
Sharad Pawar (12/12/1940) – Hailing from the sugar belt, he will try to pass around sugar-coated pills to counter the bitter truth of deprived farmers. He has had wide and varied experience in handling different portfolios and being the tried and tested politician that he is, he has the tacit support of plenty of formations. In addition, he is the Almighty as far as Indian cricket is concerned and the boards will reap huge benefits in the forthcoming World Cup 2011 so long as they toe the line he draws.
Ram Vilas Paswan (5/7/1946) – He as a Prime Minister would have to prove plenty to the electorate and there are chances that beards would get favour with him in the high seat. He knows how to extract his pound of flesh and the wonderful way in which he joined hands with Lalu to literally throw out the Congress from Bihar for the 2009 encounters proves that he knows his way about. His son would be making his debut in Bollywood soon.
Lalu Prasad Yadav (11/6/1947) – He might turn out to be the real black horse. He has proved his mettle as the Railway Minister and has always nursed ambitions of occupying the PM’s chair – his better half indicated as much in one of her candid interviews. His ability to swing opinion and ride with the horses while hunting with the hounds is well known.
Prakash Karat (19/10/1947) – He has already made it clear that he would undo whatever was done by the UPA, especially with respect to the dealings with the USA. This is not surprising because those who swear by the politics of destruction rather than construction are always trying to dismantle the work of the previous regime. The ‘famous blunder’ of not allowing Jyoti Basu to become PM might still be preying on his mind and he might want to make amends by accepting the responsibility on his own shoulders.
Jayalalitha (24/2/1948) – With her as the Prime Minister, moviedom will be thrilled because being from the film fraternity herself, her sympathies would lie with them. Her foreign policy would centre in the Bay of Bengal and sensitive issues like the sharing of the Cauvery waters and the Sethu Samudram controversy would continue to remain as is. After all, such topics should always be kept alive.
Chandra Babu Naidu (20/4/1950) – He would most likely be one of the also-rans. His state is a place of modernity wrapped in ancient history. The IT boom has certainly helped the Andhraites carve out a niche but his promise of rice at Rs 2 and other largesse might not work with the younger generation who love the coke-pizza combo. The statue of Buddha in the Husseinsagar Lake and the sprawling Ramoji Film City are unforgettable landmarks of Hyderabad but the yawning gap between the moneyed and the poverty stricken is too stark.
Mayawati (15/1/1956) – Her ascendency to the throne will come as a boon to all pachyderms. There will be an increase in the counts of white elephants and the Southern states will rejoice at having at last discovered a champion of the animals who are the prized possessions of temples. There is likelihood of strict legislation to thwart indiscriminate attacks on the elephants in the hilly terrain and there will be strict monitoring of Railway routes in the regions to ensure that elephants are not injured by speeding trains.
H D Deve Gowda (18/5/1933) – He has had experience in taking care of the Central government with a handful of 11 MPs and loves to fall off to sleep during serious discussions. When caught on the wrong foot by the camera and evil-minded reporters, he shrugs it off as nothing but an exercise in deep meditation on serious topics. He conceptualised the Third Front and wants to try his hand at total control. Only he has to ward off stiff competition from others who have made it to this list.
Sharad Pawar (12/12/1940) – Hailing from the sugar belt, he will try to pass around sugar-coated pills to counter the bitter truth of deprived farmers. He has had wide and varied experience in handling different portfolios and being the tried and tested politician that he is, he has the tacit support of plenty of formations. In addition, he is the Almighty as far as Indian cricket is concerned and the boards will reap huge benefits in the forthcoming World Cup 2011 so long as they toe the line he draws.
Ram Vilas Paswan (5/7/1946) – He as a Prime Minister would have to prove plenty to the electorate and there are chances that beards would get favour with him in the high seat. He knows how to extract his pound of flesh and the wonderful way in which he joined hands with Lalu to literally throw out the Congress from Bihar for the 2009 encounters proves that he knows his way about. His son would be making his debut in Bollywood soon.
Lalu Prasad Yadav (11/6/1947) – He might turn out to be the real black horse. He has proved his mettle as the Railway Minister and has always nursed ambitions of occupying the PM’s chair – his better half indicated as much in one of her candid interviews. His ability to swing opinion and ride with the horses while hunting with the hounds is well known.
Prakash Karat (19/10/1947) – He has already made it clear that he would undo whatever was done by the UPA, especially with respect to the dealings with the USA. This is not surprising because those who swear by the politics of destruction rather than construction are always trying to dismantle the work of the previous regime. The ‘famous blunder’ of not allowing Jyoti Basu to become PM might still be preying on his mind and he might want to make amends by accepting the responsibility on his own shoulders.
Jayalalitha (24/2/1948) – With her as the Prime Minister, moviedom will be thrilled because being from the film fraternity herself, her sympathies would lie with them. Her foreign policy would centre in the Bay of Bengal and sensitive issues like the sharing of the Cauvery waters and the Sethu Samudram controversy would continue to remain as is. After all, such topics should always be kept alive.
Chandra Babu Naidu (20/4/1950) – He would most likely be one of the also-rans. His state is a place of modernity wrapped in ancient history. The IT boom has certainly helped the Andhraites carve out a niche but his promise of rice at Rs 2 and other largesse might not work with the younger generation who love the coke-pizza combo. The statue of Buddha in the Husseinsagar Lake and the sprawling Ramoji Film City are unforgettable landmarks of Hyderabad but the yawning gap between the moneyed and the poverty stricken is too stark.
Mayawati (15/1/1956) – Her ascendency to the throne will come as a boon to all pachyderms. There will be an increase in the counts of white elephants and the Southern states will rejoice at having at last discovered a champion of the animals who are the prized possessions of temples. There is likelihood of strict legislation to thwart indiscriminate attacks on the elephants in the hilly terrain and there will be strict monitoring of Railway routes in the regions to ensure that elephants are not injured by speeding trains.
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