Thursday, May 28, 2009
Why have the young voted for the Congress?
This is why I think the young voted for the Congress:
- We have not been exposed to the brand of politics that came with the late 70s and 80s-- the reason for the conception of the janata dal or the bharatiya janata party is not very familiar to us.
- We are not very keen or religion, cast or regionalism; so hatred and bigotry don't sell with us
- We have all been brought up with history books highlighting the role of Indian National Congress in India's struggle for Independence. In the absence of a strong motive to switch sides, we idolize the past
- We have seen alternatives before and none of them seem to have performed significantly better. Given that scenario, we would rather stick to a party with a good history
- Known recognizable faces, who are not extremists, and are identified as educated, intelligent middle class exist within the congress and we aspire to be like them
- It helps to have young turks in the ranks of Congress and Rahul Gandhi draws a fair amount of female adulation
I am apolitical and have zero affiliation to any political party in the country. This post is to be treated as an unbiased opinion of a political novice and a complete outsider in the fragmented world of politics.
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