11-07-2006, 11:43 PM
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Pioneer.com
Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
The results of the local bodies' election in Uttar Pradesh have given the much needed impetus to the BJP, and have the potential to influence the State's future course of politics ahead of the Assembly polls.
<b>The party has proved political pundits wrong by emerging out of political comatose as the single largest party in urban areas in the mayoral polls, and shown significant presence across the State. </b>
"By winning a majority of mayoral seats, the BJP has come back with a bang in the State. The results are indicative of the shape of things that would emerge in the coming Assembly election in 2007. The BJP is set to play a key role in the State politics and would form the next Government too," a buoyant Prakash Javadekar, party spokesperson, said on Tuesday.
<b>As the BJP did not dilute issues of national importance during electioneering, the results are a matter of concern for the Congress, which was hopeful of cashing in on the 'pro-people' policies of the UPA Government. The Congress failed in gauging the people's mood, while the BJP succeeded in putting the anti-Congress and anti-Mulayam Singh Yadav votes in its kitty.</b>
At another level, <b>the results will be a major setback for the Congress as it failed to capitalise on the hype it created around the active interest displayed by Rahul Gandhi in UP politics</b>.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Spiralling prices and mishandling of a range of issues like delay in carrying out the death sentence to Parliament attack accused Md Afzal Guru and introducing OBC quota in educational institutions were other issues which went against the Congress.</span>
"<b>We would have done much better had the State Government not abused the administration and unleashed violence during the polls. Yadav did not leave anything unturned to subvert the election process to retain power. The people of the State have expressed their anguish through ballots wherever it was possible," </b>Javadekar said.
The BJP leader reiterated that the forthcoming Assembly election should be held under President's Rule in the State. Party president Rajnath Singh had recently told The Pioneer in an interview that a delegation of the BJP MLAs from Uttar Pradesh would soon meet President APJ Abdul Kalam to seek imposition of Central rule in the State to ensure fair and free poll.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>What has surprised the BJP stalwarts is the margin of votes with which the party grabbed mayoral seats of Ghaziabad, Agra, Varanasi, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Meerut, and Kanpur. </span>
<b>In Meerut, BJP mayoral nominee Madhu Gujjar defeated the wife of Haji Yaqoob by over one-lakh votes. "The winning margin is suggestive of the fact that the people of the State expect good governance only from the BJP,"</b> Javadekar said.
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Pioneer.com
Rajeev Ranjan Roy | New Delhi
The results of the local bodies' election in Uttar Pradesh have given the much needed impetus to the BJP, and have the potential to influence the State's future course of politics ahead of the Assembly polls.
<b>The party has proved political pundits wrong by emerging out of political comatose as the single largest party in urban areas in the mayoral polls, and shown significant presence across the State. </b>
"By winning a majority of mayoral seats, the BJP has come back with a bang in the State. The results are indicative of the shape of things that would emerge in the coming Assembly election in 2007. The BJP is set to play a key role in the State politics and would form the next Government too," a buoyant Prakash Javadekar, party spokesperson, said on Tuesday.
<b>As the BJP did not dilute issues of national importance during electioneering, the results are a matter of concern for the Congress, which was hopeful of cashing in on the 'pro-people' policies of the UPA Government. The Congress failed in gauging the people's mood, while the BJP succeeded in putting the anti-Congress and anti-Mulayam Singh Yadav votes in its kitty.</b>
At another level, <b>the results will be a major setback for the Congress as it failed to capitalise on the hype it created around the active interest displayed by Rahul Gandhi in UP politics</b>.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Spiralling prices and mishandling of a range of issues like delay in carrying out the death sentence to Parliament attack accused Md Afzal Guru and introducing OBC quota in educational institutions were other issues which went against the Congress.</span>
"<b>We would have done much better had the State Government not abused the administration and unleashed violence during the polls. Yadav did not leave anything unturned to subvert the election process to retain power. The people of the State have expressed their anguish through ballots wherever it was possible," </b>Javadekar said.
The BJP leader reiterated that the forthcoming Assembly election should be held under President's Rule in the State. Party president Rajnath Singh had recently told The Pioneer in an interview that a delegation of the BJP MLAs from Uttar Pradesh would soon meet President APJ Abdul Kalam to seek imposition of Central rule in the State to ensure fair and free poll.
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>What has surprised the BJP stalwarts is the margin of votes with which the party grabbed mayoral seats of Ghaziabad, Agra, Varanasi, Aligarh, Gorakhpur, Meerut, and Kanpur. </span>
<b>In Meerut, BJP mayoral nominee Madhu Gujjar defeated the wife of Haji Yaqoob by over one-lakh votes. "The winning margin is suggestive of the fact that the people of the State expect good governance only from the BJP,"</b> Javadekar said.
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