Reasons And Excuses For BJP's Loss

[G.Subramaniam]

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Kanchan Gupta

Fourth, the ‘urban factor’ continues to elude logical interpretation. If the voting trend is any indication, we must come to the conclusion, and regretfully so, that India’s middleclass is no longer guided by the moral compass. Nothing else explains why corruption should cease to be an election issue and the brazen exoneration by the Congress of those who have looted India fetch no more than a cynical, couldn’t-care-less response. It is equally surprising that the middleclass should have chosen to overlook the mishandling of the national economy by the UPA Government and the pitiable state of internal security. We would have thought that these are concerns that agitate the middleclass the most since they shout the most about corruption, price rise and terrorism.

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The urban middle class is getting semi-xtianised
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THis is what I don't quite get it - The point Kanchan Gupta is speaking to, the Urban Factor and the indifference towards the issues. None of them are "Hindu" issues per se. What ails the middle class? I am not sure what semi-christianized means or if that explains (or the cause) the total indifference of middleclass (to national issues).
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The urban 'hindu' middle class is becoming semi-westernised and half-xtian
thanks to MTV etc

Think
Shiela Dixit has a muslim son-in-law
Yet for 10 years Delhi hindus have been voting for her

The urban hindus no longer care for hindu issues despite frequent islamic blasts
They are world citizens, half-xtian