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ABSTRACTS OF SIKH STUDIES July - September 2004 / 536 NS (Vol VI, Issue 3) RNI Regd No : 69639 / 98 Editor Dr Kharak Singh Associate Editor Maj Gen (Dr) Jaswant Singh, AVSM (retd) Editorial Advisory Board Dr Kirpal Singh Brig Hardit Singh Dr Gurcharan Singh Prof Prabhjot Kaur S Gurpreet Singh Col Amrik Singh Views expressed in the articles published herein do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Institute of Sikh Studies Rs. 25/- Subscription Rates (Indian Rupees) India Abroad Annual 100.00 500.00 05 years 450.00 2,250.00 10 years 900.00 4,500.00 Life 1,350.00 6,250.00 . Bulk supplies (a parcel of 28 copies) to overseas destinations can be made by surface mail @ Rs. 700/- plus postage charges (approx. Rs. 300/-) Published by Institute of Sikh Studies, Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Kanthala, Indl Area Phase II Chandigarh -160 002 (India). Printed at Sidharth Media Printers, 24/9, Industrial Area Phase II, Chandigarh
EDITORIAL ‘VOTE 2004’ General elections to the Lok Sabha is a routine exercise undertaken every five years to elect new MPs and a new government at the Centre in India. That way, the vote 2004 was no different from earlier elections. But its result has a significance which must be grasped. The NDA government was a conglomeration of about two dozen parties with diverse and even conflicting ideologies. Bajpai had succeeded in keeping them together ostensibly on a common minimum programme. But the real force that bound them was the lust for power and lucre that go with it. So the constituents scrupulously avoided matters to precipitate. The alliance was sure of completing its full term of five years in office. It was equally confident of winning the next term also, so much so that they even advanced the poll normally scheduled for September 2004. The BJP leading the alliance started its campaign far ahead of any other party. Apart from the now familiar rath yatra, they raised new slogans of ‘India Shining’ and ‘Feel Good’ to create an atmosphere of victory and optimism favourable for the party. Hundreds of crores were spent from public funds to overwhelm the people in India as well as abroad. Narendra Modi was flaunted as a hero, and Gujarat model was projected to dazzle the unwary. Bajpai as an incomparable leader was the trump card. The other parties in the alliance had little choice and toed the BJP line, afraid that BJP alone might get majority in the Parliament. Congress was the only party that could offer some resistance. That too was a divided house, and could not decide until very late who would be their leader. Sonia Gandhi should have been the obvious choice, but her non-Indian origin was played against her
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