Rahul Gandhi, Please Shut Up!

Come on now, Shut Up!

Now that, my dear friend and an All Padded Up co-blogger, Sushil has gotten into his rantings on politics, I thought it was the right time for me to get back to my politically screwed opinions.

And my heartfelt opinion is that Rahul Gandhi should shut up. In response to Shiv Sena's verbal attack on north Indians, Rahul Gandhi went on record saying that it was the North Indians, as a part of NSG, which saved Mumbai during the 26/11 Mumbai siege.

Now, Mr. Gandhi, I don't think you have lived much in India, let alone Mumbai to be commenting on what North of India, or South of India, or any damn part of India has done or does. So, please shut up.

Even, the Senas of Mumbai know that Armed forces and NSG's should be kept out of regionalism and chauvinism of this kind. Hell, even I understand and know that. It is a shame that you, coming from a political dynasty, can not understand this. Keep the armed forces out of this sham of regionalism, or the country will suffer. And as a part of this great country called India and beautiful city of Mumbai, I do not wish to suffer because of a "Youth Leader from Congress" who can not understand such simple facts.

Well, that is really my point actually. If you can not understand than why speak. Simply shut up! I know I am putting this up on the day of your visit to Mumbai, and you are right now some few buildings away from where I am posting this. I wish I could say it to you on your face, but then the security concerns!

Cabinet Whispers!

Alright, this may go on in a series of posts, depending on what may get reported when!

As reported earlier, the Congress+ have emerged as leaders in the elections for the 15th Lok Sabha, and it is time for Dr. Manmohan Singh to form the new Cabinet!

One of the major issues with Coalition Politics, as you may know, is the fact that Cabinet Ministerial positions are up for leverage. The higher the percentage of your party MLA's in the coalition, the higher and better are the portfolios for your party. This goes without saying!

INC, by far is the strongest party of the coalition this time, so it is obvious, it will have the maximum say.

And saying it is!

Dr. Manmohan Singh, it has been rumored, wants Montek Singh Ahluwaalia heading the Finance Portfolio in the Cabinet this time. It should be considered that Dr. Singh's faith in Montek Singh goes back a long way!

Young Congress Leaders like Sachin Pilot, Priya Dutt may get to be a part of the cabinet and get portfolios as well, it has been rumored. May be the work of their respective fathers have been good enough for them and their party!

On the other hand, Trinamool Congress chief, Mamta Banerjee has shunned the Railway Portfolio and has demanded the Rural Agriculture one! Seems like Singur and Nandigram haven't been enough!

Also, it has been rumored, that Rahul Gandhi will be a part of the Cabinet, without a portfolio! Is this a way to shirk responsibility or just another way to walk in mama's footsteps?!

Dr. Singh has his task cut out and so do we, of keep an eagle's eye on his Cabinet!

15th Lok Sabha Elections 2009 - Results!

So, the elections for the 15th Lok Sabha have yielded results! And is it time to revisit 1991 or what!

Cause, never in the past 18 years have elections presented a picture similar to what we are seeing right now! Never in the past 18 years have the Congress won these many seats, nor has the BJP lost so many!

A detailed account of how many of the LS seats were won, by which party can be seen in the following table:

Party	Seats Won
BJP	116
INC or Congress	206
J.D (Secular)	3
DMK	18
NCP	9
LEFT	20
AIADMK	9
JDU	20
SP	22
TC	19
BSP	21
KECM	0
AGP	1
MUL	0
JKNC	0
AUDF	1
IND	8
BJD	11
RJD	4
SS	11
Others	55

Of course, as can be seen from the table above, none of the parties in a country as huge as ours, has been able to garner simple majority i.e. none of them could win 271 seats in the Lok Sabha!

But then who cares! These are the times of coalition politics and what matters is not Congress or BJP, what matters is the Congress+ and the BJP+

According to the pre-poll alliances, the following table is achieved:

Pre - Poll Alliance	Seats won
UPA	261
NDA	159
Third Front	69
Fourth Front	27
Others	30

Of course, with the polls now over, the picture will change! A lot of parties from one front will jump to another! Coalition Politics, after all, is a circus and the Lok Sabha are Trapeze Platforms, where political leaders jump from one swing to another, waiting to be held by another of those jokers on some other swing!

Dr. Manmohan Singh, if there are no surprises in store, Politically Screwed will be eyeing you very closely!

Introduction to Politically Screwed!

This post is simply to tell all the visitors of this blog page the purpose of the blog page.

I am very obviously a politico buff. But, my opinions are obviously just my own, and this is just a platform for me to reach you!

Politically Screwed is not a pet project of any political party, and the views expressed are entirely mine! If you don't believe me on this, keep checking Politically Screwed and confirm this!

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Till then!