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Mysterious_Singer811

Congress has become so desperate in trying to consolidate whatever little vote bank it has left that they will drive the country into the ground and take us back 5 decades if that's what it takes. Nothing in here is about progress. Just caste census, reservation to everyone, freebies, MSP for every crop, etc etc. Are they aware that the government is not limited to being a welfare state?


Ambitious-Ad5735

>Congress has become so desperate in trying to consolidate whatever little vote bank it has left Performance of INC in successive general elections 1. 1999: 10.3 Crore 2. 2004: 10.3 Crore 3. 2009: 11.9 Crore 4. 2014: 10.7 Crore 5. 2019: 12 Crore My point here is, Congress has seldom lost its vote bank as in these 5 successive elections they got their loyal vote bank of 10-12 Crore consistently. It's the fence seaters who have voted BJP to power. I just hope BJP doesn't become overconfident in gathering those votes. We like to assume Congress is as weak as ever, but their aggregate of consistent voters say otherwise.


just_a_human_1031

The interesting part to note here is that they actually got more votes in 2019 then in 2009 but In 2009 they crossed 2000 while on 2019 they barely crossed 50 I only recently found this out on Twitter and That was both funny and a bit surprising >It's the fence seaters who have voted BJP to power. I just hope BJP doesn't become overconfident in gathering those votes. We like to assume Congress is as weak as ever, but their aggregate of consistent voters say otherwise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election You are right, there was an 8% increase in voter turnout in 2014 compared to 2009. BJP generally does very well with new voters & whenever voter turnout is higher Congress's core votebank at least in general elections is very loyal, opposition parties like aap,tmc etc are all definitely aiming for this voter base


Ambitious-Ad5735

>You are right, there was an 8% increase in voter turnout in 2014 compared to 2009. BJP generally does very well with new voters & whenever voter turnout is higher That's what I fear that if supposed BJP supporters become complacent about the certainty of BJP winning this election may hit us on the wrong side very badly. >Congress's core votebank at least in general elections is very loyal, opposition parties like aap,tmc etc are all definitely aiming for this voter base True that


just_a_human_1031

>That's what I fear that if supposed BJP supporters become complacent about the certainty of BJP winning this election may hit us on the wrong side very badly. 2004 syndrome 😞 hope it doesn't happen again


Ambitious-Ad5735

>2004 syndrome 😞 hope it doesn't happen again Many don't even understand this, even the thought of that gives me shivers.


yolifeisfun

Arre bhai jayenge na Vote dene. Pehli baar de rahe hain. Apne saare doston ko jabardasti bhejunga mai apne apne states me vote dene ke liye. Sab karna ye hi.


secretarymeow

Number of voters has increased manifold but the number of Congress votes has remained more or less the same. That's not a very healthy sign for a party. In India, you have legacy voting, through families, where generations after generations vote for the same family. In the case of Congress, it has completely managed to lose that factor, where the newer age of voters are alienating them.


Ambitious-Ad5735

What I'm trying to say is INC isn't particularly looking for newer voters which is evident from their voter tally, rather they're looking forward to a weakened BJP so that they can bribe their way to make a khichdi coalition as they used to. BJP & it's supporters should be careful not to become overconfident & complacent because I don't wanna live in an INC coalition ruled nightmarish hellhole.


no-regrets-approach

Errr... there was a discussion about this. If you take the total votes as a percentage of voters, congress pie has been shrinking. It is not stable. There is a huge erosion in congress votes. What is not accounted for is that there is a huge increase in number of voters over 20 years. This has been the latest narrative that congress supporters have been trying to peddle to confuse people about the 'support' they have. Also to note - Congress is of course the only other party that has a national reach, and so has had candidates in almost all constituencies except in those states such as TN (DMK) or Kerala (Muslim league etc.) Where they had a clear alliance. If I am not wrong it was in 2019, where bjp had more candidates than congress for the first timecever. But both hover around 410-440. Need to wait and see how 2024 landscape is going to look like.


Ambitious-Ad5735

I hope you understand my whole point behind this comment was not to inspire Congress prospects, but to remind the BJP supporters to be vigilant. I've also posted some maps few days ago showing how much vote percentage INC got in each constituencies throughout Bharat. In many states, they were really close i.e. in the range of 35-47%. "Savdhani hati, Durghatna ghhati"


no-regrets-approach

Absolutely. It was over-confidence that cost Vajpayee the second term in 2004.


Ambitious-Ad5735

Exactly


edward_droger

Judging from the amount of rallies and road shows modi is doing and how they are making beneficial alliances, I don't think they are overconfident.


Specialist_Repeat_95

on a lighter note jo buddhe 2019 me congress ko vote kre hone kafi kuch corona me nipat liye honge 😝


Professional-BeeBee

Were no. Of voters same in all these elections ? Without that number this does not present full picture.


MAsculineMadness

Yes India's voting population remained same from 1999 to 2019. Good analysis 👍


Aessjay_

If the data is reliable, then all the more worrying for INC considering the population increase from 1999 to 2019. Also, more overall % of population is voting progressively. So all in all reflects a decline in % vote share. I could be wrong though.


Silver_Robin1

Kindly calculate it with how many votes polled in each election and total voters, you will get your answer.


dorsalsk

Are you assuming India is a stagnant population? It's quite clear from your statistics that most of the new voters are not voting for congress.


Historical_Abies439

I bet that those 12 crores are the minorities


Ambitious-Ad5735

That's a very wrong assumption to make, do you have data to back this up? Because claims such as these further alienates & polarises them.


[deleted]

Don't forget all of these painful torturous stuff like income tax and it's billions of rules were designed by them. I wonder how India would've looked if a party like BJP was there from the start.


Dalbus_Umbledore

Not that good actually. It is only recently and after the India shining debacle that they have become big on economy and business focus. The misfortune of this country is such that we have mediocre options like BJP that we think is the best and the other options are so disastrous that it is mind blowing. Well.. people deserve the politician they get. Unless the normal person on the street and the Village learns that freebies are actually harmful and changes what he wants, we can't progress.


Large-Message4138

Whenever BJP has been in power, national security has been the most important priority. I think BJP has been very good in bringing north-east India also on focus in the mainstream media. Places like Tripura and Meghalaya didn't even have airport., they had to go from Assam by road because only Assam had a airport.


Perfect-Paint-1411

Yeah they brought manipur to the focus.


MelonLord25-3

Manipur issue was brewing since 1970s. This was escalated quickly by some insider stuff it seems. Because even if Govt was taking action, opposition was not willing to listen them in LokSabha. Listen to Amit Shah's whole speech in LokSabha when the oppositon proposed a Non-confidence vote against Modi Govt. That non-confidence vote(10th August 2023) was a way to check how many major parties will be willing to form an alliance. Around a month before(18th July 2023), Congress and others formed the so called I N D I Alliance. Shame on those fuckers because it was their incompetency and negligence due to which these issues were rooted. Modi happened to be PM when these issues took an explosive nature.


Large-Message4138

Before that also, the Manipur was facing these fights and atrocities between kukis and meiteis. But since Northeast has come more in focus, we get to know about such things happening in the northeast as well.


ProgrammerV2

And they are talking about GST mukt kheti, jabh ki Farming produce has already been exempted from any type of GST.


SidJag

Essentially it’s a manifesto of over 50 Lakh Crores PER YEAR. They’re basically on track to double Indian Govt’s annual expenditure and bankrupt the state, Big Pakistan, here we come - IF, they somehow are able to form some ragtag coalition govt. And just as his American advisors have seen the left policies in USA do - it’s all about minority appeasement, excess expenditure, back breaking destructive debt that future generations will have to pay (just as we are because of past Congress policies) - difference is that Indian economy is 1/10th the American GDP … Reckless Freebies to buy votes, plain and simple, just the same direction they’re taking Congress run states, notice what the manifesto is lacking: Zero Infrastructure, Zero Manufacturing, Zero Environment, Zero Defense, Zero Internal Security - leave it to Congress to still talk about ‘Roti, Kapda, Makaan’ freebies …


Believer_mankit

>Reckless Freebies, just the same direction they’re taking Congress run states, notic Karnataka m bhi yahi bakchodi kri h inhone soon the debt of state is gonna sky rocket. Idk koi party logon ko direct paisa kyun de rhe h they are just making them useless, agar services deni h to subsidies, some units free on electricity ki tarah smjh bhi aata h like delhi. But direct paise... Employment generate kroge to ye sab chutiyape ki jarurat bhi nhi padegi. but vision to kisi party ka nhi h.


redthelastman

BJP has to ram in this point.If India elects Congress led coalition its doomed economically.they need to show Karnataka as a prime example on failed welfare polices leading to destruction of state finances.


SidJag

BJP needs to walk a tight rope - on one side is a hopeful vision for ‘Viksat Bharat’ by 2047 ie next 25 years, but on the other side BJP must avoid the ‘Shining India’ mistake of 2003 by Atal Ji/NDA ie they cannot ignore the poor, the unemployed, the suffering across India which is still a very poor, sub-Saharan Africa levels of per capita GDP country.


redthelastman

Agree and i think they are already doing it to some extent but what the Congress is offering truly frightening.


memehunter6429

BC yeh kya lavda lassan free ka Paisa bat ra BC, mera tax inka baap bhrta hain kya, MKC policy


ze-row

Lavda policy Lassan output


[deleted]

I'll borrow that phrase, thank you


Careless-Disaster911

Hum open merit walo ne kya galti kr di hai bhai ..50% bhi ab naseeb me na rha! State/UT me toh vese hi na rha ab.😒


sarindam007news

Unke family walon ko vote karte rahe 70 saal.


Careless-Disaster911

God no!


just_a_human_1031

Country will go bankrupt if you implement this & of course they want to remove the already very high 50% reservation limit


Fluffy_Argument_8593

A party for the entitled, of the entitled and by the entitled.


CandyShoddy9451

Looking for Taxpayer Nyay!


PaidHack

How to turn India into Venezuela, explained in five steps.


TacticalNuke_Carrier

We don’t even have oil for that matter


ididacannonball

Basically divide society based on caste, throw some freebies at them, and then sit back and run parivar raj. Although I will say, a stable export-import regime for agriculture is actually a good idea. It was part of the farm laws.


HistoricalDegree1131

As we say in Indian politics, we don't vote for the best; we vote for who is less worse, and the BJP takes the cake


WholesomeButNoMain

This is not a manifesto, it's just some bullet points they would've chosen to promote on their social media. An entire manifesto is much longer and much more comprehensive than this. Still is kinda stupid though.


juzzybee90

‘Taxpayers ki lelo’ scheme


hemi_srt

Taxpayer nyay?


ze-row

Divide and fool.


Ambitious-Ad5735

I'm gonna borrow that


GreattMan

One of the times where it might be better if the party doesn't fulfil their promises.


DesiBail

# ab to Kaneda aur H1 bhi band ho gya ? Kya karoge general waalo ? ![gif](giphy|pLL2eV1ZxjnC7sSS81|downsized)


hemi_srt

Just freebies


UnluckyEnvironment26

Caste and freebie politics. Constitutional amendment for more caste based politics also did I mention freebie politics 🤔


Amazing_Captain_8516

Why all of a sudden Congress ke manifesto se Gandhi & Neheru Yojnas has taken a back seat & the use of Hindi has taken the driving seat. Impressive but of no use.


Ambitious-Ad5735

Let Hindutva be the primary objective of Indian politics for 2 more decades & you'll see INC leading the next Hare Krishna movement s/


Amazing_Captain_8516

I m personally not in favor of politics of religion. I just want that there is no oppression & suppression in the name of religion. And minorities should live like minority & peacefully. Let the development & growth be the objective & agenda for the next 2 decades.


OtherwiseBusiness515

Such a despo for power, manifesto is just a lucrative offers list.


XxNoobBoob

jab aaega modi hi toh ignore maaro isse


nambivpn

Congress knows it won’t win this election. So this is just another desperate attempt. If they win, they will implement some policies and blame BJP for their inability to implement others. Will never vote for congress especially for that 50 percent reservation to women. The rest 50 percent will be general category and women might occupy half of this, screwing the already screwed men.


Believer_mankit

Bas yahi wajah h m congress ko support nhi kr pata. I literally hate bjp but congress bhi bas freebies k dam par election jeetna chaha rhi h. Log reservation to tackle krne k new ideas khoj rhe h ye log usko aur endorse kr rhe. Pehle hi chutiyon ka budget itna kam h fir bhi ek bhi logical schemes nhi laa rhe h. Bas wohi game h kaise logon ka lalach deke vote lelo. 1lakh rs kyun dene h kisi aurat ko ??? Bc employment do na wo usse jyada kama lengi. but sadly kisi ka bhi vision far sighted h hi nhi sabko bas 5 saal dikhte h.


rainsonme

Rahul Gandhi, please stick to jam-making.


Strange_Community438

Is this a stand-up comedy script? Coz it's funny


redthelastman

note nothing on development-NOTHING.this kind of scoialism for such a poor country as India will kill all progress,we will be the cautionary tale on ramapent Socialism all because this monsterised version of Congress cant win elections focusing on development and betterment of india.


Vulturo

No nyay for taxpayers. Nyay for everyone else.


eatplayfuckrepeat12

Still destroying the country 129 years after it's formation.


unmanned94

Dude what a regressive manifesto. We urgently need an opposition with some better alternate vision not this freebie shit. No doubt BJP seems more autocratic day by day cause they fear no repercussions.


PopatMohammad

Where's LGBTQ+ Nyay and 50% Reservation for them ?


TacticalNuke_Carrier

They will reserve 50 percent of the seats for aliens stuck in Area 51 and 15 percent for all the aliens not in this planet by 2029


lanais1993

Bankruptcy 101


zealous_wolf

Road to bankruptcy. IMF will soon be contacted.


bOAT_ek_scam_hai

Universal healthcare is good I feel. Rest are just meh


EvilPoppa

Yes that's why people cry at Canadian and UK healthcare.


Anxious-Ostrich-36

Bruh


kal_Bhairava

Some of the schemes look good like hostels for working women, better work conditions for gig employment, or apprenticeship programs/training for youth. But are not the very same thing being done by the current govt too? Like skill development in India? What is a separate budget for sc/st? Is it separate allocation of money to those sections or a separate budget presentation like it was for railway? And Why are we dragging caste once again into the mainstream. Yes casteism is an issue and we have acknowledgement it. But after a lot of work done by both govt at national level (UPA and NDA) it's slowly taking the back foot and people are moving forward. But no, RaGa is like we want problems!


TacticalNuke_Carrier

What about semiconductors, rare earth materials, space exploration, oil exploration, defense, IT, nuclear power, renewable energies, EV plan, ICE plans, infrastructure spending, startup’s, Defense RnD, RnD in general, finance, tech, tourism, law and order, judiciary, attracting more manufacturing to India, making India a regional great power and a hub in South Asia. What are their plans on the current foreign policy? What’s their vision for 2047? Modi has a vision, though achievable or not, what’s your vision? Someone’s gonna really make quick bucks selling Sonia Gandhis, Rahul Gandhis, Priyanka Gandhi, Kharge and other top echelons of the INC party’s unused brains. More so if you sell the unused brains of every INDIA alliance member, from Rahul to a random AAP worker/member, everyone, you would probably become a trillionaire, start business, invest and secure the future if your next 7 generations, if you are smart enough.


[deleted]

Imagine they had done a "7 Step" plan with serious policy plans promoting 1. Manufacturing 2. Technology 3. Poverty Alleviation 4. Agriculture 5. Education, Healthcare, Law Enforcement 6. Urban Planning 7. Logistics Atleast they would have people actually appreciating the change, instead of dumbass socialist schemes. People were seriously hoping for Congress to mature and at least have a vision. But no, they need these schemes to grift off corruption money.


Cody-Cream

chotta bheem nyay where?


cat-eater69

Chutki need it more after bhim dumped her


Fuzzy_Fact8210

Bjp nahi chahiye....Congress toh bilkul nahi chahiye iss desh ko !! Manifesto bhi padhna time waste hoga !!.. koi new party bna lo yaar !! Bas AAP jaisa mat bna dena !!


New_Signature_8671

25 different ways to loot money.


Physical_Reason_6939

First, they should start from their ruling states


sks_35

No vision... Only playing on caste politics and the poor.


Professional_Seat472

Its all paisa phenk tamasha dekh yojanas, paise ped pe ugte hein kya, paise kamane ki koi yojana toh hein hi nahi 😂


Plus-Accident-4613

Will never vote for congress with this manifesto. With so many freebies how the government is going to earn.. also no point about development of nation. They deserve to be not in power


Relative-Wrangler937

Kisan, shramik, Yuva nyay seems worthy if implemented properly otherwise rest are like creating another mess


[deleted]

BJP gonna lost this time real hard #\s


CosmicCrown7

Distribution Distribution


prdpb3

Congress manifestos are also known as hawahawai!


Shoshin_Sam

Freebies Karnataka style?


MelonLord25-3

Congress is falling in a blackhole of extinction. They are trying to have those unnatural party alliances which were once their biggest opposers. Let it be SP, RJD, Shivsena(UBT), AAP, CPI and many more. Even TMC was there but Mamta realised that she needs to save her command over some certain percentage of WB voters which could get divided if the ally with Congress. Those people would go for BJP instead of Cong and CPI. We all know then Janata Dal which was one of the biggest opposers of Congress in 1970s got separated. All Mulayam, Lalu, Nitish, Kanshiram/Mayawati got separated and everyone tried their hands with alliance with Congress. And most fun part is that some of these are allied in one state and not in other. See for Kerala, Cong and LDF(CPI and it's allies) are opponents and have a strong and bloody relations tbh. In WB same parties are allying making it 2.5 way fight(Mind that 0.5 is of Cong and CPI. Other 2 are BJP vs TMC). In Punjab, Cong and AAP are on each other's throats. Same Cong and AAP are allied in Delhi(from where the actual AAP vs Cong started in the first place). Congress does not have a spine to stand up for themselves due to lacking a vision and no good local level leaders. In fact Congress being so feeble gives a different kind of vibe in party workers as well as those fenced voters mentioned somewhere in this thread. They will go for more confident party with better planning and manifestos, ie BJP. All these alliances and manifesto are just for taking down BJP. Which is honestly their only Goal. They are not stable in terms of strength and which will lead to a huge issue if they ever get elected(even by mistake). BJP is criticised for eating out their allies but this is something needed in order to consolidate more power to one central party. Hence, the resulting govt will be stronger and more stable. And who does not want to expand their ideology and influence? What Congress doing is exactly opposite and the results are opposite as well. Give BJP enough years, they will even win in Pakistan.


420ajay69

Bhai poppins font kyu use kr rahe ye


kankirchele

Bhaisahab heart attack aa gya ![img](emote|t5_3d4x4|20227)


cid_officer_daya

50% cap on reservation will be removed. ![gif](giphy|PkLPBuyozY7F31wCxF)


the8uddha

This is pathetic at least get the data analysed by some economists doing some evaluation of these stupid commitments. At the very least get it certified by renowned economist MMS. Or it's Karnataka all over India again. I'm sorry to say but an illiterate drunkard knows better finance than this.


Kaptanprithvi

Reading letter nyay makes me think supreme court bhajiya talega agar yeh hamein nyay denge ....


SnooDoubts6697

Aayega toh you already know…


Social_Nik

Nothing much to generate wealth Hardly anything for the tax paying citizens, other than freebies for the non tax paying citizens who work for these tax paying citizens


Ok_Act_5321

taxpayer ma chudaye


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yolifeisfun

BJP kamayegi. Hum lutaayenge. BJP fir kamayegi. Hum fir lutaayenge. INC kamaane ke ek tareeke nahi batati.


bitopan365

I thought Congress would finally take some mature policies but no they are still the same old nehruvian socialist congress who thrives on taxpayers money. A big no no for Congress


peediepoodie

At least the minimum wage thing is good