Modi and Amit Shah had the last laugh on the Presidential Election.
By nominating Ramnath Kovind, they sent the opposition running for cover, neutralized the antics of Shiv Sena and left the Mainstream Media idiots with mud on their face.
It was clear that post UP elections, BJP had done enough to get its man elected as President. The only purpose of the opposition putting up a candidate is to make a statement and create a solidarity movement that could have been the foundation for the 2019 election grand alliance.
All they had to do was to nominate a Dalit or a Tribal candidate of stature in advance, and taken the wind out of Modi and Shah. But what can you expect from a brain deficient Congress party or from an ideologically/politically negligent CPI (M), who cant even get one Rajya Sabha candidate elected from West Bengal? Of the others, Samajwadi Party is torn between father, uncle and the son, Mayawati is licking her wounds from the trashing she got from BJP in both Parliament and Assembly elections, Lalu is at odds with his partner Nitish, while looking over his shoulders everyday as to when the next scam of his family will be revealed, the cantankerous Mamata is not liked by any one, and DMK is in the decline because of the ill health of Karunanidhi.
It is hilarious to note that it was CPI(M) and CPI (a party that cant get its deposits back in a single assembly seat anywhere in India, if it were to fight alone) who made the loudest noise. CPI (M) has 27,069 votes in the Electoral College, and CPI has 4,701 constituting less than 3% of the total votes and they are irrelevant. Why in the world, BJPs team went to meet Yechury prior to the nomination process is still a mystery. Both these parties are insignificant in the Indian Political context, get lot of air time because of their left leaning cronies in the English Main Stream Media, but are pests and has to be treated like one. In fact, BJP should not even have bothered to talk to Congress, CPIM or any opposition party at all.
The biggest take away from this election is the total isolation of Aam Aadmi Party, It is three days since Modi announced Kovinds candidature and no one has bothered to even ask Kejriwal what his opinion is, nor has he tweeted one. Like CPIM and CPI, AAP is a Grade 1 pest and has been finally put in its place. One hopes in future even the two Communist Parties are shown their proper place. The opposition did not even extend an invitation to AAP while having discussions on likely candidate! Karma is a bitch.
And finally the Media................
The pimps who goes around as Anchors must be squirming in their seats. They have again been exposed as news peddlers who hardly does any investigative journalism. Sitting in AC Rooms, they belted out names like Advani, Joshi, Sushma Swarajm Draupadi Murmu, Sumitra Mahajan, E Sreedharan, Rajanikant, Amitabh Bachan and even Narayanamoorthy till a minute before Shah announced Kovinds name in the Presser. It is amazing how BJP has plugged all the leaks in the Government, and the Media which made a living on the leaks from the Government during UPA regime, has absolutely nowhere to turn to for authentic news. They are totally discredited and now when they throw out possible opposition candidate names, even their servants (whom some of the anchors use as barometer to assess popular mood) wont believe them.
Ramnath Kovind has come up the hard way, is learned, has been a two time MP, SC lawyer, PA to a PM, Governor and has devoted his life to the upliftment of the poor. He is Clean as a Whistle, despite being in politics for 40 years! He has an excellent track record as Governor of a tricky state like Bihar.
He fits perfectly with the profile Modi looks for while selecting key people. Low key, under the radar, clean, hard working and one who doesn't rock the boat.
Shri Ramnath Kovind will win easily with nearly 70% of votes with all the support that has been assured to him so far, and with many more to come.
Only in India can such a poor person from humble origins become the 1st Citizen of the Country.
Let us be proud of that.
Hamara Bharath Mahan!
