Pappu Rocks!!

A very satisfying election result after a long long time. The clear verdict for inclusive politics at Centre gives me the much-needed relief as an Indian. More over, I am happy that people of India have written a political obituary for the Red brigade. They are almost routed in Kerala and Kolkata. Now, Cuba remains their last bastion. Leftists can afford to have a nice sleep till the rise of a Didi in that part of the world !!

Coming to Orissa, nobody had thought Pappu would do a hat-trick, that too clinching 100 plus on his own in the 147-member Assembly. I was all for Naveen when many of my friends were voting for a change. But nobody including the poll analysts and myself had gauged the under-current. I still remember the famous oneliner "Congress kalli kum..bi..ra kanda..na kann..du..chi ( Congress is only shedding crocodile tears)" that Naveen used to say in Oriya in all his election meetings.

Naveen to Orissa is what Sonia is to the politics at Centre. One, a Page 3 person of Toghluk Road, hobnobbing with Who's Who of the national capital since his childhood and now confined in Orissa for a greater cause, leaving his Doon school culture behind him. The other is a dramatic transformation of a middle class Italian girl to a 'bohu' of nation's eternal first family and subsequently making it to the league of the most powerful woman of the world.

In Bihar, RJD has been reduced to 04 and Paswan has failed to even open his account. Now, one thing for sure that the Indian voter has been graduated to applying his brain while casting in this election.

As always, watching election results/analysis on TV was equally satisfying. It was great to see Omar Obdulla literally holding the TV18 mike and answering to Rajdeep's queries. He was looking much like a CNN IBN reporter than the CM of the state. This election gives a thumbs-up to this emerging generation of Indian politicians. Aren't we sick of personalised referendum in election campaign!!

This time, Babalog of the Congress should be given plum posts in the ministry at Centre. LK should graciously pack his bags while giving enough hints for the 2nd-rung of his party to quickly learn a lesson or two. Like Kandhamal, Pilibhiit could have taught a lesson to Varun brand of politics!! But alas, you need a Naveen for that.

Pappu can't 'betray' sala!!!