The 2014 mandate was fueled by hapless frustration with the Congress-led UPA regime and, more pertinently, the Gujarat development model as an alternative. The campaign, the slogans, the rhetoric were populated with words and sentiments that the people of India wanted to hear. The 50-plus page BJP election manifesto was as crisp as a promissory note, listing imperatives and solutions. After four years of Modi's histrionics, with one year to go for 2019 general elections, we Indians are again at cross roads filled with dilemma and uncertainty.
- Fighting Corruption ⬆
- Checking Price Rise ⬆
- Ease of doing business ⬆
- The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) for resolving NPA's ⬆
- Rural electrification ⬆
- Pace of road building ⬆
- Jan Dhan Yojana ⬆
- Mudra Yojana ⬆
- Fiscal reforms ⬌
- Bullet Trains ⬌
- Swachch Bharat ⬌
- Railways modernization ⬌
- FDI In Multi-brand Retail ⬌
- Triple Talaq ⬌
- Surgical strikes ⬌
- AIMS, IIT and IIM in every state ⬌
- International diplomacy & PM's frequent foreign travel ⬌
- Medical insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh to 500 million low-income Indians ⬌
- Recapitalizing PS Banks ⬌
- Defense preparedness ⬇
- One crore jobs creation ⬇
- Dipped education & healthcare spending ⬇
- GDP growth rate ⬇
- Demonetisation ⬇
- GST ⬇
- No Lokpal yet ⬇
- Black money from Swiss banks. ⬇
- Cashless society ⬇
- Make in India ⬇
- Skill development program ⬇
- Doubling farmers income ⬇
- Empowering Women ⬇
- Kashmiri Pandits ⬇
- Abrogating Article 370 ⬇
- Ram mandir at Ayodhya ⬇
- Zero Tolerance on Terrorism ⬇
- Persecution of Dalits, Muslims & Christians all over India ⬇
- NPA's of PS Banks ⬇
- Privatisation of Air India and other PSUs ⬇
- Universal medical care ⬇
- Administrative and civil service reforms ⬇
- Ganga clean up ⬇
- Smart cities ⬇
- Aadhaar Card ⬇
- Implementing uniform civil code ⬇
- Corruption in deals like Rafale, Vedanta, Adani etc ⬇
- Tax terrorism ⬇
- Implementation of AP Reorganization Act 2014 ⬇
- Development Packages announced for J&K, Bihar etc ⬇
- Desertion of NDA by allies ⬇
- Federal Polity ⬇
- Institutional autonomy ⬇
Overall, the Modi government has done seemingly well in patches, due to low oil prices between 2014-2017, but failed in significant areas. Its electoral machinery is formidable. The irony is that Modi instead of imposing himself on the bureaucracy, the bureaucracy has imposed itself on Modi, imprinting its views, values, and methods. It is the taming of Modi by the babus. But after four years, BJP faces anti-incumbency in Hindi heartland states. If opposition parties puts up united face, the Modi government would be voted out in 2019. Combined efforts of Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Sitaram Yechuri only can help the Modi - BJP escape defeat in 2019 General Elections.
By any reckoning, India is worse than it was in 2014 when Modi ascended to power. Modi squandered away the benefit of low oil price regime for 3 years, which was God's gift to Modi & India to the tune Rs.10,00,000 crores, with his senseless adventures, shortsighted reforms with immature design & implementation. None of the constitutional office bearers today are worthy fellows including Modi himself. Modi doesn't deserve any more chances. Who ever succeeds him will be successful simply because of inheriting worst performance India ever had. Modi will be remembered as one of the worst prime ministers, even below the infamous VP Singh.
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