this post refers to those of us (common people not the people working for the party) who call themselves party people, for e.g. some people say they are Congress people and they always vote for congress, some say they are BJP people and they always vote for BJP etc.
But my question is why ? Can't we be the "best candidate people" who votes for a candidate only if we think he/she is the best person for the job ?
I agree that one might have an inclination towards the political ideologies of any particular party but not all candidates of that party can be good and not all candidates of the other parties can be bad. If we seek an average citizen of our country, he votes for the people contesting for the posts of parshad, mayor (in some cities), MLA, MP etc. and that citizen might like a candidate of one party for one post and another candidate of another party for another post yet if he chooses all from a same party just because he likes that party might not be the best way forward for our democracy.
However i see this problem (i perceive it to be one) majorly happening with the not so educated yet quite affluent & not at all educated and severely deprived citizens of our country. Their is a large chunk of our population who are too ignorant for all this and the truth is we cannot blame them, we cannot expect someone who's deprived of basic necessities like food, home and lives in "zhopad patties" to be really considerate of all this. It is very simple for them, who gives them food or money or anything that helps them there and then gets their vote. They don't have the means to think of long-term for they have to fill their stomachs short-term.
But on the bright side, i think things are headed in the right direction, i think we the people of India are getting quite aware about our rights and the kind of people we should elect. We are starting to look at candidates on their merit and not on party lines.
But my question is why ? Can't we be the "best candidate people" who votes for a candidate only if we think he/she is the best person for the job ?
I agree that one might have an inclination towards the political ideologies of any particular party but not all candidates of that party can be good and not all candidates of the other parties can be bad. If we seek an average citizen of our country, he votes for the people contesting for the posts of parshad, mayor (in some cities), MLA, MP etc. and that citizen might like a candidate of one party for one post and another candidate of another party for another post yet if he chooses all from a same party just because he likes that party might not be the best way forward for our democracy.
However i see this problem (i perceive it to be one) majorly happening with the not so educated yet quite affluent & not at all educated and severely deprived citizens of our country. Their is a large chunk of our population who are too ignorant for all this and the truth is we cannot blame them, we cannot expect someone who's deprived of basic necessities like food, home and lives in "zhopad patties" to be really considerate of all this. It is very simple for them, who gives them food or money or anything that helps them there and then gets their vote. They don't have the means to think of long-term for they have to fill their stomachs short-term.
But on the bright side, i think things are headed in the right direction, i think we the people of India are getting quite aware about our rights and the kind of people we should elect. We are starting to look at candidates on their merit and not on party lines.
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