First state elections after General elections. In J&K, Haryana. Exit polls were not right. It is BJP in Haryana (48/90); INDIA coalition – National Conference and INC in J&K (49/90). J&K went to elections as Union Territory for the first time, perhaps last time too. Special status under Article 370 was revoked. Other Union Territory, carved out from J&K state is without legislative assembly, and is directly administered by Government of India, with support from Leh and Kargil district autonomous hill development councils. 4 independents support National Conference. Omar Abdullah is slated to be Chief Minister. It is now widely believed – J&K would be a full state soon. In Haryana, BJP has got third consecutive win. Three independents joined forces with BJP, taking the tally to 51. With less than 1% difference in popular vote, INC-led INDIA could get only 37. Nayab Singh Saini is slated to continue as Chief Minister.
Congress says EVMs are hacked in Haryana. But INDIA alliance members are asking Congress to introspect. They say: overconfidence and arrogance have led us to lose. Can they transcend all these to a new crescendo soon? Maharashtra is getting ready for elections. Jharkhand may follow suit.
Nobel Prize 2024 in Physics goes to John Hopfield, and Geoffrey Hinton for ‘foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks’. Nobel Prize 2024 in Chemistry goes to David Baker for ‘computational protein design’, and Demis Hossabis and John Jumper for ‘protein structure prediction’. Medicine, Literature, Peace, Economics Prize announcements are on their way.
No matter what domain we work, we can have green ambitions and contribute to green impact if we want. Coldplay could reduce 50% carbon emissions, with 5 million trees planted, one tree per ticket; use 100% renewable energy sourced from solar panels, kinetic floor, and power bikes. Can we see minimized waste? Can we see artists, concerts, and bands caring for the planet, beyond lip service, in the now? Can we see art, music, song, and dance; and sustainability, sustainable living coexist? Every beat, note, rhythm, lyric, step, movement, and moment in ‘green’.
Who takes decisions? N-way is democratic, consensus, and collective. Can we democratize N-way organizations, projects, programmes, missions, large federal collectives, and giant civil society organizations? How do we do it? A small group in the board, or often a small team around the chair, secretary, founder, and managing trustee. Leadership, management team. Can we broaden this to a broader team? Can the decision-making be more inclusive? Formally, informally. Can we offer authority in sync with responsibilities, work and contributions? If the work comes our way ‘seamlessly’, can the authority come the same way, seamlessly? Can we have our collective intelligence driving us? Can our ideas be considered worth their two cents? Can our voices be heard, however feeble they may be? Can we move towards collective decision-making? Can we move towards having collective decision-making forums, platforms? Can we have mechanisms to evolve consensus? Can we rotate leadership responsibilities?
Can we take the N-way? Can we be coherent, diligent, and NextGen centric? Can we be democratic, inclusive, and participatory? ‘True’ly?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flow with our values intact. HFPLC. In N? purvottarayoga for 7L.
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