No extreme dieting. Nourishment matters.
Bihar’s new chief minister, Samrat Choudhary is expanding his cabinet in a big way – from 3 to 25+. Nishant, son of Nitish, is likely to join the cabinet. Nishant has begun a 300-km Sadbhav Yatra, starting from Champaran, to become familiar with ground reality, and connect with cadre and people. The cabinet would be 50:50 between BJP and JDU.
It appears: Election strategist – political consultant Kapil Sahu and his team has played a significant part in TVK’s success in TN. TVK’s election campaign focused on aggressive youth outreach; a disciplined digital narrative; door-to-door constituency penetration.
Stalin as CM lost his seat, Kolathur. Like M Bhaktavatsalam lost in 1967, like J Jayalalithaa in 1996. When C Joseph Vijay, 51, becomes CM soon, Udayanidhi Stalin may end up as Leader of Opposition. Two stars face-to-face. TVK’s welfare manifesto could be a burdensome challenge – 8 grams gold to every bride; cash transfers to women, Rs.2,500 per month each; baby welcome kits; free travel for women; 6 free LPG cylinders/family per year, and so on and so forth. The honeymoon period may not last very long. Before that we need to see how TVK takes charge, with what compromises and adjustments. Coalition or Minority Government. TVK has sent feelers to Congress, VCK, Left Parties, etc. The ADMK split group may support TVK. Will he go Rajaji way, or Karunanidhi way? Or the new way? Or are we going to see the coming together of DMK-ADMK?
Mamata’s slogan ‘Poriborthan’ (change) of 2011 carried her for 15 years. After 34 years of Left rule. The same slogan dropped her now, even in Bhabanipur – her own seat, notwithstanding Mamata not accepting the election results and not resigning as Chief Minister. Maybe because Mamata did not deliver the change she promised. BJP is the only party, probably, that West Bengal has not tested. BJP gets the chance to show ‘change’.
Kerala’s Congress is looking for Kerala’s new Chief Minister.
As far as CMs are concerned, Assam continues the status quo; Puducherry continues the status quo.
Isn’t it time for the political fraternity and their support architecture, systems, and paraphernalia to start gearing up for 2029 elections? Isn’t it time for the new entrants to warm up in this space? 1000+ days to go. We can have surprises – 6 months early elections, or 6 months late elections? Many state elections may be in parallel to central elections.
Census 2027 phase 1 – household listing – is going on. Phase 2 – demographic details – is in January-March 2027.
Can we remain uninfluenced? By Family, Schools, Friends, Colleagues, Social Structures, Media, Social Media, Papers, Magazines, Books, Stories, Songs, Experiences, Propaganda and so on. We are conditioned. We are programmed. We are shaped. We live in pattern(s) framed. We live the scripts. How can we transcend this conditioning? JK says we are second-hand human beings. Can we transcend, and become first-hand human beings? Can we look within, meditate, reflect? Can we break free from this programming? Can we discover ourselves? Real ourselves.
Can we listen to the innermost? Inner voice. Can we get emboldened, and take the call?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Potential to kinetic. In N? sthithigathiyoga for 7L.