Press, Press Freedom. Free speech. Including all forms of communications, art, text etc. It is declining across the globe. At the same time, hate speech that encourages violence, discrimination et al is not considered as free speech.
Permaculture. Natural Farming. Natural Farming Food Systems. Food, Nutrition, and Health. Food, Fodder, Fibre, Fuel.
Hygiene, Hand Hygiene.
Asthma.
Election Results. In West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Assam. BJP (206/293, 46% vote) sweeps West Bengal, ending 15-year rule of Mamata Banerjee, TMC (81, 41% vote). Mamata lost her own seat – Babhanipur. Mamata herself ended 34-years of left front rule earlier. BJP needs to strengthen its organizational machinery in a significant way to stay on for longer, notwithstanding, BJP’s aggressive welfare pitch, alleged corruption and governance failures, majority vote consolidation, incomplete special intensive revision et al. Brand Modi and Amit Shah campaign. Who will be the Chief Minister? Will a woman become? Agnimitra Paul, Roopa Ganguly or giant killer Suvendu Adhikari, Samik Bhattacharya, Nishith Pramanik, Dilip Ghosh?
Jana Nayagan, Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar and his TVK – Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam – may become Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu, with support from some small parties, ending the reign of major Dravidian Parties spanning 6 decades. TVK gets 107/234, DMK+ 74, ADMK+ 53. TVK has no pre-poll alliances. Vijay announced exit from films, ending a 3-decade career, and 70 films. Stalin lost his own seat – Kolathur. It seems the electorate is looking for clean politics and clear transition. Vijay’s driver’s son has also won.
As expected UDF led by Congress (99/140) is taking over from LDF (35) in Kerala. With this, there is no Left Government left anywhere in the country. BJP gets 3 seats. VD Satheesan, Ramesh Chennitala, KC Venugopal, Sunny Joseph, Shashi Tharoor are the leading candidates, maybe in the fray for becoming Chief Minister. Assam retains BJP (82/126), BJP’s allies 20, and Congress getting 21. Himanta Biswas is likely to continue as the CM, third time. Puducherry retains N Ramasamy Congress + BJP (18/30) and Ramasamy would be CM fifth time.
With these results, NDA is in 20 states and 2 Union Territories – 72% land, 78% population. Entire Ganga bank – Uttarakhand to West Bengal, Gangotri to Gangasagar – is with NDA today. NDA becomes stronger. Modi-Shah become stronger. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi becomes stronger in the ranks of opposition, as many senior figures exit from Chief Ministerial roles. And he may have his person as CM in Kerala. These elections are calling new truthful honest entrants to come in and take the political space and prepare for 2029. To win over the hearts and minds of people. Three years, 1000+ days is the time available. For understanding the pulse. Forming the coalitions. Figuring out the arithmetic and math of electorate and electioneering. Designing the campaigns. Finalizing the manifestos. Offering governance structures. System changes, reforms, processes, practices.
Can we help the bold? Can we take calculated risks? Can we find more ways to be useful, relevant?
Yes, we can. If we coexist, flowing. Focus on useful flows. In N? aalambanayoga for 7L.