“Three things cannot be long hidden- the sun, the moon & the truth” -Buddha.
The truth here is the people of UP have chosen the righteous.
- This is the first time in the history of Independent India that a chief minister who has completed 5 years has become CM again in UP.
- This is the first time in the past 35 years that a party has been able to form government consecutively for the second time in UP.
- This is the first time the ruling party has sought votes based on development and progress done.
- This is the first time in the history of UP elections corruption, and communal riots were not major issues.
- This is the first time people of UP have voted only for development, not based on caste or religion.
Rest vs BJP
UP elections garnered national wide interest. Most political parties like All India Trinamool Congress Party (AITMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), etc. and some media supported Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi party with the only intent to keep BJP out of power.
Some of them went on to say BJP will lose ground in UP in the upcoming elections and has to be uprooted. Akhilesh Yadav was not working in UP at the ground level activities in the last 5 years and became active only a few months before the assembly elections. Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) has not been active, cadre in limbo, and BSP supremo Mayawati was not considered a serious contender. Indian National Congress was clueless and aimless as usual in these elections.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra could not make the slightest impact on the prospects of congress. Hence, the propaganda machinery projected Akhilesh Yadav to be the main contender for 6 months. The real propaganda started a month before the elections. Using media, a strategy was propagated, suggesting that people of a particular religion and castes should vote for Akhilesh Yadav to avoid splitting votes to defeat BJP.
A variety of theories were popularized that farm protests and anger in Jats, Muslims, Yadavs and Brahmins over the Yogi government will be responsible for the defeat of BJP. It was widely falsely publicized that Akhilesh Yadav is the choice of people of UP, and he is giving tough competition to BJPA propaganda was created to influence a section of voters of a particular community and caste to vote for Samajwadi Party. They popularized MY factor-Muslim and Yadav combination in western UP is going to give the Samajwadi party a clear edge. Notwithstanding such a malicious campaign and strategy, the people of UP elected the BJP government.
Why people voted for BJP?
The main reasons people preferred BJP
- Real MY Factor – Modi Yogi Factor. Honesty, Patriotism, dedication and hard work are the common features between Modi and Yogi. Without a doubt, Uttar Pradesh witnessed a huge positive change in the past 5 years of the BJP government since 2017 under the Modi Yogi duo.
- Law and Order- There is a significant improvement in the law-and-order situation. Yogi government, with an iron fist, has dealt with gangsters People, particularly women, felt safer.
- Welfare measures- BJP government implemented very meticulously several welfare measures addressing the long-standing needs of the poor. UP has 2.4 crore beneficiaries of PM Kisan,1.5 crores of PM Ujwala, 7.8 crores of Jan Dhan accounts and 1.3 crores of Ayushman Bharath. 42 lakh houses were provided to the poor. Nearly Rs.5 lakh crore was transferred to beneficiaries directly.
- Infrastructure- A huge emphasis was given to improving infrastructure, and several long-standing projects were completed at a faster pace.
- Development – All the above measures changed the perception from “State of Goonda Raj” to “Investment Hub”. UP attracted over Rs.17.05 lakh crore investments in the last 5 years. Ease of doing business improved from 17th position to 2nd. The state's economy now is the second largest in the country.
- Covid management- Yogi government tackled well the crisis. The government ensured proper health care with the appropriate utilization of resources. Ration of around Rs. 36000 crores were delivered to the doorstep of the poor.
- Restoration of Glory of Sanathan Dharma- The only government to respect feelings and worked to make true the dreams of people of UP and India. Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is finally being built. Kashi Vishwanath Temple corridor is rejuvenated.
- Honesty- This is the first-time government in the UP world with utmost honesty uprooting corruption in all government activities
Why people rejected other parties?
Common features of SP, BSP, AIMIM and RLD are:
- Dynast parties- All are family-based parties in which the leader will be from one family only. Merit and hard work have no credit here.
- Caste-based parties- These parties are based on a particular caste, and they cater
- Corruption- All of these parties are corrupt to the core, misusing government resources
- Appeasement–All these parties have been at the forefront in appeasing Muslims and–Hindus.
- Anti-Development- All these parties never even bothered about development or infrastructure in UP.
- People of UP did not believe in Mayawati led BSP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led Congress, and Owaisi led AIMIM.
Anarchy under Samajwadi Party ruling
- The Yadav family, be it Mulayam Singh Yadav or Akhilesh Yadav, ruined UP on all fronts.
- Law and order situation was worst under their ruling. Mafia and gangsters were given a free hand. It was a fact that women could not move after 5 PM when Akhilesh Yadav was CM between 2013-2017. Some places were dangerous for both men and women.
- Infrastructure was left to ruins under their ruling.
- It was difficult to even think about investments in UP before 2017. Nearly, Rs.97000 crore worth of investments could not materialize in UP under Akhilesh Yadav's ruling.
- They openly advocated appeasement politics. UP witnessed maximum communal riots under their ruling. Thousands of karsevaks were killed under the Mulayam Singh government. Muzaffarnagar riots happened under the watch of Akhilesh Yadav, in which thousands were killed. It is a fact that the Hindu exodus happened in places of UP like Khairana.
- Corruption to the core was the hallmark feature in all aspects of governance.
- Insensitivity to real issues and grandiosity of self. Akhilesh Yadav government celebrated the Safai festival involving movie stars leaving the problems of the state.
The victory of truth
They reposed faith in Modi -Yogi duo led BJP government after seeing the visible positive change in terms of development, safety, self-esteem and National interests. They clearly realized the manipulative politics done by various political parties. They rejected appeasement, dynast and caste-based vote bank politics, which were a norm for many opposition political parties for a long time.
Anarchy and Mafia Raj which prevailed till 2017, were definitely in the minds of people when they voted, and hence Samajwadi party was clearly ousted. The truth is that the main aim of major political parties, media and political analysts in UP elections was to defeat BJP using all means, and they worked accordingly. A malicious, false, vicious campaign was realized by people. People have voted to cut across caste and religious barriers. Women mainly rallied behind the BJP government for the security and welfare provided by Yogi important. This is a change that was bound to happen, and it will change the future course of Indian politics.
The change people want is, “Sabka saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwaas”
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