| General Elections 2009 Interviews |
Vote for development will ensure economy tops government agenda
Sushma Ramachandran | 23 May, 2009
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| With the mandate for the Congress party-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) clearly in favour of development, economic issues will top the agenda of the new government, as it seeks to meet the high expectations of the poor and homeless and fulfil the aspirations of the masses as quickly as possible.
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Rahul Gandhi's summer of content
Manish Chand | 16 May, 2009
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| This is clearly Rahul Gandhi's summer of content. The self-effacing Nehru-Gandhi scion, who was was once seen as a reluctant politician who shunned the media, is now being credited for his starring role in the resounding victory of the Congress in the 2009 elections and the revival of the party in Uttar Pradesh.. |
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End of the road for L.K. Advani?
Darshan Desai | 16 May, 2009
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| Age was not on his side. And now it seems people were not either. Verdict 2009 seems to have dashed the prime ministerial hopes of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'iron man', 81-year-old, L.K. Advani forever.. |
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Singh is king! Kingmakers are out...
Manish Chand | 16 May, 2009
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| Kingmakers are out. There is only one king in this election. And that's Manmohan Singh, the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) that won with a decisive margin, belying predictions of a hung parliament.
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It was an election the Congress could not lose
Amulya Ganguli | 16 May, 2009
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| The Congress's success in the general election can be attributed to the fact that it was a political confrontation devoid of the kind of emotional content which its principal opponent, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), customarily exploits on such occasions.. |
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Economic agenda will be more of the same with new govt.
Sushma Ramachandran | 13 May, 2009
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| Even as uncertainty looms large in India over which party or coalition will run the next national government, what has emerged as a given is continuity in the country's economic policies - but for some sensitive areas like lifting the cap on foreign investment and divestment of stake in state-run enterprises.. |
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