Selective Pages from Diary 2014- NDA Government is 3 months old.

BJP- NDA govt. is now almost 3 months old. Those who were expecting (radical)change are disillusioned a lot . Govt. is facing challenges/ shortage of talent (politically) and Bills are not ready to be introduced in parliament.

Those who were expecting ( radical ) change also overlooked Indian parliamentary system and undermined the power of Rajya Sabha to block radical change. It always cross checks , sudden large change of power equation  which takes place in Lok Sabha with 1-2 % change in vote share of   political parties or due to alignment of political parties.

So even assuming BJP will win all state elections with good margin BJP -NDA will gain majority in RS only in 2017.Till then it has to go slow on legislation changes. ( Insurance BIll is stuck up).

Further, assuming BJP-NDA gets power to change, its own outfit like "Jagran Manch", KIsan Mazdoor Sangh etc has (already) started opposition on GM crops, land acquisition bill and labour reforms. Situation is same , like when in 2009, we expected that , now that UPA do not need support of left, things will move fast, but TMC took  upon itself role played by left in UPA1.Socially/ psychological , a group always creates its own opposition ( Sub group opposing majority), like if it is not Hindu Muslim Divide, in Muslim state ( Iraq- Syria) Shiya Sunni divide is there.

To some extent BJP in its eagerness to become pan India party, and replace congress is assuming /adopting role/ policy of Congress. Thus it does not wish to replace congress but wish to replace itself with congress being sole representation of masses. It wants to be congress 2.00 version and adopting all things/ policies advocated by Congress ( and opposed by BJP in election)  like AADHAR

It seems it has realized that it can not change India so to rule the India, ready to change itself.

The difference   in BJP- Congress ( as written earlier) is not over economic policies but in cultural/ education field. Its foreign policy also seems to be different and aims at containing/ encircling China.

It is also ( so far) different in internal democratic set up that is in line with democratic India.

Prakash 

10/08/14.

Post Scrip:
Ultimately Govt has decided to take ordinance route and ultimately, if need be joint session of both houses to push its economic agenda.
5/1/2015