After following the election news for the past 2 months, the day has finally arrived, it's 04.12.2013 . As everyone in Delhi knows, It's time for change and the Sheila Dikshit led congress must be shown the door , something which the Congress would be aware of as well .
Though i have the utmost respect for Mr. Arvind Keijriwal , but I feel that he will find it very difficult in fulfilling the claims he has made. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) prides itself in being a clean and a non corrupt party with the mission of sweeping the city from all forms of corruption. This claim was put under the scanner a couple of weeks back when a party member was caught on tape taking a monetary donation without giving a valid receipt to the donor. Though the party managed to get a clean chit , it's image did take a dent post this incident.
The campaigning for these assembly elections had been on in full swing and as is the norm, they had to stop 2 days before the elections which came as a relief to us delhities. Loud rallies, people taking to the streets in their two wheelers and shouting slogans for the party they support , posters thrown on the streets , stickers on every electricity pole and a lot more is what we had to face during the past few months.
But i guess, with time there is a change in the campaigning methodology as well. Technology and social media proved two ideal mediums as for the first time , there was a big buzz on twitter and facebook with people, party members and loyalists leaving no stone unturned to give their party any sort of edge leading into the elections. Hashtags were made use off on twitter , with hashtags like #Vote4AamAadmiParty , #AAPSweepingDelhi filling our home pages day in and day out. The AAP made the best use of the micro blogging site with BJP's Chief ministerial candidate trending for a short time as well with his hashtag of #DrSaheb4Delhi
Read more about this :
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-polls-aap-leads-on-twitter-facebook-but-is-it-enough-1264229.html
So now the question is whom to vote for? Definitely not congress, that's for sure. So we are left with 3 options, BJP , AAP or the choice of 'None of the above', though that would just be wasting a vote.
The Congress had a stronghold in east Delhi the last time around but i guess this time it will be a different story with BJP being very confident of a win in East delhi.
#cashforvotes was heard of , but today #boozeforvotes came into the picture. One day before the elections , both the BJP and the Congress were caught red handed supplying Booze to the people in slum areas in return for their votes. So much for their credibility . More on that in the link below .
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-elections-congress-bjp-get-delhi-high-a-day-before-voting-day/1/327703.html
This is the first time i will be voting and i was confused between the BJP and the AAP , but the booze scandal has given me the clarity to got out tomorrow and vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. They may not be able to fulfill all the claims they have made , but atleast they will give it their best shot.
Choose your candidate not on past experiences or prejudice , but on credibility and accountability. It doesn't matter who wins tomorrow, the people of Delhi just want to see an anti corrupt government which is willing to work for the people and show their faces to the public a little more often during their stay in power.
Enjoy the holiday and make sure that you vote.
Though i have the utmost respect for Mr. Arvind Keijriwal , but I feel that he will find it very difficult in fulfilling the claims he has made. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) prides itself in being a clean and a non corrupt party with the mission of sweeping the city from all forms of corruption. This claim was put under the scanner a couple of weeks back when a party member was caught on tape taking a monetary donation without giving a valid receipt to the donor. Though the party managed to get a clean chit , it's image did take a dent post this incident.
The campaigning for these assembly elections had been on in full swing and as is the norm, they had to stop 2 days before the elections which came as a relief to us delhities. Loud rallies, people taking to the streets in their two wheelers and shouting slogans for the party they support , posters thrown on the streets , stickers on every electricity pole and a lot more is what we had to face during the past few months.But i guess, with time there is a change in the campaigning methodology as well. Technology and social media proved two ideal mediums as for the first time , there was a big buzz on twitter and facebook with people, party members and loyalists leaving no stone unturned to give their party any sort of edge leading into the elections. Hashtags were made use off on twitter , with hashtags like #Vote4AamAadmiParty , #AAPSweepingDelhi filling our home pages day in and day out. The AAP made the best use of the micro blogging site with BJP's Chief ministerial candidate trending for a short time as well with his hashtag of #DrSaheb4Delhi
Read more about this :
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-polls-aap-leads-on-twitter-facebook-but-is-it-enough-1264229.html
So now the question is whom to vote for? Definitely not congress, that's for sure. So we are left with 3 options, BJP , AAP or the choice of 'None of the above', though that would just be wasting a vote.
The Congress had a stronghold in east Delhi the last time around but i guess this time it will be a different story with BJP being very confident of a win in East delhi.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/delhi-elections-congress-bjp-get-delhi-high-a-day-before-voting-day/1/327703.html
This is the first time i will be voting and i was confused between the BJP and the AAP , but the booze scandal has given me the clarity to got out tomorrow and vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. They may not be able to fulfill all the claims they have made , but atleast they will give it their best shot.
Choose your candidate not on past experiences or prejudice , but on credibility and accountability. It doesn't matter who wins tomorrow, the people of Delhi just want to see an anti corrupt government which is willing to work for the people and show their faces to the public a little more often during their stay in power.
Enjoy the holiday and make sure that you vote.
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