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democracy require close monitoring after v...</title><content type='html'>dear sd&lt;br /&gt;democracy require close monitoring after voting by voters/taxpayers in their own interest as their hard earned huge resourses are at the disposal of ff , its gang of corrupted and corrupt bjp.Gujarat has shown the way,but voters of other states ,showing gross negligiency have letdown india,by mostly electing corrupted,wasting ten years of india,frustating gujaratis as their india did not earn the status it deserve in globe.likes of mms must take notice that protecting corrupted amounts to corruption as per prevention of corruption act.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/5236697802346134893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/5236697802346134893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1258651633432#c5236697802346134893' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-998025703'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-4950525313967326470</id><published>2009-11-18T23:16:30.203+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-18T23:16:30.203+05:30</updated><title type='text'>How should the BJP President be chosen : Poll by O...</title><content type='html'>How should the BJP President be chosen : Poll by Offstumped&lt;br /&gt;http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2257873/</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/4950525313967326470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/4950525313967326470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1258566390203#c4950525313967326470' title=''/><author><name>Swabhimaan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16866849524625420699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07131238357621416756'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pGw7q5P3BYM/SSkslyFiHzI/AAAAAAAAAAo/f7iTMaiMiqs/S220/ganesha.bmp'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1467923586'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-5473282284735384701</id><published>2009-11-14T22:20:17.366+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-14T22:20:17.366+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Vote for BJP&amp;#39;s Next President at Offstumped

h...</title><content type='html'>Vote for BJP&amp;#39;s Next President at Offstumped&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2254126/</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/5473282284735384701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/5473282284735384701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1258217417366#c5473282284735384701' title=''/><author><name>Swabhimaan</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16866849524625420699</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07131238357621416756'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pGw7q5P3BYM/SSkslyFiHzI/AAAAAAAAAAo/f7iTMaiMiqs/S220/ganesha.bmp'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1467923586'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-718840152074688173</id><published>2009-11-11T14:23:44.585+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-11T14:23:44.585+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Still more troubles ahead... until they killed BJP...</title><content type='html'>Still more troubles ahead... until they killed BJP fully....~&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=4&amp;amp;theme=&amp;amp;usrsess=1&amp;amp;id=274031</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/718840152074688173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/718840152074688173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257929624585#c718840152074688173' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-949275273'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-675690849762146969</id><published>2009-11-11T04:00:23.807+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-11T04:00:23.807+05:30</updated><title type='text'>See the latest news on internal BJP wranglings:


...</title><content type='html'>See the latest news on internal BJP wranglings:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Advani - RSS tussle&lt;br /&gt;http://is.gd/4S4CB &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Incompetent people in bjp&lt;br /&gt;http://is.gd/4S4EN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Seems to get more &amp;amp; more interesting.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/675690849762146969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/675690849762146969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257892223807#c675690849762146969' title=''/><author><name>Indian Well Wisher</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1361108119'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-8710463618643964118</id><published>2009-11-07T21:59:29.407+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-07T21:59:29.407+05:30</updated><title type='text'>&lt;a href="http://hinduonline.blogspot.com/" rel="no...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://hinduonline.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://hinduonline.blogspot.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before the grand lanch function of &amp;quot;Bharat Swabhiman Mission&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;Baba Ramdev seems to be genueinly interested&lt;br /&gt;in the betterment of desh, dharam, rajniti&lt;br /&gt;and i used to watch him on Aastha channel regularly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But right from the lanch function of &amp;quot;Bharat Swabhiman Mission&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;where Babaji had invited a Shia Muslim maulaavi&lt;br /&gt;and introduced him as his darling brother&lt;br /&gt;speeches of Babaji has lost its sharpness&lt;br /&gt;for the protection of desh, dharam, rajniti&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe its the price one has to pay&lt;br /&gt;to garner support of all residing in india&lt;br /&gt;and whether they are muslim&lt;br /&gt;it does not matter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a common hindu&lt;br /&gt;what more could i have done but&lt;br /&gt;only stopped actively watching Babaji&lt;br /&gt;from that lanch function&lt;br /&gt;though i still regard Babaji&lt;br /&gt;as a great yoga master&lt;br /&gt;and for his oratory skills&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But, now in the present controvercy&lt;br /&gt;of Devband fatva against Vande Mataram&lt;br /&gt;attended by Babaji and home minister&lt;br /&gt;hindus should protest and show their displeasure&lt;br /&gt;to both Babaji and home minister &lt;br /&gt;for agreeing to be a part of function &lt;br /&gt;working against the spirit of Bharat &lt;br /&gt;and consolidating/ fanning the Jihadi movement&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As politicians support Jihadis &lt;br /&gt;for capturing muslim vote bank&lt;br /&gt;is Babaji trying to capture &lt;br /&gt;muslim and sickular followers&lt;br /&gt;by agreeing to attend Jihadi function &lt;br /&gt;and not speacking out against &lt;br /&gt;the fatva then and there&lt;br /&gt;not even 2 days after that&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;all this when Babaji is &lt;br /&gt;the most outspoken hindu guru&lt;br /&gt;who is more than ready to&lt;br /&gt;give sound bytes on each and every&lt;br /&gt;topic including yoga&lt;br /&gt;and never take any nonsense&lt;br /&gt;laying down from any celebrited reporters/ editors&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;is it that like all other leaders&lt;br /&gt;whether they are politicians or not&lt;br /&gt;they are always supporting Jihadis&lt;br /&gt;at the cost of hindus&lt;br /&gt;and like them Babaji too &lt;br /&gt;wants to capture muslim and sickular followers&lt;br /&gt;and / or&lt;br /&gt;even Babaji fears from Jihadis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O Hindus come out of your hibrenation&lt;br /&gt;how long you want to wait &lt;br /&gt;for things to get worse&lt;br /&gt;before trying for their recovery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;its easy to get charged up against Jihadis&lt;br /&gt;but path to recovery goes first&lt;br /&gt;by winning over the sickular hindus&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O Hindus, this is the time&lt;br /&gt;to lanch campainge against &lt;br /&gt;all sickular hindus&lt;br /&gt;in the form of Babaji&lt;br /&gt;and dont wait for RSS/ BJP/ VHP&lt;br /&gt;dont look forward for their orders&lt;br /&gt;listen to your heart/ mind&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Babaji has a reputation&lt;br /&gt;of coming out sucessfully&lt;br /&gt;from every controvery in the past&lt;br /&gt;which where lanched by sickulars&lt;br /&gt;but this time&lt;br /&gt;if common hindus campainge&lt;br /&gt;against his sickular tendencies&lt;br /&gt;at least he has to say sorry&lt;br /&gt;for his moments of weakness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i appeal all PRO-HINDU bloggers&lt;br /&gt;to write-up on this topic from their heart&lt;br /&gt;so that greater clearity and publicity to &lt;br /&gt;hindu&amp;#39;s view emerage in media&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;also remember that &lt;br /&gt;blogging alone cannot provide &lt;br /&gt;answers to worldly problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hinduonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/original-post-no-4-o-hindus-come-out-of.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://hinduonline.blogspot.com/2009/11/original-post-no-4-o-hindus-come-out-of.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8710463618643964118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8710463618643964118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257611369407#c8710463618643964118' title=''/><author><name>Common Hindu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038008417527527667</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OdP-BgRnMq8/SjJpVL70BSI/AAAAAAAABWg/4tB7OMt7l84/S220/Veer+Savarkar-+The+Hindu+Hero.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1297619016'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7264113921972752480</id><published>2009-11-07T20:03:49.607+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-07T20:03:49.607+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Guys . BJP is dead and teerahavi is done so lets g...</title><content type='html'>Guys . BJP is dead and teerahavi is done so lets get on with our life.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7264113921972752480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7264113921972752480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257604429607#c7264113921972752480' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1726470410'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-4103888308727947104</id><published>2009-11-06T08:56:46.673+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-06T08:56:46.673+05:30</updated><title type='text'>This is rough translation of a news report in Hind...</title><content type='html'>This is rough translation of a news report in Hindi Jagaran. This says it all. We need both blasting of Party HQ AND removal of ALL central leaders without exception, if BJP is to be saved. Else, the party is going to be butchered by its supposed builder and his shaddy chamchas.&lt;br /&gt;===========&lt;br /&gt;Karnataka: BJP&amp;#39;s crisis complicated&lt;br /&gt;Almost reached a solution, BJP&amp;#39;s Karnataka crisis is back to square one. Seemed like near a solution until afternoon on Thursday but all went awary by evening. Yeddy was called to a leadership meeting of at Advani&amp;#39;s residence and told of danger to his government. Yeddy then spoke to Rajnath Singh (in Lucknow).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CM&amp;#39;s camp has pointed fingers at role of certain central leaders in creating this crisis. Yeddy then spoke to RSS; he is considered close to the Sangh. &lt;br /&gt;In fact, everything was going well during the day. Before leaving for Lucknow, Singh had prepared a compromise formula in cosultation with central and state leaders, and agreed to by all sides: transfer of a top official, removal of the female minister, appointment of Settiar as minister and some relief for Reddys. After this, Janardhan Reddy expressed confidence of better results. But, soon after, they again asked for CM&amp;#39;s removal which made the matters worse. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After many rounds of discussions, Jaitley, Kumar, Swaraj and Naidu went to LK Advani&amp;#39;s place in the evening. After a while, Yeddy also arrived there and was told about the new situation. It is learnt that he was told about the danger to his government and asked what he will be willing (if he will agree to resign) to save it? Yeddy left without an answer and spoke to Rajnath who assured him that he will not be removed even if that meant loss of the govt. Singh will discuss again the issue after reaching Delhi on Friday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to sources, Yeddy told the BJP leaders of talking to to JD-S to save govt. However, BJP high command is keen to resolve the problem within party.&lt;br /&gt;Thursday.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/4103888308727947104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/4103888308727947104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257478006673#c4103888308727947104' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-8832607142500737315</id><published>2009-11-05T14:27:53.885+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-05T14:27:53.885+05:30</updated><title type='text'>BJP is finished.</title><content type='html'>BJP is finished.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8832607142500737315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8832607142500737315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257411473885#c8832607142500737315' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7812881556530672836</id><published>2009-11-05T07:30:22.325+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-05T07:30:22.325+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Time for some drastic decisions at the top, grapev...</title><content type='html'>Time for some drastic decisions at the top, grapevine is abuzz that Ananth Kumar is indirectly responsible for what is happening in Karnakata, he is the guy behind the planned coup by the Reddy brothers. and I don&amp;#39;t understand why such people are called the second generation leaders in BJP. as Shuorie said - Bombard the head quarters, replace them with honest , hard working people from the states. time is running out. its now or never to save the BJP.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7812881556530672836'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7812881556530672836'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257386422325#c7812881556530672836' title=''/><author><name>Hemanth V</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14526429592285904529</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1139530714'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7620913616996697478</id><published>2009-11-04T08:05:25.372+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-04T08:05:25.372+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The happenings in Karnataka will shock any die har...</title><content type='html'>The happenings in Karnataka will shock any die hard BJP supporter. When the state is reeeling under effect of floods the rebel BJP MLA&amp;#39;s are enjoying themselves at various resorts. This is the end of BJP in Karnataka(which till now was giving good governance) &amp;amp; return of the terrorist lover Congress &amp;amp; the nonsensical Gowda&amp;#39;s.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7620913616996697478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7620913616996697478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257302125372#c7620913616996697478' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1979119107'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-6382787448550622065</id><published>2009-11-03T15:57:12.065+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-03T15:57:12.065+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Once Karnataka is fixed or dies down, a new front ...</title><content type='html'>Once Karnataka is fixed or dies down, a new front will open up somewhere else - Jharkhand? So sad to see this and find that not one BJP leader seems to put party above his/her own welafre / ego / self-interest, not one.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/6382787448550622065'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/6382787448550622065'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257244032065#c6382787448550622065' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-2654559963623462335</id><published>2009-11-02T01:13:12.265+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-02T01:13:12.265+05:30</updated><title type='text'>So what&amp;#39;s up with Karnataka BJP? Does BJP need...</title><content type='html'>So what&amp;#39;s up with Karnataka BJP? Does BJP need more self-inflicted goals?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/2654559963623462335'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/2654559963623462335'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257104592265#c2654559963623462335' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1484050084'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-3303977273488253064</id><published>2009-11-01T11:16:58.811+05:30</published><updated>2009-11-01T11:16:58.811+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Why fight among us here? I found that article by a...</title><content type='html'>Why fight among us here? I found that article by a former BJP MP and a prominent Hindi columnist to be on the spot analysis of BJP&amp;#39;s illness so posted the link. You can use Google to translate it in Eng to get some sense of his thinking. Some may not know Hindi but not all here can not read Hindi.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/3303977273488253064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/3303977273488253064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1257054418811#c3303977273488253064' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-970170528020354392</id><published>2009-10-31T09:27:27.946+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-31T09:27:27.946+05:30</updated><title type='text'>&lt;i&gt;Hey chum why r u posting links of Hindi sites ?...</title><content type='html'>&lt;i&gt;Hey chum why r u posting links of Hindi sites ? &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WTF&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Do u think Swapan and other folks can read Hindi ? If wanna post Hindi articles then pls post it with English translation!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don&amp;#39;t all literate Indians read and write Hindi?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/970170528020354392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/970170528020354392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256961447946#c970170528020354392' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1674838432'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-8955804258555939510</id><published>2009-10-30T17:03:48.416+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-30T17:03:48.416+05:30</updated><title type='text'>You can translate in Google.</title><content type='html'>You can translate in Google.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8955804258555939510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8955804258555939510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256902428416#c8955804258555939510' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7239345424815028736</id><published>2009-10-29T22:35:47.341+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-29T22:35:47.341+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Anonymous, October 29, 2009 11:59 AM,

Hey chum wh...</title><content type='html'>Anonymous, October 29, 2009 11:59 AM,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hey chum why r u posting links of Hindi sites ? Do u think Swapan and other folks can read Hindi ? If wanna post Hindi articles then pls post it with English translation!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7239345424815028736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/7239345424815028736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256835947341#c7239345424815028736' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1403150773'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-4925099864570594271</id><published>2009-10-29T11:59:21.485+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-29T11:59:21.485+05:30</updated><title type='text'>http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/opinion/general/6_...</title><content type='html'>http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/opinion/general/6_3_5894983.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can not say better than this (by an ex-BJP MP) - it is in Hindi.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/4925099864570594271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/4925099864570594271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256797761485#c4925099864570594271' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-6542490881888563120</id><published>2009-10-28T09:15:52.377+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-28T09:15:52.377+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Sangh’s ‘poison’ break from tradition 

http://www...</title><content type='html'>Sangh’s ‘poison’ break from tradition &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.telegraphindia.com/1091028/jsp/nation/story_11667835.jsp&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a good example of how our oh-so secular media peddles propaganda as news and then the same becomes fact - both RSS and BJP are intellectually too deficient to counter it. As far as my reading goes, no RSS chief ever called &amp;quot;democracy&amp;quot; poison; calling vote-bank politics, populism, parliamentary system, is NOT same as calling democracy poison; Mr Palkhivala had long been a vocal supporter of the presidential system. The cost of this failure to counter such propaganda is now proving fatal for the entire Sangh Parivaar.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/6542490881888563120'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/6542490881888563120'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256701552377#c6542490881888563120' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1310536712'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-1743929090566976489</id><published>2009-10-27T06:49:15.496+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-27T06:49:15.496+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Based on the latest SRS bulletin released by the C...</title><content type='html'>Based on the latest SRS bulletin released by the Census, Delhi holds the distinction of being the only state in India where infant mortality has not gotten better since 1997. Since things are getting worse over the last few years, Delhi surely must be the worst governed state in India at present. I hope the party realises that its loss in the Delhi assembly elections was due to its own flaws (or the EVMs!) rather than any stellar performance by the Congress government.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/1743929090566976489'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/1743929090566976489'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256606355496#c1743929090566976489' title=''/><author><name>KR</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-282885667'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-8967515411715554482</id><published>2009-10-26T16:57:30.589+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-26T16:57:30.589+05:30</updated><title type='text'>One thing I would like to add is, this Maharastra ...</title><content type='html'>One thing I would like to add is, this Maharastra election shows what is basically wrong with BJP&amp;#39;s policies. The core of BJP&amp;#39;s  vote bank can be easily divided. One thing I have found     is that most people who belittle people from other religion, are also the ones who belittle people from other regions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; For ex, if some one believes Muslims should be driven out of India, he is likely to believe north Indians should be driven out of mumbai (assuming the person is a mumbaikar).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And in a country like India, where one person can have multiple identities, BJP&amp;#39;s identity politics could backfire on itself. If BJP wants to become an all India party it has to abandon its divisive politics and focus on something more unifying like right-wing nationalism.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8967515411715554482'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/8967515411715554482'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256556450589#c8967515411715554482' title=''/><author><name>Vicky</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1605607301'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-3836948783480162096</id><published>2009-10-26T16:27:10.755+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-26T16:27:10.755+05:30</updated><title type='text'>BJP needs to find a way to stop this free fall, fo...</title><content type='html'>BJP needs to find a way to stop this free fall, forget about regaining the centre, BJP needs to make sure it doesn&amp;#39;t become irrelevant in the next election.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why can&amp;#39;t BJP setup a shadow cabinet, so that every time some decision is taken by any ministery the media will automatically come to the BJP&amp;#39;s shadow minister to get his opinion. This will give BJP more airtime in the media and would help keep it relevant.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/3836948783480162096'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/3836948783480162096'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256554630755#c3836948783480162096' title=''/><author><name>Vicky</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1605607301'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-6613724020306591814</id><published>2009-10-25T23:02:37.517+05:30</published><updated>2009-10-25T23:02:37.517+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The problem with BJP is that there is no one iron ...</title><content type='html'>The problem with BJP is that there is no one iron hand boss. Parties with one and only one exclusive high command seem to survive in India</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/6613724020306591814'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/7850878794627295222/comments/default/6613724020306591814'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html?showComment=1256491957517#c6613724020306591814' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.swapan55.com/2009/10/transactional-politics-under-marquee.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772668051228901931.post-7850878794627295222' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3772668051228901931/posts/default/7850878794627295222' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-143580410'/></entry></feed>
