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Tamilnadu seatwise prepoll prediction by Yellayi Rajesh

This entry is part 9 of 11 in the series Pre-poll seatwise predictions by Promise of Reason readers

Dear friends, These are my Predictions for TN. However, I have to Admit, it’s A Rough one going by The Trends and Past Record(Including Delimitation factor takien into consideration).

In TamilNadu, The Key Players this Election would be : AIADMK Combine which includes PMK,MDMK,CPI,CPI(M), DMK-Congress-VCK Combine.
A Lot of Hype surrounding Captain Vijaykanth’s DMDK. However, Poll Observers and Analysts feel that being Directionless, DMDK has lost sheen.Going for The Parliamentary Elections alone, He has refused to Join The Open Invitation of State BJP Chief, Ila Ganesan and instead was seen hobnobbing with TNCC President giving clear indications that He would support upa post polls.Since Tamils are Extremely Angry over congressand would Teach A Lesson to anyone hobnobbing with them in This election, aspersions are being cast on whether he can retain the 8.3% vote he earned in 2006!!!!!
BJP Too has Formed Primarily with Sarathkumar’s Nadar outfit and Karthik’s Thevar outfit. However, As Karthik’s outfit is contesting on BJP’s Symbol, Technically, The Alliance is Primarily between BJP And AISMK of Sarath Kumar. Read the rest of this entry »

Funny political cartoon : all in good faith

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Indian Politics Forums by Promise of Reason uncovered

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Hello Friends!

After saying a long due “Thanks” to all of you for making POR blog a success, I am very happy to announce the launch of Indian Politics Forums by Promise of Reason Blog. Your one stop place to discuss Indian politics. It is a extension of this blog with more features and powers to users. You can start your own topics, post links, organize polls and above all, can make some very good friends. Please Register here.

Indian Politics Forums is a result of long felt need of an exclusive Indian politics related forum. We do have many good forums around on the web, but none is specific to the most talked about topic in India, that is our politics.
We all have views, comments and problems related to our political system. It is time to think reasonably and discuss among us the various ways to take India to its due place in the world. Read the rest of this entry »

Madam Mayawati, Maulana Mulayam and the plague of money

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I love politics, period. I love its intricacies, its goals, its randomness, its ideals, its malice, but above all I love the political personalities – angels and daemons alike. I love to watch them grow, toil, meander and make their way around. There are two politicians from my home state UP, whom I have been observing for their whole careers when they were on main stage (so to say, for my whole life, for last 20 years :) ). Both of them are representative of oppressed classes in Indian society. Both of them have such strong leadership qualities for their supporters, that millions can move on their one signal. Both of them are arrogant and crude in their way. Both of them are so called “outsiders” in Indian political class. Both of them have been CM of UP several times. Both of them are very important in equation of next government formation. Both of them are facing corruption charges. Yes, I am talking about Madam mayawati and Maulana Mulayam. Both of them are staunch enemies of each other. Both of them are very interesting characters and fascinate me very much. Read the rest of this entry »

Opinion Polls: Getting the results you want

Think about this the next time an opinion poll is trumpeted as a real gauge of public opinion or any of NDTV/CNN-IBN/IndiaTV/ThisTV/ThatTV tries to change your opinion by stating their preferred version of public opinion. Choose wisely friends, it is very easy to get a result you want in opinion poll.

“Opinion polls are not designed to measure public opinion, they’re designed to shape it.” Peter Hitchens

Promise of Reason Blog Pre-poll Prediction 2009 After Phase 1: NDA 212, UPA 175

See some seatwise detailed analysis

By Promise of Reason (covered Kerala, Chhattisgarh till now)

By readers of Promise of Reason (covered Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra, Assam, Rajasthan, UP till now)

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9 northern states prepoll prediction by raja

This entry is part 8 of 11 in the series Pre-poll seatwise predictions by Promise of Reason readers

I am the Sales head of my company, in charge of Eastern, Central and Western India. My areas include Eastern & Central UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam/NE, West Bengal, Orissa, MP, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. My subordinates and me travel to length and breadth of these states, including rural and semi urban areas and meet a lot of people (panchayat leaders, local groups etc). For the past 4-5 months; politics / lok sabha elections invariably come up during our discussions with them. Based on these feedbacks I am putting up my estimates for the elections in these states Read the rest of this entry »

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