Mandate 2014

May 19, 2014 12:06 am | Updated May 24, 2016 10:56 am IST

The >mandate of Election 2014 has shown a paradigm shift in Indian politics. While it may be a one- horse race, we must remember that this has happened because of people’s hopes having been wrecked by the UPA. Let us hope that the BJP government works well, keeping in mind the interests of Indian society and not just the corporate sector.

Nimish Jha,

Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh

The Election Commission of India must take the extraordinary step of derecognising the Congress party as a national party as it has got just 44 seats. It has lost even its moral right to lead the Opposition.

A. Srikantaiah.

Bangalore

If the Indian National Congress has to survive, it has to undergo major surgery (“Sonia, Rahul may offer to resign at CWC meet on Monday,” May 18). It must stop relying on the family. It must then ensure the growth of young State-level leaders with State-wide appeal; form alliances with like-minded parties and secular forces and breakaway units like the BSP, the TMC and even the YSR Congress. In States where it will be in direct contest with the BJP, it must hit the ground running and start identifying issues that will increase its vote share by 10 per cent. It must also stop vacillating on its stand on minority uplift.

G. Balasubramanian,

Chennai

It is a sad day for the Congress. The rejection of the Congress/UPA government has been brutal. So sharp has been its failure that even the 1977 defeat would seem a milder experience. If it is so unpopular, it is because it made just about every wrong move possible.

Mallika Chellappa,

Bangalore

The dictum that familiarity breeds contempt, has become true of UPA rule as well. Its rule made the life of the common man very difficult. People have now put an end to their suffering with the aid of the mighty weapon contributed to them by the Constitution.

Leena Santhamma,

Kollam

Had the Congress and other parties spent half of the time in telling the people what they planned for the people rather than heaping abuse on Mr. Modi, things may have worked out very differently.

Ratish Nair,

Thiruvananthapuram

That 58,46,598 people exercised the ‘None Of The Above’ (NOTA) option must serve as food for thought as it is a sign of extreme displeasure.

S. Ramakrishnasayee,

Ranipet

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