Why BJP’s rule is a bright spot of Indian political History?

I am using word ‘History’ in the heading, but that does not mean that BJP is history. I think BJP is still a force to reckon with. I have strong faith on the abilities of L.K. Advaniji and A.B. Vajpeyeeji. I also believe that their so called second rung bright leaders are certainly capable of achieving electoral success again. Its just that they have contemplate again on their basic goal and sort out the differences that are caused due to power.

But I believe that BJP’s six years rule changed the way people perceive central government. People realized their power of vote. And they realized that if they assert their power, they can change government which is not working and bring about the change. Unfortunately, BJP was its first victim. I am trying to evaluate achievements of BJP government at the center. The analysis is crude but then again, it’s a blog, dang! What are you expecting?

People realized that Roads, clean drinking water and electricity are their basic rights and politicians or government should provide them these basic facilities. The realized that development is achieved only through competition, so FDI’s are not bad and nor Privatization is forbidden. People realized that ‘they’ are the nation and their aspiration of becoming strong was quite fulfilled in 1998. The Nuclear Bomb test gave them unique confidence that in case of war, we are quite capable of taking anyone squarely. The firmness, with which BJP leadership dealt with intruders in Kargil, left Pakistani military as well as political leadership searching for honorable exit. Of course, the initial intelligence failure should be investigated critically and harshly. Nonetheless, a strong military and political message is worth applause.

The infrastructure that BJP government built or rather tried to build is definitively a giant stride towards economic independence, which we sought for long time. The golden quadrangle project, whenever completed will certainly herald a new era of prosperity in wider parts of India. The tech sector boom was hallmark of BJP government. The decision of government to not to interfere in the tech boom was one of the best decisions of their tenure.

The list is pretty long. And I am not trying to prove that I am BJP supporter. Heck! I know I am and everybody knows I am. And its not that BJP government was best. They had their drawbacks. Their economic policies were certainly significant, but Rao government and Dr. Manmohan Singh made the initial breakthrough in 1991. Similerly, their Kargil operation was stupendous but Indira Gandhi’s 1971 war planning defined the ultimate war success.

The Congress ruled India for almost 45 years and they ruled India as if India is their property. They (Congress) institutionalized the corruption and heralded the divisive caste politics, which eclipses their achievements. But BJP governments ruled responsibly. Their top order leaders were non-corrupt. (Advani, Vajpeyee, Jasvant Singh, Yashwant Sinha, George Fernandez, Arun Shourie) The achievements are certainly undeniable. People may not see the effects of their decisions today, but in future they will realize the importance of BJP government. Hopefully, then, they will elect them again.