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The queen of social engineering as she is often referred to, Mayawati's ambitions of becoming the India's PM got a boost when her party managed to secure majority that too single handedly in the last UP assemble elections. In this era of coalition governments, this was indeed a commendable performance. Soon after assuming office she had made herself quite clear that the only way to bail out the state from its financial crunches was to initiate public private partnership in various development projects lined up that time. The private sector was quick to response with some of the country’s biggest names like Reliance, DLF, Essar, GMR, etc,. lining up for lucrative deals. But all the plans fell flat once she showed the door to Reliance multi-crore project ‘Fresh’ and Anil Ambani’s ambitious Rs. 7,000 crore Dadri project was not only stalled but inquiry was set up on it. This definitely discouraged investment in the state. The lady known for her sharp rustic verbiage wasted no time in undoing all the initiatives of her predecessors. By gaining majority, Mayawati had received providence from above to do a Narendra Modi or Chandrababu Naidu in her state but by then she began harbouring greater desires of assuming the chair of the country’s PM ignoring the pressing issues at her home turf.
To become a country’s PM one needs to have an open mind, a sound knowledge of foreign affairs and understanding of world politics but the lady seems to have caught up in the web of her own frustrations where her only goal is Mulayam Singh or Sonia Gandhi bashing. In the last assembly elections of the states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, one lesson that needed to be learnt was that it’s the development work that speaks for a party and not the empty promises and hatred inducing speeches against opponents.
To grab the prime ministerial post, Mayawati needs to understand one thing that a mass appeal is required to reach the pinnacle of Indian politics. She may have succeeded in her calculations in UP but that’s just the beginning. There is a treacherous road ahead. Results of the next general elections will decide her future. Her mistakes in UP might cost her dearly in terms of numbers. She cannot burn the bridges she has crossed instead maintenance of those bridges are crucial for unhindered supplies for the future journey and Mayawati has failed to understand such a preliminary lesson in politics.
To become a country’s PM one needs to have an open mind, a sound knowledge of foreign affairs and understanding of world politics but the lady seems to have caught up in the web of her own frustrations where her only goal is Mulayam Singh or Sonia Gandhi bashing. In the last assembly elections of the states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh, one lesson that needed to be learnt was that it’s the development work that speaks for a party and not the empty promises and hatred inducing speeches against opponents.
To grab the prime ministerial post, Mayawati needs to understand one thing that a mass appeal is required to reach the pinnacle of Indian politics. She may have succeeded in her calculations in UP but that’s just the beginning. There is a treacherous road ahead. Results of the next general elections will decide her future. Her mistakes in UP might cost her dearly in terms of numbers. She cannot burn the bridges she has crossed instead maintenance of those bridges are crucial for unhindered supplies for the future journey and Mayawati has failed to understand such a preliminary lesson in politics.
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