Detail Power Shifts; Politics   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 404 no. 8804 (Sep. 2012), page SS5-SS8. Topik: Politics; Political Parties; Corruption in Government; Political Power Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.73 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Making political predictions in India is risky. The ruling party in Delhi often suffers so many setbacks that it is hard to believe voters will support it again. So it was with Congress in 2009, yet to general surprise it was re-elected with a bigger mandate than before. Explanations varied: urban voters liked rapid growth; rural ones were impressed by new welfare measures; allies flourished in the south and Congress roared in big Andhra Pradesh; perhaps people distrusted the opposition BJP's candidates, such as Narendra Modi. Almost any explanation, and its opposite, could be right. Politics in India is big and messy: hundreds of millions of voters, from vastly different backgrounds, are bound to hold widely divergent views. Concerns at local and state level often trump national ones, and national affairs can appear as an amalgam of assorted local rivalries. The next general election is in 2014, unless Congress is forced out sooner. The party's electoral prospects look poor. Mr Singh, once a model of rectitude, is tarnished by presiding over the most corrupt government in India's independent history. And although he had a hard-won reputation for good economic management, his new efforts to reform are unlikely to win much support from the public. As usual, the ruling party has been thumped in big states. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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