After 30 days of prolonged election process, since i was on holiday on 16 may i could spend whole day infront of televison sets.Like every common man,we were waiting for election results with double curiosity since assembly elections were held along with parliament elections in Andhra Pradesh.Media speculations also fuelled the curiosity by clearly saying hung assembly would form in andhra due to the triangular competition among Congress,Grand alliance and newly formed Praja Rajyam of Chiranjeevi.
Lot of politacal eqations were changed during last 18 months and every party went to the people with different stand on different issues like congress banked on development & credibility,prajarajyam beleived on social justice and TDP joined with TRS to form grand allince with left parties,went to public on one agenda that "to step down Y.S as CM".
At 9am on 16 may when i was at my cousin's in ongole,who was gifted with a boy five days before that,every body was in jovial mood,sharing the sweets and waiting for the initial round of results with same curiosity.When initial results which were out by 9.30,says,media speculation is going to be right and chance for hung assembly when two major competators Congress and Grand Alliance are leading the equal no of seats.We were going through the different channels to find out there projections and leading positions,but for another 3 hours there was no hope for clear majority for any party and mean while my idiot friend who was in office that day calling me every 10 min to know the result status and my answer to him was not changed for those 3 hours and we mentally prepared for the hung assembly with lot of disappointment but never lost confidence on Y.S Victory.Mean while i switched over to some nationl channels to find out the parliament results and anothe r disappointment to me that results clrarly says L.K.Advani not able to become PM even this time.
Being hard core congress follower i should not have such a wish.But i wanted Mr.Advani to lead this nation.I have a great respect to Advani ji for his contributions for this nation during his life.As a Swayam sevak,who fought aganist Emergency,who vanished the line between religion and politics,who has been closely observing the nation for last 6 decades and more over who made BJP as single largest party,has a capabilitis to lead this nation, i think.
End of the day it was clear that no chance for him to become the PM this time,and i hope if everyhing goes well i want him to lead INDIA in future.
By the time,when we back to local channels after some time,it was like, time for celebration as congrss was heading towards clear majority in assembly and after some time by 3pm it was unofficially declared.
The result is,...YSR rules for another 5 yers term.
