AWAKENINGS

Modi had the luxury of Coalition free rules in 2014 and 2019 with BJP having full majorities of 282 and 303 seats respectively. But the present 2024 Lok Sabha election, BJP could win only 240 seats which is short by 32 seats of the halfway mark of 272 seats throwing heavy burden and challenge on Modi resulting in coalition politics. The details of seats won by NDA headed by BJP and by INDIA bloc headed by Congress are tabulated below: Many BJP supporters including E-Touch were disheartened, as BJP alone could not win at least 272 seats in Modi’s third term as well so that Modi could rule Bharat without any coalition compulsions.  But a careful study of the seats won by BJP   + and Congress + gives an interesting and intelligent positions both for the two parties. The position is classically expressed in a post which reads as under:   On the lighter note (Courtesy: S. Shankar), the readers can have some laughs and relief after reading the message below: “Outcome and analysis of

It is a collection of 31 articles written by the author in analysing the various aspects of topics  as sung by the  saintly poet Thiruvalluvar.   When the book was published last month, my sister’s son and our reader and contributor Shri Shankar Krishnan, residing at Bhopal, had thought of releasing the book at the function to be held on 21st April 2024  to celebrate Tamil New year jointly organised by Tamil Sangam Bhopal and  Kala Kendra Bhopal. Amongst many cultural events, Valluvam Book was released by Shri Ramanathan ED BHEL. Shri Sivakumar Bose CGM RBI and Shri Mukundan Delhi Tamil Sangam received the first copy of the book.    This was made possible, as Shri Shankar Krishnan is the Secretary of Tamil Sangam, Bhopal.   A brief message about the function and a few photos taken on the occasion as shared by Shri Shankar Krishnan are published here.     TAMIL NEW YEAR CELEBRATION BY TAMIL SANGAM, KALA KENDRA & NAVA SHAKTI PEETH  -  Release of Tamil book titled "THIRUVAL

(Editorial published by E-Touch Digital Magazine – Written  by S. Sankaran, Editor.) Modi Sarkar is ruling at the Centre for the last 10 years – two continuous consecutive terms from 2014 to 2024. Bharat Voters had voted Modi in 2014 with 283 MP seats and in 2019 with 303 MP seats and the BJP had now set a target of 370 + MP seats in the current Lok Sabha Election which will be over by June 1 and the results will be out on June 4. To decide ‘To Whom to Vote and Why’, we have two different yardsticks for the ruling party – here it is BJP and for the opposition parties – here it is INDI-Alliances headed by Congress.   For Ruling Party – viz BJP under the leadership of Modi: Voter can judge the track records of the ruling party for the last 10 years and their programmes for the next 5 years. Unbiased assessments of various welfare schemes implemented by the ruling party from various reports – both government and media/print and various articles thereon – apart from the manifesto released