Indian General Elections 2014

[deadley]

Becoz Modi is CM of Gujarat not Goa, and Goa is famous for tourism thats why they can afford no state taxes in petrol, but not other states, I know taxes is really high it must be drop atleast 50%.

Well.. when Congress was in power, petrol in Goa was costing Rs. 70 / Lr (until 2011), even though Goa was famous for tourism back then also. BJP came to power and suddenly the price dropped to Rs. 59 / Lr. Can you give me any example of Congress reducing rates after getting in to power?

BJP govt. not only in Goa, why not they reduce to Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat or MP if its viable.

[Sithara007]

One of the accusations against the BJP is that it does not care about the poor people. The BJP support is mostly middle-class and that is why it opposes giving freebies to the poor people.

[deadley]

One of the accusations against the BJP is that it does not care about the poor people. The BJP support is mostly middle-class and that is why it opposes giving freebies to the poor people.

I am not saying BJP dont care about the Poor People, we were arguing about that BJP govt will reduce taxes heavily and according to me it wont happen.

[bryant.coleman]

I am not saying BJP dont care about the Poor People, we were arguing about that BJP govt will reduce taxes heavily and according to me it wont happen.

Congress introduced the Service Tax during UPA-1 and it is squeezing money out of hardworking Indians ever since. Right now, Service Tax is the most heavy tax imposed on ordinary Indians.

[deadley]

I am not saying BJP dont care about the Poor People, we were arguing about that BJP govt will reduce taxes heavily and according to me it wont happen.

Congress introduced the Service Tax during UPA-1 and it is squeezing money out of hardworking Indians ever since. Right now, Service Tax is the most heavy tax imposed on ordinary Indians.

its doesnt matter who introduced which tax, matter is that will if other party become in power will they remove or reduce the taxex.

[bryant.coleman]

its doesnt matter who introduced which tax, matter is that will if other party become in power will they remove or reduce the taxex.

The BJP clearly states in their manifesto that they will reduce the taxes (Income tax / Service tax & Import Duty), while the Congress doesn't even mentions it in theirs.

[deadley]

its doesnt matter who introduced which tax, matter is that will if other party become in power will they remove or reduce the taxex.

The BJP clearly states in their manifesto that they will reduce the taxes (Income tax / Service tax & Import Duty), while the Congress doesn't even mentions it in theirs.

90% manifesto just written for election time, after winning election I dont think they even read what they wrote on manifesto. this apply for both party.

[bryant.coleman]

90% manifesto just written for election time, after winning election I dont think they even read what they wrote on manifesto. this apply for both party.

The NDA government in 1999-2004 actually did almost 80% of what was said in the manifesto back then. So Indians might be feeling a little bit more confident about it.

[deadley]

90% manifesto just written for election time, after winning election I dont think they even read what they wrote on manifesto. this apply for both party.

The NDA government in 1999-2004 actually did almost 80% of what was said in the manifesto back then. So Indians might be feeling a little bit more confident about it.

we will see, I just want to see like Media was following AAP govt in January, if BJP govt make they will follow BJP too and ask everytime when BJP/Modi goin to fulfill his manifesto.

[bryant.coleman]

Someone prepared a chart for all the 543 seats, according to NDA's chances: (This will come in handy after 11 days, when early results come in).

[Sithara007]

^^^ Bellary at 308, Trivandrum at 359, Vizag at 310? These seats have more than 50% chances of the NDA winning them. Meanwhile, some of the higher ranked seats such as South Goa (#283) has less than 50% chances, IMO.

[bryant.coleman]

^^^ Bellary at 308, Trivandrum at 359, Vizag at 310? These seats have more than 50% chances of the NDA winning them. Meanwhile, some of the higher ranked seats such as South Goa (#283) has less than 50% chances, IMO.

I don't reside in India, so don't have that much information on a seat-wise basis. Still, as far as I could understand, Trivandrum is in the state of Kerala and Vizag is in AP. The NDA is very weak in both the states, while Goa is a NDA-ruled state.

[deadley]

^^^ Bellary at 308, Trivandrum at 359, Vizag at 310? These seats have more than 50% chances of the NDA winning them. Meanwhile, some of the higher ranked seats such as South Goa (#283) has less than 50% chances, IMO.

I don't reside in India, so don't have that much information on a seat-wise basis. Still, as far as I could understand, Trivandrum is in the state of Kerala and Vizag is in AP. The NDA is very weak in both the states, while Goa is a NDA-ruled state.

yes BJP mostly doesnt exist in South India.

[goxed]

Someone prepared a chart for all the 543 seats, according to NDA's chances: (This will come in handy after 11 days, when early results come in).

can you kindly explain this cheat sheet a little bit?

[goxed]

Oops looks like the probability of a fascist becoming the head of state is high. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mehdi-hasan/narenda-modi-indias-milosevic_b_5252704.html

Also this is a good video synopsis on John Oliver's show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDYsSOngik

[bryant.coleman]

Someone prepared a chart for all the 543 seats, according to NDA's chances: (This will come in handy after 11 days, when early results come in).
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bm1jPTiCAAAlUwN.png

can you kindly explain this cheat sheet a little bit?

#1 is the seat where NDA is having the best chance to win, while the last one #543 is the seat where they are having the lowest percentage of chance to win. I think, up to #280-285, they have more than 50% chance of winning.

[AnonyMint]

What is the impact of this on India's recently introduced plan to subsidize food to the peasants (who can't eat 3X per day)?

Which ever party is elected to the parliament will be forced to continue with this policy. Else there will be riots.

India is one of the worst places for a libertarian to live. 50% of the jobs are reserved for certain ethnic groups (includes some very affluent groups). In US also there is an affirmative action program, but it is not this worse.

Also, India is having a huge informal sector. Only around 2% of the population pay any income tax, and they are exploited very heavily. Most of the emigrants from India are from this sector. Of the rest, some 18% work as merchants and other informal employees, and don't pay any tax. There is another 80%, which lives on the welfare benefits.

Thank you for confirming my grim macroeconomic outlook for India.

Don't buy this myopia about India improving, the facts are:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=365141.msg6629971#msg6629971

[bryant.coleman]

OK.. May 11th will be the last day of polling in India. Counting of the votes will start at 8:00 am, 16th May 2014. We will get an idea about the winner by around 10 am. Full results must be available by 4 pm.

[deadley]

OK.. May 11th will be the last day of polling in India. Counting of the votes will start at 8:00 am, 16th May 2014. We will get an idea about the winner by around 10 am. Full results must be available by 4 pm.

May 12th is last day of polling. and we will get winner around 2 pm. coz its parliamentary election and counting take time.

[Sindelar1938]

The Indian stock market up 700 points today
Markets are clearly factoring in a modi win