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bebop_eh t1_j1oe2hm wrote

Reply to comment by Regular-Habit-1206 in Members of India’s main opposition Congress party and thousands of supporters walked into the capital on Saturday as part of a 5-month-long cross-country “unity march” seeking to challenge what they say is a “hate-filled” version of the country under the Hindu nationalist government by DoremusJessup

And BJP turning people into extremists. Every party in India is bad hope we can find a middle ground.

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No-Philosopher-8212 t1_j1p4e9j wrote

why the downvotes? You are right. We need a different party (Not AAP please) that has some fucking sense in the leaders.

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based_opinions_only t1_j1p5ahz wrote

Because this sub is filled with BJP fanclub. Not a fan of Congress or any political party in India myself, but the bias towards BJP in this sub is clear as day.

Edit: I was wondering why I wasn't being downvoted for so long. Turns out the post was brigaded a little late. More downvotes please.

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Long-Marketing-5895 t1_j1p6boo wrote

If we see a country as a whole BJP has a very high approval rating.I don't think it's the sub,i think it's the country.

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based_opinions_only t1_j1pecds wrote

You're right.. On an average, there are more BJP fans than any other party in India atm. So makes sense that the bias has mirrored on Reddit as well.

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No-Philosopher-8212 t1_j1pjsr4 wrote

Which is a huge problem for democracy

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Train-Robbery t1_j1px2sj wrote

Why? Government does a bad job, but before them what previous governments used to do was by all standards way worse and those people without any change want to win again. It's painfully obvious why people support BJP

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No-Philosopher-8212 t1_j1pzfby wrote

A democracy needs the major power challenged. if the same party stays in power for 15 years, it is not a sign of a truly democratic country,

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DragonikOverlord t1_j1q956a wrote

Just see the options we have now:

  1. Congress who blantantly ignored development and was corrupt
  2. AAP which was amazing initially but now is really BAD and lacks the charisma to draw in voters
  3. Other corrupt UP parties (SP/ BSP)
  4. South parties which lack any ambition (DMK)
  5. Evil lady who was actually a hero but lived long and became the villain (Trinamool)

I don't really like BJP, in my state they literally took in local rowdies (saw it in news), very dependent on a corrupt old man for votes and somehow my state is in top 5 DESPITE incompetant parties. I really pity the fact that BJP is the best option we have RN

Also going by your logic, Congress ruled for 60 years with only 2 gaps in between - so we weren't democratic right?

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No-Philosopher-8212 t1_j1taq6q wrote

I agree that BJP is the best option rn, and it is my honest opinion that we weren't that democratic during the congress rule, since there was no party to compete with. We were just democratic by name, that;s all.

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DragonikOverlord t1_j1tj7or wrote

Actually, I don't like many of their policies - they implement stuff, face backlash and withdraw it after damage. They can't control their party workers' firebrand statements. There is corruption at lower level.
BUT it is the only government which is pushing for infrastructure, focusing on neglected states in northeast(Congress treated it as a buffer). UP was a 'bimaru' but now Yogi is actually doing splendid work. They revolutionised digital payments and their foreign policy is top notch.
The only reason many Indians support BJP is because they are putting in real work and we can see the development.
I still hope that we can see a honest opposition (not the likes of AAP/Cong) rise up and challenge BJP but until then I will continue to vote for BJP at national level.

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anything411 t1_j1q9dty wrote

Remind me again how many years congress remained in power consecutively? Anything's better than fucking congress, their failed experiment with socialism till 1980s only degraded India's economy after independence.

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Train-Robbery t1_j1pwy11 wrote

Congress supporters are indeed a rare species now. Won just 54 seats out of 550 last elections, BJP won 300+

Congress is going through it's last breaths, and Rahul Gandhi intends to keep it's ashes

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