I am back with another write-up on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Somehow the topic itself is so hot that I cannot avoid it. I thought of putting my viewpoint as a status message on my Facebook or LinkedIn accounts – but then it looked like the text is getting bloated than expected. And people neither like nor read large status message ( I myself loathe that!).
Anyways, it doesn’t require any mention that AAP has been in news all the time these days. Especially when LokSabha elections on the doorstep every one is keenly observing AAP’s next moves. Meanwhile there has been a massive support across the country with more 1000 new memberships each day. The support is really enormous and Maharashtra (another populous and developed state in India) is the next battlefield.
However it does not require much intelligence to find the reasons behind massive support that AAP has garnered within no time. It played the trump card of addressing the commonest (apology for the weird term, but was necessary to convey the thought in a single word) concerns:
- Corruption
- Water Problem
- Electricity
- etc…
These kind problems are faced by the typical Indian diaspora irrespective of Caste, Ethnicity, Religion or Faith. Hence the once the party was independent of sectarian issues, it could get the mandate across all who shared the similar feelings.
Hence until now their tryst with Politics was Romanticized and nurtured fruitful results. However the challenge comes when once has to deal with broader issues and put forth a strong perspective on specific things. This could very well address to a certain section of society whilst leaving others dis-contended. I can very well point such issues right away:
- Reservation
- A benign problem where one can find equal supporters and dis-tractors
- Border Disputes
- China, Bangladesh and Pakistan have always been intrusive
- Populist measures
- As it is said “nothing can be given for FREE in this world“.
- Important decision such as allowing Multibrand retail entry in India
- Associated with religious sentiments
- This has been an issue since per-independence era which resurfaces every now and then
- Coalition politics
- No party has successfully formed a single party Govt since Indira Gandhi era.
- Minority problems
- All political parties try to appease minorities to garner their precious votes and in turn dole out unrealistic schemes
- International Issues
- India if wants to play a major role in World dynamics then it has to make its presence and stance felt
- Scams
- India has been a centre of scams with number increasing by a factor of 10
- Economy
- Since last 2 years the ever enthusiastic economy is in a complete turmoil and inflation and interest rates are rocketing. Taming the same requires skill and know how without affecting the growth factor.
- etc..
AAP’s report card mainly depends on how do they address these problems. To become politically viable on National Front demands ability to muscle such issues with wit and equitable sensitivity without hurting the popular sentiments and keeping things together (coalition politics).
I can hardly doubt AAP’s ability to deliver things, as they have always executed things which were unexpected and nothing seems to be impossible. But at the same time I would like to put forth a caveat that theories apart, life is not a fairy tale ! The gap between the politics of protest that has brought the party into prominence and the complex business of running a government which calls for the capacity to balance the specific interests with the general, the short term concerns with those that are likely to endure in the longer run will be a challenge. You always have your share of ups and downs and the one who emerges victorious through all circumstances is called the
Survival of the Fittest!
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