What are the challenges you face in your second innings in power?
We have to justify the faith that people have reposed in us. We have to implement the promises in our election manifesto. Efficient governance, which is honest and responsible to the people is our goal. Corruption is a major issue and the people have to be relieved of that burden. I believe mere paper programmes and promises will not change anything. If we can justify this trust of the people we shall come back for a third inning too.
What lies behind the success in the polls?
We were confident we would win… for the past six months, I have extensively toured the towns and villages of my state. I found people contented with our government. I found no discontent either during the “Gram Suraj” (Good Village Governance) or Vikas Yatra (“Development Campaign”). The kind of reception from women that I was privileged to be accorded was amazing. The entire lot converted into ballots for us. Our efforts at development were serious even during the previous tenure.
The entire poll campaign was focussed on rice and Raman, but many of your candidates lost.
The BJP always enters the poll battle led by the captain of the team. I am happy that I justified the trust of the party in me. If you are a people’s representative, you have to deliver the goods. During voting, people mark how you come through to them, whether their needs have been fulfilled over the last five years, and whoever fails to meet these criteria face defeat. It is simple! And this is why the party had denied tickets to those candidates who had not worked for the people.
Why do you think the Congress lost?
(Laughs) You ought to ask the Congress leaders. They suffered from leadership and trust deficit. Which is why people in other states too rejected them.....Continue
We have to justify the faith that people have reposed in us. We have to implement the promises in our election manifesto. Efficient governance, which is honest and responsible to the people is our goal. Corruption is a major issue and the people have to be relieved of that burden. I believe mere paper programmes and promises will not change anything. If we can justify this trust of the people we shall come back for a third inning too.
What lies behind the success in the polls?
We were confident we would win… for the past six months, I have extensively toured the towns and villages of my state. I found people contented with our government. I found no discontent either during the “Gram Suraj” (Good Village Governance) or Vikas Yatra (“Development Campaign”). The kind of reception from women that I was privileged to be accorded was amazing. The entire lot converted into ballots for us. Our efforts at development were serious even during the previous tenure.The entire poll campaign was focussed on rice and Raman, but many of your candidates lost.
The BJP always enters the poll battle led by the captain of the team. I am happy that I justified the trust of the party in me. If you are a people’s representative, you have to deliver the goods. During voting, people mark how you come through to them, whether their needs have been fulfilled over the last five years, and whoever fails to meet these criteria face defeat. It is simple! And this is why the party had denied tickets to those candidates who had not worked for the people.
Why do you think the Congress lost?
(Laughs) You ought to ask the Congress leaders. They suffered from leadership and trust deficit. Which is why people in other states too rejected them.....Continue
