Indian political system has followed election to election development model whereas the planning commission have different timings. The plan initiated by one government in power during planning state is never fully implemented if another party comes to power during a plan period. The eye for the election victory is so strong that the politicians by nature is in denieal mode while looking for the develoment opportunity (for their own party and collegues). The loyality to the party is stronger than the nation, the gag orders within the party says it all. The near polarisation of the parties on the ideological lines have drawn sords within the political system.
This is not good for the development politics in the country. Strong political masters, such as Smt. Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh, J.Jayalalitha in Tamil Nadu, Narendra Modi in Gujarat and Nitish Kumar in Bihar. They all make or break for their ideologies and party which allows them to work in their states to save their party in coming elections. In this process, one may think the state has grown, which is more towards the party in power. The actors like IAS babus and state admininstrators have to follow the party line while dealing with the issues. Mostly the respective CM dictates what needs to be done and followed by the masses. The rule of law, and their obidient policemen/women follow the 'CM Saheb' or Maam while leading the masses to places, while they are made to appreciate, present a united front and attend all sundry functions to please the masters.
The election politics, though have reached a pinnacle the state governments have no more showing any restraints in respecting the central government (belonging to a national party). The center-state relations can now be looked from the same party and other party relations, as if the maharajas used to look at the friendly and non to friendly states. The opposition rules states like UP, Gujarat etc would vie for their genuine rights, but the centre may decline. The CM then tend to go public about the centers wrong doing, vexing the whole relation into the anti state.
In the era of national movement, the state were made to be part of the fedral characteristcs if the country, the recent upheavel in the state demand for more autonomy and freedom to deal with their issues would be bad for India. The ideological pinning of the citizens of India on the party line is open ended question which has positive as well as negative fall out. Even urban elites in the states are made to sit long hours (including intellectuals from state, universities, schools, corporates) are officially told to remain present during CM chanting about the ills of center. All may look good from a distance, but this would result in weaknening of the national character.
Admininstration have moved into the politics of party in power, the district collectorates, municipal bodies and local bodies are told to follow the party line or remain defunct (lack of fund and state support). The institution funded by the state cannot afford to make state government (aka the party in power) angry, for its peaty ideological mindset. Much so the institutions promoted by the congress elites or Gandhians have been taken over by other party representatives. Making it an ideological 'Bhel', the institutions do not want to stick to starting point and made to follow new line.
This is outcome of the cult politics in country...
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