'Development' when tied with successful delivery of the populist programs and schemes throws the mass leader into the run for the larger claim and longer political stint. Competitive politics of development are often loaded with political claim of the ownership. The people in general are made to believe that, the development is under control of political class and parties often take 'development' as they perceive or brand. The basic items of the development remains same in India, the states like Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat have thrown their populist development heroes to the limelight. The agenda of the politicians to deliver the schemes often funded by the central and state governments their own brand of politics. Though the party ideologies remains, to be right, centre or left, the development packaging remains more or less identical. The delivery boys i.e. the political leadership often presents before the people his version of the development in supply of water, access to roads, health care and economic doles in their frameworks.
The delivery of the 'development' through the hard work of the government machinery is often disregarded for their efficiency and the political class takes the hold of the credits of the works done on the efforts of the executives. The scores of departmental employees engaged in the departments to deliver the government programs becomes hapless victims of political bogey often targeted to benefit the political masters. The presence of feudalism in the Indian society does not let away the peoples psychic to follow the leaders not as their representative but as masters. The master do decide to tame the people and guide them to believe that its they who have delivered the required 'development' than the other competing masters. The game plan of the political class continues till it gets dethroned in elections by equal measure of falsehood created on the basis of non-delivery of the 'development'. Caught in the mirage the people tend to defend and shift from their political masters to new comer in the hope of better delivery of 'development' acts.
The recent election 2014 in India would write in the stories of such non deliveries, and promises of the new political players who intend to benefit from change in the governance. The emergence of the new hero in the development scene would also be treated as example of positioning of the political class to dethrone the incumbent political group. The lack of the development and poor delivery of the schemes would be often taken over by the new form of delivery often characterized by the path to be followed by new leadership.
The regional parties and their 'development' heroes would be important role players in delivery of such packages suited to their own people. The political masters located in the regions often do not allow a larger leadership to take control of their people and loosely termed vote bank. They often fight with the nationally relevant political class to agree with their regional deliveries of 'development'. The faith of people in the delivery of the 'development' depends on the nature of political leadership available to them often different than the national. If they have to survive on catching the fruits of 'development' they need to align with the local leaderships. The strength of the local leadership cannot be converted into the national leadership unless there is promise of delivery. The hollowness of national political class and their disconnect with the regional requirements often throws weak national governments. Hence the 'development' heroes at the national level is hard to come by, during last 30 years India has not accepted the single largest party at the centre and promise of the such delivery in the near future remains to be weak.
The delivery of the 'development' through the hard work of the government machinery is often disregarded for their efficiency and the political class takes the hold of the credits of the works done on the efforts of the executives. The scores of departmental employees engaged in the departments to deliver the government programs becomes hapless victims of political bogey often targeted to benefit the political masters. The presence of feudalism in the Indian society does not let away the peoples psychic to follow the leaders not as their representative but as masters. The master do decide to tame the people and guide them to believe that its they who have delivered the required 'development' than the other competing masters. The game plan of the political class continues till it gets dethroned in elections by equal measure of falsehood created on the basis of non-delivery of the 'development'. Caught in the mirage the people tend to defend and shift from their political masters to new comer in the hope of better delivery of 'development' acts.
The recent election 2014 in India would write in the stories of such non deliveries, and promises of the new political players who intend to benefit from change in the governance. The emergence of the new hero in the development scene would also be treated as example of positioning of the political class to dethrone the incumbent political group. The lack of the development and poor delivery of the schemes would be often taken over by the new form of delivery often characterized by the path to be followed by new leadership.
The regional parties and their 'development' heroes would be important role players in delivery of such packages suited to their own people. The political masters located in the regions often do not allow a larger leadership to take control of their people and loosely termed vote bank. They often fight with the nationally relevant political class to agree with their regional deliveries of 'development'. The faith of people in the delivery of the 'development' depends on the nature of political leadership available to them often different than the national. If they have to survive on catching the fruits of 'development' they need to align with the local leaderships. The strength of the local leadership cannot be converted into the national leadership unless there is promise of delivery. The hollowness of national political class and their disconnect with the regional requirements often throws weak national governments. Hence the 'development' heroes at the national level is hard to come by, during last 30 years India has not accepted the single largest party at the centre and promise of the such delivery in the near future remains to be weak.
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