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“We have taken everything on (our) agenda. The Somnath Yatra and Swarna Jayanti Yatra were part of our agenda and the Ram temple too has never been off our agenda,” Advani told a rally.

“I have been saying since 1997 that if given a chance, we will show what Surajya (good governance) is and we have shown it when we were in power for six years under the stewardship of Atal Behari Vajpayee. We have also shown it in states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and in other states as well.” Read More at Engagevoter.com

Caste remains the main foundation on which politicians are fighting the elections. But development and good governance are high on voters’ agenda – over issues like prices, job cuts, growth, roads, education and water.

The idea is to ensure that the 714 million registered voters in India, out of a population of 1.17 billion, take informed decisions while picking their representatives from the thousands of candidates in the fray.

The five-phase balloting for 543 elected Lok Sabha seats started Thursday and ends May 13.

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L.K. Advani has already utilized internet marketing as a conspicuous electioneering tool to woo young and educated youth of the country through his personal blog and the website. Does his latest try to use TV as a publicity platform shows BJP’s attempt to mislead voters from the burning issues of Indian democracy.

BJP’s IT vision for Bharat promises to change India by providing  bank account to every Indian; smart phone to every BPL family;, broadband connectivity at village level; use of internet in Schools Education, employment for everyone  and  good governance.
 
Psst! Hold on! Did we hear same homilies from N Chandra Baba Naidu way back in 90s? And, did we know the repercussion it had, and how it ousted the government out of the power? Do we still think technology without human touch can solve the problems of our society? We do need technology and innovation, but at what cost? These are the questions we need to ask ourselves and our leaders before we go out and cast our vote.

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Thursday, 16th April, 2009 will mark the first day of Indian General Elections 2009 to set the new government, the 15th LokSabha in place. In the I phase, 124 parliamentary constituencies would be contested at 17 places (states &union territories)

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