Let us not be overawed by Modi's victory

सबसे खतरनाक वह चांद होता है

जो हर हत्याकांड के बाद
वीरान हुए आंगनों में चढ़ता है

पर आपकी आंखों में मिर्चों कि तरह नहीं गढ़ता

पाश


'In a democracy an electoral defeat is always a sobering moment, but it would be doubly counter-productive for the Congress and the other secular forces to feel overawed by Narendra Modi's victory.

…the Sunday win does not necessarily endow any kind of ideological legitimacy to Mr. Modi's voice nor does it provide a licence to communal forces or even political respectability to his message outside of Gujarat.'

Harish Khare, The Hindu December 24, 2007

Dear Friends,

Pasting below a break up of votes from 33 Gujarat constituencies.

While the whole media except a handful of journalists is under the spell of Modi's magic it is important to register the fact that e.g. In Gandhinagar though 81864 people voted for BJP and they won the seat, there are 78116 people who voted against BJP and Modi.

Not everyone is under his spell in Gujarat. He has won the seats and will have the whole administration in his hand to stifle any dissent but the struggle against the undemocratic, fascist regime will continue.

सबसे खतरनाक वह चांद होता है

जो हर हत्याकांड के बाद
वीरान हुए आंगनों में चढ़ता है

पर आपकी आंखों में मिर्चों कि तरह नहीं गढ़ता

पाश

Shabnam Hashmi

December 24, 2007

New Delhi


CONSTITUENCY

BJP VOTE

CONGRESS VOTE

DIFFERENCE

BSP

IND

1

RAJPIPLA

37722

37091

631

2807


2

MANDAL

34843

34166

677


3818

3

KHAMBHALIA

40358

39560

798


4275

4

KANKREJ

37930

37090

840

28934


5

JAMNAGAR

33021

31941

1080


1098

6

KADI

65835

64508

1327


3848

7

GADHADA

50579

49152

1427

1478


8

SURAT CITY

39607

37908

1699


RJD-2584

9

ANAND

63745

61975

1770


12134

10

KALOL

27565

25255

1884


1427+1016

11

CHIKHLI

59471

57204

2267

2708


12

SIDHPUR

52610

50181

2429


2694

13

MANGROL

48256

45625

2631

3389

2782

14

BOTAD

69662

66474

3188

2134

3188

15

VIRAMGAM

47643

44327

3316

3286

3364

16

MANSA

44381

41011

3370


10478

17

GANDHINAGAR

81864

78116

3748

1766

5128

18

RAKHIAL

53993

50048

3945

1395