My Prediction for 2019 Elections

My prediction for 2019 NDA seats

NDA will need another 15 seats to form the government. I guess BJD or YSRC should be the ideal choice.

However my predictions have never ever come true earlier. :-( and I am worried this time as well.

State	Party
	YSRC	KCR	BJD	NDA		Total
Andhra	10			1		25
Arunachal				2		2
Aassam				10		14
BIHAR				30		40
Chatisgadh				5		11
GOA				2		2
gujrat				23		26
haryana				6		10
HP				3		4
jammu				2		6
jharkhand				5		14
Karnataka				20		28
kerala				2		20
MP				20		29
Maharashtra				35		48
manipur				1		2
meghalaya				1		2
Mizoram				0		1
Nagaland				1		1
Odisha			11	10		21
punjab				2		13
rajastan				15		25
sikkim				0		1
TN				5		39
Telangana		12		1		17
Tripura				2		2
UP				40		80
Uttarakhand				3		5
West bengal				8		42
Andaman				1		1
chandigadh				1		1
Dadra Nagar Haveli				1		1
Daman				1		1
delhi				3		7
Lakshdweep						1
Total	10	12	11	262		542

Indian coal allocation scam by Indian Congress Government - (2004 - 2009) $26 Billion - Naveen Jindal (Congress), VIjay Darda (Congress)

Indian coal allocation scam by Indian Congress Government - (2004 - 2009) $26 Billion

Coal allocation scam (or Coalgate^[1]) is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector enterprise (PSEs) and private companies. In a draft report issued in March 2014, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012, resulting in a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into whether the allocation of the coal blocks was in fact influenced by corruption.^[2]

The essence of the CAG's argument is that the Government had the authority to allocate coal blocks by a process of competitive bidding, but chose not to.^[2] As a result, both public sector enterprises (PSEs) and private firms paid less than they might have otherwise. In its draft report in March the CAG estimated that the "windfall gain" to the allocatees was ₹10,673 billion (US$150 billion).^[2] The CAG Final Report tabled in Parliament put the figure at ₹1,856 billion (US$26 billion)^[3] 

Allegations against S Jagathrakshakan[edit]

See also: S. Jagathrakshakan

In September 2012, several news reports alleged that family of S Jagathrakshakan, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting in the UPA government is a part of a company named JR Power Gen Pvt Ltd which was awarded a coal block in Odisha in 2007. It was the same company which formed a joint venture with a public sector company, Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment (PIPDIC), on 17 January 2007. Barely five days after, PIPDIC was allotted a coal block. According to the MoU, JR Power enjoyed a stake in this allotment. However, JR Power had no expertise in thermal power, iron and steel, or cement, the key sectors for consumption of coal. Later, in 2010, JR Power sold 51% stake to KSK Energy Ventures, an established player with interests in the energy sector. In this way, the rights for the use of the coal block ultimately passed on to KSK.^[27][28]

Reacting to this, Jagathrakshakan admitted to getting a coal block, and said that, "It is true that we got a coal allocation but it was a sub-contract with Puducherry government and then we gave it away to KSK company. Now, we have got nothing to do with the allocation but if the government wants to take back the allocation it can do so."^[29]

Allegations against Subodh Kant Sahay[edit]

See also: Subodh Kant Sahay

In September 2012, it was revealed that Subodh Kant Sahay, Tourism Minister in the UPA government sent a letter to prime minister Manmohan Singh trying to persuade him for allocation of a coal block to a company, SKS Ispat and Power which has Sudhir Sahay, his younger brother, as honorary Executive Director. The letter was written on 5 February 2008. On the very next day, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) sent a letter to the coal secretary on 6 February 2008, recommending allotment of coal blocks to the company.^[30][31]However, Sahay denied these allegations, citing that the coal block was allocated to SKS Ispat, where his brother was only an "honorary director".^[32]

On 15 September 2012, an Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) headed by Zohra Chatterji (Additional Secretary in Coal Ministry) recommended cancellation of a block allotted to SKS Ispat and Power.^[33]

Allegations against Vijay Darda[edit]

Vijay Darda, a Congress MP, have been accused of direct and active involvement in the affairs of three companies JLD Yavatmal Energy, JAS Infrastructure & Power Ltd., AMR Iron & Steel Pvt. Ltd, which received coal blocks illegally by means of inflating their financial statements and overriding the legal tender process.^[36][37]

Allegations against Naveen Jindal[edit]

Congress. MP, Naveen Jindal's Jindal Steel and Power got a coal field in February 2009 with reserves of 1500 million metric tones while the government-run Navratna Coal India Ltdwas refused.

On 27 February 2009, two private companies got huge coal blocks. Both the blocks were in Orissa and while one was over 300 mega metric tones, the other was over 1500 mega metric tones. Combined worth of these blocks was well over Rs 2 trillion (short scale) and these blocks were meant for the liquification of coal. One of these blocks was awarded to Jindal. Naveen Jindal's Jindal Steel and Power was the company which was allotted the Talcher coal field in Angul in Orissa in 2009, well after the self-imposed cut off date by the Centre on allocation of coal blocks.

The Opposition alleged that the Government violated all norms to give him coal fields. Naveen Jindal, however, denied any wrongdoing.^[39][40]

On 15 September 2012, an Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) headed by Zohra Chatterji (Additional Secretary in Coal Ministry) recommended cancellation of a block allotted to JSW (Jindal Steel Works), a Jindal Group company.^[41][42]

On 11 June 2013, CBI has booked former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao and Congress MP Naveen Jindal for alleged cheating, graft and criminal misconduct in its 12th FIR in the coal blocks allocation scam.^[43]

The Great Indian Elections 2019!

Shri Ganesha! 😃

Its election time in India and I am back. I just couldn't resist myself from returning back to blogging. I have decided that i would write extensively and cover the elections as much as I can. Lets see how it goes.

Mr. Modi vs Mahagathbandhan (Mahamilawat as Modi fondly calls it)

Will Modi come back again? Will he get complete majority on his own? How will UP vote this time? 
Will BJP make inroads into West Bengal?  

I guess we will need to wait till 23rd May.

Arvind Kejriwal's Problem with Surgical Strike on Black Money

Not sure what is Arvind Kejriwal 's real problem ?
Is it because he feels his agenda has been hijacked or opposing for the sake of opposing. While its too early to claim success for the move, but no one knows how much black and fake money was in use. so we need to experiment.

As someone has said, if he is told that 'MODI' invented Oxygen, Arvind Kejriwal would even go to the extent of proving How poisonous is inhaling the Oxygen.

Sir you say.

1. Modi had disclosed the demonetization some 6 months ago to his near and dear ones. You are wrong by 2 years. He had publicized his intents about banning 1000 rupee notes in 2013 itself before he became the prime Minister.
2. Last few months, you have seen huge deposits being made in the banks. Shall I laugh or cry? But why would anyone deposit (if you are to be believe) the black money in the banks. And even if anyone does that Modi precisely wants the same. Money should be accounted for.
3. and last point, significant inconvenience caused. to whom? you? Yes I agree all black money hoarders are facing lot of trouble.

But sir , How about the inconvenience caused by you to Delhites during your unwarranted Dharanas
and protests?

Sir again, many of us are used to. We have stood in queue since Independence for..
"Ration, Kerosene, Doctor appointments, Court appointments, School admissions, College admissions, Train reservations, Bus passes and Ticket, LPG connection, for paying electricity bills, Water bills, Municipality tax, Income Tax, Passport offices, Birth certificates, Death certificates, Airports and the most famous Darshans queues at Religious places.
I have been talking with my family, friends and relatives. And let me tell you, none of them have expressed any sort of inconvenience as being projected by few.
Few of my Aunts, even my mother doesn't have a bank account. But they all are fine. The Kirana Grocer in the area is giving grocery on credit. In villages, rural areas or even in cities the system of 'UDHARI' is still widely used. And if are talking about bigger retail stores, Credit Cards or Debit Cards are widely used.
Banks are accepting cheques and paying money. Doctors, Govt Hospitals, State Transports are accepting old currency.

Sirjee, please explain what is your real problem? Are you short cash for upcoming Goa and Punjab elections?

My Request to Uddhav Thakaray

Hardly less than 48 hours left to see the king of Maharashtra. I am born and brought up in Maharashtra and do not remember any government without coalition.

Will BJP form its government on its own? Will Shivsena be the second largest party? Will Shivsena join hands with BJP or be in opposition? So many questions. I guess we will have to wait for 19th October.

But whatever happened before these parties went to polls should have been avoided. BJP and Shivsena should have fought together was the expectation of millions in Maharashtra like me. Many were confused as to whom to support as both parties were inseparable for us. We hadn’t seen two parties having same ideologies fighting against each other. There is still a fear as to what will happen on 19th? Will the votes get divided?

No doubt, Shivsena was the caretaker for the middle class Maharashtrians, Mumbaikars etc. It has served Maharashtrians. But I have few complaints. The party didn’t change with the changing times. Post Bal Thakaray's demise, the party has kind of lost its sheen.

BJP was a younger brother in state and Shivsena expected BJP to play the same role in Maharashtra. But that was a mistake on Shivsena’s part. In democracy, every individual, party has the right to expand and be ambitious. No one is friend and no one is a foe. Moreover BJP’s track record was always impressive compared to Shivsena. And on top of it, they had a national hero as their face. So it would have been foolish on BJP’s part if they would have not leveraged on the same.

So we all agreed to disagree with the stand taken by both parties to contest separately and test waters.

But then the stand taken to attack BJP for breaking alliance and holding them responsible for the same is wrong. We all saw what happened till 26th Sep and why the alliance broke. You wanted to contest 151 and BJP wanted 135 seats and seats for smaller partners. You didn’t agree, BJP didn’t agree. Okay, fine. But where is the question of backstabbing?

We all respect Shivaji. But why repeated references to Shivaji, Afzal khan et. I feel these are all unwanted in today’s world. Times have changed now. And precisely this is the reason we are still where we are and others (countries as China, Japan and Korea) have progressed. We have lost significant time and we need to move fast forward. This was an opty for Mr. Uddhav Thakaray to prove yourself. Rather you chose a wrong path. Instead of attacking the (mis)rulers, you chose to attack BJP who had nothing to do with the current state and affairs of Maharashtra.

Time is still not lost Mr. Uddhav Thakaray. BJP has been telling that Shivsena is not a political opponent. So don’t stick to your stand of ‘Moden pan wakanar Nahee’. Sometimes it helps to be flexible. So in the larger interest of the state and larger interest of the party, please forget what had happened in last 2 month. Mend ways with BJP. We want BJP and Shivsena to be seen as one single force.

Indra Nooyi's Interview

I liked the honest interview by Indra Nooyi and hence copying it for my reference.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Women-cannot-have-it-all-PepsiCo-CEO-Indra-Nooyi-says/articleshow/37689157.cms