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