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by nisanth074 1798 days ago
@rishav_sharan Unfortunately, a party like the one you describe is yet to emerge. This is a not a realistic option.

> I myself will be happy if any good party with a more pro-democracy and progressive views takes up the mantle. Be it a new party, a regional party which has gone national or even a revitalized congress.

Politics almost always is a choice between bad and worse. Until a better third option emerges or the (dynastic, corrupt & inept) Congress changes its leadership / policies (of which there are no indications), BJP is a far less worse choice.

> Thats your assertion. For some reason BJP supporters cannot see beyond Congress and Nehru.

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You're saying there's no dynasties in BJP? Anurag Thakur, Poonam Mahahjan, Pankaja Munde, Kiran Rijju, Pankaj Singh, Vasundhar Raje, Varun gandhi all these and many more are direct descendants of former BJP leaders.
No matter which party you pick in India, there is political dynasty. Personally I don’t see that as a problem if collective experience benefits the country.

With congress, the problem is much deeper. You have one family at the helm of affairs that has practically “zero” collective experience running any kind of ministry or a state or whatever in last 30 years (since Rajeev Gandhi died in 1991).

All they have is brand “Gandhi” using which they want to use to control the country but not being directly accountable for it.