Indian election
India is home to the biggest democracy in the world, and their democratic politeness is evident from the recent parliamentary election. The Hindu nationalistic party BJP suffered a major setback, though it left no stone unturned to avoid defeat. Their religious fundamentalism could not keep them afloat. Their effort to tie a knot with Pakistan could not produce the desired results. The BJP, from the very beginning, wanted to manipulate the foreign origin of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi but, experts believe, the ploy has boomeranged. People were overwhelmingly charmed by the charisma of Sonia Gandhi-- her sober appearance, solemn personality did the magic.
The Congress won the election, and the BJP resigned without making any hue and cry , or making any allegations of rigging.
The BJP moved away from the path as people ousted it from power. The political parties in Bangladesh have to learn from this exercise . They must not talk about rigging every time a party is defeated.
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