Hi evryone, I deeply regret to announce a sweeping BJP victory in these vital provincial elections.
They have swept the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (near three-fourths majority) and look like they have evn wrested the state of Chhatisgarh which had a progressive Christian Chief Minister (whom of course they vilified as being anti-hindu and part of a worldwide Christian conspiracy)
The Silver Lining is a sweeping congress victory in the prestigious territory of Delhi (where the central government is based)
To be fair there were justified reasons for anti-incumbency in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where governance was terrible. This was more of an anti-congress vote which happened to benefit the BJP as the main opposition.
In Delhi which had a sucessful congress govt. the voters bucked the trend and delivered a two-third legislative majority to incumbent Congress CM Sheila Diksh**t.
Chhatisgargh is the only case of a performing government kicked out because of the BJP's communal and hate-based campaign.
Shows it can still work in some areas.
Not a reason to dispair yet for India's secular identity but serious reason for worry. If nationally the congress party is unable to provide a decent govt. then that leaves no real national opposition for the BJP to win a majority at the center on its own (the end of India as we know it 
). Okay that may be a bit harsh but lets just say I'm not looking forward to that prospect.
My main concern is that Prime Minister Vajpayee will retire at some point during the next term of Parliament and that someone like LK Advani will assume power. Vajpayee has been relatively successful at keeping the BJP coalition moderate in nature but I've heard that Advani is considered to be more extremist than Vajpayee and that his style of government could be much more confrontational. I dread to think about the prospect of a extremist-orientated Prime Minister with an outright parliamentary majority
I think the best outcome for India and the world would be a Congress (I) victory but, if the BJP has to win, I would much prefer it to be with a minority government
