Signal of Cong resurgence and wake-up call for BJP

The by-election result of the Gurdaspur Parliamentary elections is a wake-up call for the ruling BJP at the Centre and the clear indication of Congress resurgence to some extent. It was the bastion of BJP. Its MP film actor late Vinod Khanna represented Gurdaspur constituency thrice in the Lok Sabha. It was because of his death that by-election was necessitated there. There is Congress govt. in Punjab. So, Congress being strong there politically may be natural but the margin by which the BJP candidate was defeated must be a matter of serious concern for the party. It now clearly appears that the demonetization move of Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not yield any result as was expected. In addition to demonetization, the hastily implemented and ill-conceived GST also did not go down well with the small, middle and big businessmen. The proof of the adverse impact of these two economic measures can be seen in the fall of GDP growth by two percents. One thing also is evident all around that an atmosphere of economic gloom spreads all over. The market shows no enthusiasm despite the time of Deepawali. The employment is not generated in proportion to the growing number of unemployed. There is no bright spot anywhere. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP must introspect that where they are going wrong that the people in only three years are appearing to be against the govt. They had given overwhelming support to Prime Minister Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. So, the govt. must initiate economic measures to provide succour to the people. All economic activities have come to a standstill due to the implementation of GST without giving any proper training to the businessmen community. They are absolutely not satisfied with the Modi govt. It has also been experienced that in the NDA regime the gulf between the poor and the rich is widening. The rich are becoming richer and while the poor are becoming poorer. Modi govt. is required to think seriously about the falling economic condition of the people. Modi Govt. must realize one thing that the longstanding and idealistic speech cannot fill the stomach of the poor. The poor and the unemployed youth need employment to earn their livelihood. The common people of the country have nothing to do with this or that political party. They want the govt. that works for them. The Gurdaspur by-election result is the reflection of people's discontent with the ruling BJP at the Centre. If the BJP holds Congress corrupt, by which parameter it holds Akali Dal in Punjab honest to be made alliance partner. As long as the BJP will remain with Akali Dal, it would not resurge in Punjab. Now, only a year and 10 months have left to go to Lok Sabha elections in 2019. So, the ruling NDA must do something to revive the economy fast. Otherwise, it will also have to face people's wrath in the Lok Sabha elections. It has been in govt. so it will have to answer the questions put by the people to BJP leaders. The Congress has registered a massive victory in the Gurdaspur, as party candidate Sunil Jakhar won by a margin of 1,93,219 votes. The six-month-old govt. of Congress passed a litmus test by winning the election by such a huge margin. The Congress had fielded veteran leader Sunil Jakhar to contest the by-elections against the BJP-SAD alliance candidate, businessman Swaran Salaria and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate, Retired Major General Suresh Khajuria.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) could not save its security deposit. Gurdaspur result clearly shows that the people are not satisfied with the work of the BJP govt. at the Centre. Though by-election result generally goes in favour of the ruling party in the state, it is definitely taken seriously by the BJP.