We
all know that politics is a business and as we also know that every
business needs money, political parties are no exception to this
rule. We should also note that there is tremendous analogy in
religious priesthood and political leadership. We should try to
understand them so that we can understand many underlining currents
those regulate financial activities of a religious priesthood and
political leadership. Interestingly we also notice that both these
businesses are yet not brought under GIS!
We
should not expect that these two businesses would ever come under
GIS. If government ever does it, which will put both these businesses
is big jeopardy. Where money they need, we should see to get to its
roots. To operate a political party they have to develop an
establishment such as an office place, party workers, other running
expenses, the party has to pay for other expenses incurred when they
hold meetings, processions, preparing of banners for publicity,
occasional advertisements in periodicals or on TV channels. Every
occasion a political party arranges need money to make it feasible.
Some experts say the capital requirement of a political party is at
times much more than that of a multicrore business. For a business
there are set methods to arrange for its capital. There is no such
arrangement for a political party. Most used method today these
political parties use is that of donations from private people, big,
medium and small businesses. This makes the political parties come
under obligation of those who finance political party. As against
that, obviously these financing businesses expect some special favors
from that political party. This has been the style in the working of
all political parties.
Funds
required for contesting elections, they need additional funds to
appease voters. Two types of voters we notice. Voters, who study
working of the party and its contestant and on merits they, cast
their votes. Other type cares too hoots for working of the party and
its contestant; they sell their voting right for a price. May be this
is so because of poverty. In India, this second type is more
experienced. Our elections are controlled by these votes since the
number of such voters is very high. Therefore, political parties need
endless money to appease these irresponsible voters. Every party has
to cater to that need and unless they provide for that, they have no
chance of standing anywhere in the election business. Political
parties are in constant search for fundraisers. Those workers who do
well in raising funds have better chance in the cadre of party high
commands. That is why; politicians are constantly engaged in
developing friendly contacts with such money lords who shall provide
funds to buy votes. Corruption is one side effect of this phenomenon.
These money lords take full advantage of the situation and demand
facilities against these funds. They get better choice is the
licenses for imports and exports and other financially lucrative
spots. At times, these demands are too bothering to sincere
politicians because they are doing unjust to many others.
Nevertheless, these unjust demands are completed as against the money
they give to win elections. This part of election economics bothers
the high commands of all political parties.
To
this one politician late Mr. Pramod Mahajan invented a scheme.
According to that if their party namely, Bharatiya Janata Party
(Paksha) comes in power they will divert government funds allocated
for various projects coming under welfare schemes to appease these
greedy and irresponsible voters. They will be provided with many
common needs such as affordable housing, free electricity
connections, paying them free money by crediting it into their
accounts. By such favoritism, Mahajan felt that the voters will be
obliged and they will surely vote to BJP. If we see various economic
schemes for these so-called poor voters, we can understand that
present Modi regime is implementing Mahajan plan to appease voters.
In present scenario we see that this plan is, giving some results on
many elections those took place after Modi came in power.
In
next post, we shall see effects of this novel plan.
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