Narendra Modi - a champion with a deadline!

First up, I wish India the sincerest, heart-felt congratulations on choosing a new government to lead the country for the next five years. It was a sweeping mandate across geographies, across religions & castes which have for long been India's bane. Term after term coalitions made India's economic progress slow-down because of partisan politics, but all that is left behind now with BJP sweeping areas of India, nobody would've imagined. Now, I am not drawn too much into the hullabaloo created by the media and the chanting & sloganeering. Plus I have been part of a state which underwent clean, good & effective governance model before Gujarat. So the feeling of over-awe & halo around the superman is invisible to me. But this said, I admire him as an able administrator who has the industry's trust. This is what matters the most to India right now & that's why he is the best candidate to be the prime minister. Picture Without making a God of him, but also crediting him for running a supreme campaign which has given India's strongest election result, I would want to list down my agenda which I want to see Mr. Modi work on : 1. Power - Nothing troubles the Indians more than the power situation. Like Gujarat, where he proclaims power self-sufficiency, he should implement 24*7*365 power in at least the top 25 cities of India. This is non-negotiable. The pre-poll noises, need to now become a decisive voice of the government. BJP is no longer the opposition. 2. Agriculture - The prices of food have touched the roof. Partly because of bad agricultural policies, partly because of over-dependence on rainfall & to a large extent because of trader backed hoarding of food grains & pulses. These noose around the hoarders needs to be tightened & I would expect a strong BJP government to do this. 3. Infrastructure upgrade Road length to be increased by 50,000 kms as promised, introduction of at least 3 corridors of hi-speed bullet trains. This is very necessary for nation branding, every developing country in the BRIC has it except India. 4. Internal safety overhaul Police reforms – By far, the worst police force is found in India. Unhealthy, incapable & public-fleecing. People are scared of approaching them. Reforms are a must for them both in criminal & traffic fields. This will also help our womenfolk feel more secure. 5. External posturing I would be very interested in seeing the foreign policy of BJP. Being assertive is very necessary. Without being the aggressor, the Indian boundaries need to be protected. No more sleeping when the Chinese pitch tents 25 kms inside Indian territory. Pakistan, in no uncertain terms needs to be told that India is symbolic of peace, but you mess with us & we push you to stone-age. 65 years back you decided to part ways, now stay there & don't flirt with us. If Modi & the rest of the BJP even shows an inclination to work on the above agenda, I am sure, people will reward them with another 5 years. I am awed by the energy Mr. Modi has shown for his age & salute him for single-handedly rescuing BJP & getting a sweeping mandate which has reduced the inept Congress government to less than 50 seats across the country. Salute. BUT - Irrespective of the poll results for AAP, there was one thing Kejriwal said rightly - “Janta jagruk ho chuki hai, pakk chuki hai.. ab inko ullu nahi banaya ja sakta” Time to deliver on all the promises you made, else you'll face the same consequences that the electorate subjected Kejriwal to. Do well for 5 years & we'll make you our king, else we'll make you sing... “No ullu banawing, no ullu banawing” Picture All the best Modi!! You did wonderfully well for now.