For me it was in 96 Clinton v Dole. I was really excited about it. I recall going to the polls with my parents as a kid and I was always entranced by the passion people had for the event. I grew up in a small town and I knew the man that looked up my name on the registry when signing in. It felt very Rockwell-esque. Congratulations to you. How did the election go? Did the people you voted for gain office? Were there any amendments or specific propositions on the ballot?
Talking about the amount of passion people have while voting... I found youngsters, around my age, and first time voters thrilled. There had been a turn out of 65%, average of all the districts taken part only in this phase of the central (senate) parliamentary elections, which is really good for such a country like India. Though it ain't a fierce battle between the parties as the expected winner to form the government is Bharathiya Janta Party and their prime ministerial candidate Narandra Modi, which is the ongoing hype and the expected outcome. The counting is started only after all the phases of the elections are over. The ninth and the last phase to be held on May 12. Counting is to be held on 16 May and results to be declared on the same day. The person I voted to represent my districts to the House of the People is V Balakrishanan from Aam Admi Party (we were discussing about them few weeks ago), former CFO of Infosys, an Indian software giant. I expect him to take the position for his experience. I don't expect AAP to form the national government but giving him a chance than his corrupt and communal rivals seemed to be a better option. Thank you for your wishes. And oh! I didn't understand the last question.
Sometimes in the US, when it is election time you can vote for certain policy initiatives, for example there can be a proposal for a state ban on gay marriage. I was asking if there were any policy proposals on the ballot that you were passionate about.
There hasn't any official proposal to vote on here. Though, the Aam Admi Party has been promising a clean and s corrupt free government if it comes to power, after which every other party has been following with announcements including the exact same statements. I would rather vote for a proposal for faster development of the country. There have been statements by parties on withdrawing the allowance of foreign direct investments in retail industry, which was set in by the incumbent government and widely criticised for doing so. As India is a diverse country there have been controversial and unconstitutional communal statements which are shameful to be talked about as we boast of being a secular socialist democratic republic. There has not been a party with a perfectly general secular socialist ideology, like always in any election. I have been wondering why, even when the mass would like such a national party.
Exactly how were they going to do this?the Aam Admi Party has been promising a clean and s corrupt free government if it comes to power
The leader of Aam Admi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, nearly 3 years back, had drafted a bill along with a few other people from the civil society. It received a lot of media attention and was taken up widely by the public. This bill was rejected in parliament, after an extended session of parliament, which is said to be one of the main reasons to drop himself in mainstream politics. Look out for Jan Lokpal Bill (literally meaning People Governance Bill): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lokpal_Bill He was also one of the leading persons in the civil society to draft the Right to Information Act, 2005. His alma-mater being one the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology. But he has lost credibility after resigning from the seat of governance moments after he couldn't pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in the state of Delhi, where his party formed the government recently, with himself being the Chief Minister.