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India had a landmark year in 2014. A new political, cultural and economic reality is emerging.
The trend of political fragmentation that started with the general election in 1989 and saw a succession of coalition governments over the next 25 years has been decisively reversed. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to power in Delhi with an unprecedented and unexpected majority in the parliamentary elections. The year ended with an even bigger surprise: the BJP secured the highest percentage of votes in the Jammu and Kashmir election (though with the second highest number of winning candidates) after winning handsomely in major states such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana.
The once invincible Indian National Congress has been nearly annihilated. It received a historically low 18 per cent of the vote and was reduced to a rump with a mere 44 seats in the lower house. India now has a non-Congress political formation in office not only in Delhi but in all but three states capitals as well. Among the major states, Congress is now confined to Assam, Kerala and Karnataka, which together account for a mere 15 per cent of the population. It seems that 2014 brought down the curtain on the Nehruvian era in India’s political economy. The key question is whether or not this marks the beginning of a period of sustained political stability and economic dynamism.
They say India is a land of opportunities, but for years these opportunities were untapped due to lack of leadership, absence of the will to guide the talent and potential to break the barriers in order to raise the bar in the global order.
Under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the nation stepped into light from darkness on 26th May, 2014 after a decade of red-tapism, rampant corruption and zero governance. Under the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, the Narendra Modi led government at the Centre through its tireless striving has opened up a new realm for India’s economy with empowerment of various sections, primarily the weaker and backward sections of the society which were till now only considered a vote-bank by previous regimes to apply their policies of appeasement.
The Centre has not only emphasized on development and empowerment of the downtrodden but has also provided an environment for ”Ease of Doing Business” for the small scale industries and entrepreneurs. The Industrial Growth rate has gone up to 7.5% (as on January, 2018). Also in January, 2018, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose to 132.3 points which is 7.5% higher than January, 2017. Some of the highlights of other sectors are not just mind boggling but also reflect the robust growth of the nation in terms of economy and employment opportunities.