Elections are over and results are out. Some outcomes are on expected line while a few have come as a surprise. But those who didn’t think it important enough to use their right of franchise either due to being out of their respective bases or sheer lethargy, should neither participate in the result euphoria or otherwise nor be concerned about the future.
In a democracy, voting is the only effective medium for any citizen to express his or her view. It doesn’t matter whether one votes for a specific personality, party, ideology or just as a part of one’s duty, what’s important is to go to the nearest polling booth and cast one’s vote!
The above action assumes all the more importance if one looks at a few of the closely fought contests. Winner from our constituency trailed by a few votes ( some reports say 1 vote) but was declared a winner only after physical votes were counted and that too by less than hundred votes. This result could have been different if a few of those who voted for the winner had decided to abstain from voting or if a few of the supporters of the loser had not abstained, but decided to vote!
NDA could have won a few more; India group could have tried its hand at forming government- in fact, anything could have been possible if the overall voting percentage was close to 90% against the final figure of around 60%.
Elections are not mere events, but festival of democracy and merit the same degree of dedication, devotion and enthusiasm like Diwali, Eid or Christmas. After all , it’s about electing a government that decides our future for the next 5 years.
Let’s now hope that our country sees another 5 years of stable and effective governance to attain newer heights and better life for our citizenry.
Arvind Arya blog 