In almost all elections some brave people completely new to politics try their luck in elections and in most cases they fail. In these elections many newbies tried their luck. Some of these include Captain. Gopinath (Founder of Deccan airlines, now part of kingfisher), Sarath Babu (IIM graduate and Entrepreneur).
Why they failed?
Are they not smart. Definitely not. They are competitive people and are hugely successful in their ventures. They are extremely driven people. I have listened to Sarath babu's speeches and they were quite inspiring. He was from a really humble background and worked his way the hard way. My guess is that they failed because they were half hearted in their efforts and their campaigns. They failed to utilise the new media. They don't have a mentor or guide. It must have been hard for them to get the right contacts.
The Indian median age being somewhere around 25, these people could have easily grabbed the attention of young people. If they have contacted some universities they would be more than happy to allow them make a speech. These people have a Mr.Clean image. Yes their campaign budgets maynot be big. But they had cheaper and more effective ways to advertise. Do you think a college student like me will prefer a corrupt politician to people who represent new India. Absolutely no.
Maybe my analysis could be wrong. The corrupt politicians could have used underhand methods, forged ballots and things only those in the know how know. But these things apart they deserved a better defeat. Even Lok Paritran which created buzz failed miserably. So when will we see triumph of true people??????
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