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Can Astrological Predictions About Indian Politics be Made?
The political future of India is being hotly debated in the current pre-election scenario with questions like âwho will form the next government?â and âwho will be the next prime minister of India?â being uppermost in everyone’s mind.
The question bothering me, however, is that âIs it really possible to answer such questions based on astrology for a country blessed with political volatility like that of India?â There are at least ten prospective prime ministerial candidates for the upcoming general elections, of which there are a few like Dr. Manmohan Singh, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi who nurture an unexpressed desire for the position. Some of the other possible contenders for the position include Sh. L.K. Advani, Sh. Narendra Modi, Smt. Mayawati, Sh. Sharad Pawar, Sh. Deve Gowda, Sh. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sh. Ram Vilas Paswan.
Taking up the first question, âwho will form the next government of India?,â one can easily see how national and regional parties have been busy promoting themselves. Even the common man can make out which of the two prominent national parties might enjoy a greater share of seats and which one lesser. He can also make an assessment of which regional parties might provide support to the national parties and the general political scenario at the time of elections.
When we consider the possibility of making such predictions on the basis of astrology, however, problems of a completely different nature arise. As, for instance, the date and time when the party was formally constituted are some of the essential requirements to make any kind of astrological predictions, which are not easily available most of the time. Now the question is, then how can astrological answers be sought about which parties would come together and who will form the next government.
Are birth details including the date, time and place of birth available for all the politicians? And if not, then how can astrological predictions be made about them with any level of certainty?
As part of the research and analysis conducted by âAstrological Research Centreâ in the field of politics, we observed that people have already started making detailed astrological analysis and assessments regarding the next government at the centre when no one could predict before or even after 2004 general elections, that Dr. Manmohan Singh will become the prime minister of India. In the same manner, how would it be possible to make correct predictions this time around?
At Astrological Research Centre, we believe that it is only based on a methodical study of the horoscopes of all the main candidates contesting the election from every constituency that the strength of astrological Rajayogas can be assessed for all of them. Then the person with the strongest Rajayoga operating can be predicted to win the elections.
Likewise, a detailed study of the horoscopes of all the prominent politicians can reveal which of them have the most powerful Rajayogas. Such politicians alone can be the promising candidates for occupying an exalted position.
After 1992 elections, our institute sought the birth details of some politicians for research purposes, and to our surprise, the details received for the then prime minister Sh. P.V. Narsimha Rao mentioned the date of birth as 28 th June, 1921, time is between 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and place of birth is Karim Nagar, Andhra Pradesh (the letter received from PMO is available for reference). Now, one can see that a period of one hour between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. has been mentioned as the time of birth. Does an hour’s variation really not matter in making Indian astrological calculations?
Despite this drawback, we tried to establish the time of birth based on past events in his life and made a few predictions as well. We also asked for details of Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of the opposition as a prominent leader of the BJP in 1994. The letter received was signed by Sh. Vajpayee himself and mentioned hat he was born on 25 th December, 1926 in Gwalior at about 5:00 p.m. The time of birth was approximate and not based on a clock.
In both of the abovementioned cases, when politicians themselves are in doubt of their birth details, it would be sheer dishonesty to even imagine being able to come up with accurate predictions and any results can only be predicted in terms of approximations.
Similarly, without a proper knowledge of the birth details of small-time as well as prominent politicians of the day, and without information of the time when different political parties were constituted, how is it possible to make reliable predictions on Indian politics?
In recently held presidential elections in America, Mr. Barack Obama and Mrs. Hillary Clinton fought for the coveted position. In USA, people elect their president directly from two chosen candidates, and one with the strongest Rajayoga emerges as the winner. In this case, Hillary Clinton also became a part of Obama’s cabinet, but did not become the president, which could mean that although she also had a Rajyoga but not as strong as Obama himself.
Similar examples can be found across the globe, especially in places with scarce regional and small-time parties unlike India. Political organizations of all shapes and sizes come together in order to help form the government in India, which, from an astrological viewpoint, is further complicated by an unending confusion in birth details of most of the politicians, leading us to the inevitable conclusion that, if not impossible, it is extremely difficult to make authentic political predictions in a country with a political framework like that of India.
Taking up another example, in the last cricket world cup, a horde of astrologers, numerologists and tarot readers created media hype with predictions of India entering the semi-finals when the team was ousted in the first round itself. Likewise, before one of the matches, some tarot readers predicted that Sehwag will shine today but soon he was out for a duck. It could well mean that the tarot reader made an assessment about Sehwag but perhaps did not study the fortunes of the bowler who claimed his wicket.
In the same manner, in order to make authentic predictions regarding the political future of India, we may have to study the horoscopes of all the candidates contesting the elections from different part of the country to decide upon who will win the elections and what would be the actual political configuration between different political parties of the state. Otherwise, an astrologer would be able to guess just as much as the common man.
It is a matter of serious debate and research in Indian astrology that âwho will form the next government and who will be the next prime minister of India?â Else astrology and astrologers would only become a laughing stock for the world.
by Pt. Sunil Sharma
Director
Astrological Research Centre
Pt. Sunil Sharma was serving as assistant director from 1990 till 2002 and as director of Astrological Research Centre since then which was established in 1952 by late Pt. Raja Ram Shastri. This organization has made outstanding contributions in the field of research and personal predictions. A postgraduate in Political Science and Sanskrit, he has been involved in original research work on astrology for past 15 years. He also launched the website (http://www.astrocent.com) of this august institution on 24th December, 2004 which makes accessible to all original research work, criticism and a host of other concepts associated with astrology in the form of research and criticism articles which are nowhere else to be found on the world wide web. Another special feature of this website is manual horoscope which is a completely novel concept on the web. He does not believes in computerized astrological predictions as well as calculations and has also given the reasons in his research articles on the website.
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Is a Political Campaign a Project?
Is a Political Campaign a Project?
I say, a resounding âYESâ to the question âIs a political campaign a project?â. Why? Well, a political campaign has a distinctive beginning and end, and in between there is a lot of planning, a great deal of execution, and a great deal of monitoring and controlling. And of course there is a closing â usually with lots of lessons learned. Let us look a bit at these elements and explore if a political campaign is a project.
Project Management Processes in Political Campaigns
We live in an increasingly projectized world, and projects abound all around us. Letâs take a look at how the Project Management Process Groups as per the PMBOK map to a political campaign.
1.Initiating – How many times have you heard candidates say that they are considering running for a particular position? This is part of the initiating process. This involves assessing chances of success, introspection regarding desire to do the campaign and to occupy the office, as well as, effects on personal life and career. Financial and organizational assets are also a major factor in the initiation process for a political campaign.
2.Planning â Once it has been decided to undertake a political campaign, there is a great deal of true project planning. If you use professional project management terminology, a work breakdown schedule is clearly plays a part in managing a political campaign, as there are many tasks to be coordinated. There is a great deal of planning related to where to spend money, where to travel, what to say, and a myriad of other things, to achieve the goal of winning the campaign.
3.Execution â Putting the plan into action is a key to a political campaign. Having the feet on the ground (volunteers and paid), in action, handing out leaflets, putting out posters, organizing others, making phone calls, setting up ads, setting up engagements â all of these are part of the project execution process for a political campaign.
4.Monitoring and Controlling â Just a cursory look at what happens in national campaigns in the United States reveals that the process of monitoring and controlling is not only of critical importance, but has gotten much more sophisticated. One example is the visual graphing of audience reaction – on a word-by-word basis – to what candidates say. Here the candidates get favorable, unfavorable, or in between ratings from listeners on virtually every word or phrase they utter! Campaign rhetoric strategy and approaches is changing constantly to try to adapt to political opinion and developments on the campaign trail.
5.Closing – The ultimate objective of the campaign is to win the election. Win or loose, the campaign will actually end at the conclusion of the election. Eventually, the campaign organization will need to be dissolved and the project will be âin the booksâ.
Absolutely, Political Campaigns are Projects!
Yes, simply thinking about a political campaign in terms of the PMBOK Project Management Processes makes it clearer than I ever thought before that a political campaign indeed is a project. In fact, I think it is a quintessential project and one that most of us experience simply by living on a day-to-day basis. Indeed, it is plausible to consider that a political campaign is even a series of projects, but that can be a subject for exploration at another time.
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Democratic Party selected based on the end of the war and the withdrawal of Iraqi forces in the Middle East, there is a level lower than Bush is. Why would you vote for a Democrat who is running under the same premise?
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August 1st, 2010 at 10:56 am
You might want to re-research the 70% thingy…….try.07%
August 1st, 2010 at 11:02 am
I WON’T…
Obama is running for a second Jimmy Carter term. They are exactly alike.
August 1st, 2010 at 11:43 am
because the Republican President has a 72% disapproval rating
August 1st, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I’m fed up with the liars
August 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Well if you had to chose between them and those crazy Republicans after the last 7 years of hell, I would chose the Democrats. At least they don’t make this country WORSE.
August 1st, 2010 at 1:13 pm
And do you recall what the disapproval rating of the GOP controlled congress was, just prior to the 2006 elections, which led to the change in party leadership?
oops………..
August 1st, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Because, I don’t believe everything I hear?
August 1st, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Bush’s approval rating is 28% they are a little above Bush. A Democrat will still be elected as President no matter how low the approval rating is of the current Congress. We can’t afford anymore Republicans running this country.
August 1st, 2010 at 2:45 pm
That is more of a local situation. At home they have higher approval ratings than our GOP candidates.
August 1st, 2010 at 3:00 pm
I think a low rating isn’t necessarily an indicator of the party itself but an indicator that our political party system is messed up… It’s not like the Republicans would have any hirer of an approval rating. It has nothing to do with the party… it has more to do with the system.
August 1st, 2010 at 3:03 pm
I have voted for Democratic presidents before.
What I won’t vote for is known liars. Known bigots & racists. Socialists. Ultra-left wingers (or ultra-right wingers for that matter).
August 1st, 2010 at 4:01 pm
Since a republican has a 70% Disapproval rating, why would you vote another republican in office?
August 1st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Well the president is a veto kind of guy. If it isn’t taking more money out of my pocket, helping an American in some fashion, or not part of the ethnic cleansing going on in the Middle East — Bush will veto.
So in order to have an effective democratic congress, we need an effective democratic president. Not a president that is obsessed with bankrupting the nation for war. So go ahead and vote for more of the same failing republican policies that you will get with Insane McCain. I love my country too much to waste another 4 years on a republican who will veto anything that will spend American money on American citizens. I especially love how it is okay by war lovers to spend 12 BILLION dollars a month on Iraq, but if we put that some amount of money towards ourselves we become communists. That makes sense.
August 1st, 2010 at 4:27 pm
i would vote for a Democrat in a hot minute, however 98% are liberals and i never vote for any liberal[ p.s. bush is a liberal]
August 1st, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Uuuum…ok…whatever you say…
I could make some strong, FACTUAL, arguments back…but I’m voting for Obama – I’ll just leave it at that.
August 1st, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Exceptional question.
If people want real change, they’ll vote Ron Paul. He would work to change our entire foreign policy to non-interventionist as our Founding Fathers instructed: Friends with all nations, trade with all nations but stay out of their politics.
August 1st, 2010 at 5:38 pm
we wouldn’t!
Vote for McCain in 08!
August 1st, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Because obviously its a little too technical for people to understand or they would rather hear about Brittany Spears.
Just because the Democrats have one more vote than the Republicans, it doesnt make ANYTHING happen. If anything, being this close, and having a fake Republican president, it makes it harder for anything to get done now. Look at the immigration bill that will never be decided on….. which leaves it open to destroy our country, all the while benefitting the rich and both parties in congress because they can just blame the other party……. And we still believe them!!!
August 1st, 2010 at 6:27 pm
The Democrats may have the majority, but you need more than that to change laws when the repubs vote as a block nothing gets through and those that do are vetoed…..But of course you already knew that didn’t you. Be a repub that take responsibility for a change. See what happens when the Democrats have a 60% congress.
August 1st, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Because they only have a slight minority which is not enough to get something passed or to overrule the presidents veto. Their hands are still tied because the republicans are filibustering and voting down laws just to make the Democrats look bad.
August 1st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
To the people that say Bush has a lower rating, you are flat out wrong. Whether you like Bush or not his approval rating is better than the Congress.
Bush 30.8% approval and 64.7% disapproval.
Congress 22.0% approval and 70% disapproval.
EDIT-
How do I get thumbs down for stating pure facts backed up with a link. It’s not like I’m stating an opinion. You guys that thumbed me down are idiots.
August 1st, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Well, here’s what you have to choose from:
Barack Obama… who is a lying racist bigot who has as much experience running the country as I do. He’s got ridiculously naive ideas about handling the Middle East crisis and the only thing keeping him in the race is that he’s got Hillary as an opponent… oh, and a lot of people are so ignorant that they buy his BS with his smile.
Hillary Clinton… the liar herself, who should have taken some lessons in lying from Bill because she sucks at it. She has no experience, either… and her socialist programs will be more destructive to this nation than five more wars could dream of being. Her ability to handle the healthcare crisis is evident from her failed attempt in 1993 that actually made the situation worse.
Now, McCain is no Conservative, but he beats these two clowns… and maybe he’ll pick a good running mate who can have some effect on him.
Because if we get stuck with either of the whackjobs on the Left… the next four years will be the worst in American history and will surely be marked by another attack here in America by Islamist extremists. The Government is supposed to keep us safe, not babysit us. Defense, not coddling.
August 1st, 2010 at 8:21 pm
The question should be why would you vote for ANY incumbent Congressperson? It doesn’t matter if they are Democrat or Republican.
The first question you should ask anyone running for public office is – Do you play well with others?
Right now there is so much partisan politics going on all of them should be spanked. And I can’t think of a better way to spank them than by sending them back home.
But you are right, the President’s approval rating is low, but the approval rating for Congress is even lower. After this year Bush won’t be the President any longer. However amoung incumbents running for office even with their low over all approval rating in the basement, I’m making a prediction that 95% of them will get re-elected.
Einstein said stupidity is doing the same thing again and expecting a different result.
August 1st, 2010 at 8:35 pm
My husband is a Marnie and most of my best friends are in one of the branches of active service. I would vote for anyone but Bush who said that they would work to pull troops out and resolve the conflict overseas. I have spent to many nights worrying about friends, jumping every time the phone rings hoping that its not bad news about someone i care about getting hurt or my husbands command calling him to tell him that he is being deployed. In fact, one of my best friends who is always there for me just got back from a deployment and is gearing up to go again in a few months. The Army is actually trying to up the deployment length. right now it goes from 6 to 12 months. They are trying to get it lengthened to a year and a half. I’m sorry, but I’m tired of watching my neighbors crying on almost a daily basis because their husbands are getting deployed. I have had about 30 new neighbors in the last year because of deployments. It’s not fair to the families to suffer because some dill-weed who is sitting in a pretty white house who is completely SAFE to tell fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers that they have to go over and risk their lives just so he can finish his dad’s business. I know that it is their responsibility because they signed the contract, but still. All I can say is that anybody that supports keeping troops in Iraq and all over the middle east obviously have no one that they really love over there, and they don’t know what its like dreading answering the phone or the door. And I really dont care how many thumbs downs i get.
Also, to all of you people who support troops overseas, do you want to be the ones that tell children all over the world that their mommy ore daddy is never coming home because he’s dead. No you don’t do you. Well this is a reality that all Military spouses with children face. If you have any suggestions that will make telling a 5 year old that their mom or dad is dead easier, well then I’m sure a lot of people are all ears.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Nope. When those democrats run in the last election the tried very hard to convince the people that they were a new breed of conservative democrat. Either they lied or Pelosi and Reed shut them up, never to be heard from again.
I won’t vote for a democrat until they ditch the far left extremists who now control the party. If then. Look at the two socialists they are running for president. If I wanted to be socialist, I’d move to Russia or China.
August 1st, 2010 at 9:52 pm
30% approval? I thought it was lower than that!!! Bush has a higher approval than Congress – they should take the hint!
My rep is a GOP and hopefully will stay that way. Feinswine and Boxer are safe. I hate them and have never voted for them.