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People's Verdict :: 'Leadership change is not the solution' Thursday, October 4, 2001
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
AHMEDABAD: The political turmoil in Gujarat, arising from the BJP's bid to effect a change of guard in the state, has aroused the interest of the man on the street. But not everybody blames Keshubhai alone for the by-election debacle; and not everyone feels a new chief minister will work a miracle for the beleaguered BJP.
Dr Yogendra Mankad, Political scientist
Keshubhai Patel was basically a man bereft of drive, initiative and any sense of vision. Under his leadership, the government proved to be by and large a non-performing one. A government that had no vision despite its pioneering effort in bringing the Vision-2010 document! How Narendra Modi will make a difference remains to be seen. It is one thing to be national secretary of a party and defend its policies on TV, and quite another to lead a party in the state despite opposition from most quarters. In first six months, his energy will be spent on ensuring his getting elected ... How much will he contribute to boosting the party image in the remaining time will make interesting observation.
Dr Bipin Patel, Anaesthesiologist
Keshubhai Patel was not a man of action. He exercised no hold on officials and chose to rely more on his coterie's opinion than the public at large. With his resignation, the inactive government will give way to a more stable and impressive administration.
Narendra Modi is known for his organisational capabilities and will not take long to unite the government and push it into constructive action.
Ila Pathak, Social activist
Poor performance of a party in any election reflective of the performance of the entire government. How can one man be singled out? How will changing the CM make a difference to the party's image? Defeat in election happens because of non-performance on a much larger scale, and not just at the chief ministerial level. If the BJP wants to bolster its image, it will have to make more changes than just replacing the head.
Babubhai Zadafia, Hosiery dealer
Leadership change is not the solution to boost the party's image in the state. Keshubhai Patel has done a great job during the earthquake. And, whatever beating the party has taken in the recent by-elections was due to organisational blunders and a lenient bureaucracy.
Pravin Patel, Diamond factory owner
Keshubhai's predicament today is because of his own deeds. In the initial six months of his second term as chief minister, Keshubhai did not exercise much control over his ministers. This has primarily contributed to his doom. These things apart, he did a fantastic job during the earthquake. But if the organisation wants Keshubhai to go, he should go.
Vinubhai Jogani, Bapunagar
The BJP has blundered not once but twice. First, by continuing with Keshubhai Patel, and now, by replacing him with Narendra Modi. Patel lobby will make it difficult for the BJP to get a respectable number of seats from Saurashtra in the next elections. Keshubhai did some good work. Solving the water crisis, to some extent, in Saurashtra was one among them.News Source : The Times of India [India's best Newspaper]
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