So, the verdict is clear and India gave a clear mandate to the Congress-led UPA. In fact it has been Congress party’s best performances in the recent times. Performance of Left parties had been pretty pathetic especially in West Bengal. Thanks to youthful Rahul Gandhi whose speeches had influence on the youth of the country, and Congress comes back to power!
Still, there are some shockers in the General Elections 2009. There have been results that came as shocks to many. Although, Finance Minister Chidambaram retains his Shivaganga seat, it was a nail biter and he wins it by a small margin. About 6 of the UPA’s ministers lost their Lok Sabha seats. Who they are?
The Panchayati Raj Minister and Congress Spokesperson Mani Shanker Aiyar lost from Tamil Nadu, Heavy Industries Minister Santosh Mohan Deb loses from Assam, the Minority Affairs Minister AR Antulay loses from Maharashtra, Textiles Minister Shanker Singh Vaghela and Minister of State for Railways Naranbhai Rathwa both lost from Gujarat. Renuka Chowdhary, the women minister of State with Independent charge for Women and Child Development lost from Andhra Pradesh. The Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal also loses one of his two contested seats.
There is another shocker for former minister Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti. The Lok Janshakti party chief lost his Hajipur seat in Bihar. If you remember Ram Vilas Paswan has record in his name to have won with highest majority.
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