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• United yet again Mayawati and Akhilesh have decided to take 38 seats each and leave four for Congress and others

BJP stalwarts are deeply concerned enthusiasm in youth has apparently Visualising the challenges from the
as how to display the achievements of extinct, as they loom large into feel- ground realities for upcoming gen-
Modi governance and based on their ing of desperation due to lack of job eral elections, Prime Minister Modi
internal assessments underlining pos- avenues before them. Senior leaders has played the master political card
sibilities of adverse reactions from the of the party have been deliberating to to amend the Constitution of India for
small traders, farmers and youths. The overcome from such a negative impact. providing ten percent reservation to
business suffered unimaginable loss poor upper caste job aspirants and
due to demonetisation also. The sug- the same stood passed with thumping
gestions of party strategists hurriedly A section of BJP majority by the both the houses parlia-
accepted by the government and ment without much resistance from
immediate rationalisation of the tariff insiders are still the major opposition parties. He also
slabs of GST on various products for optimistic and exempted small and medium traders
providing ease of business to small from registration under GST of annual
traders. foresee early signs turnover Rs. 40 lacs. It would aim to
The popularity graph of the party of resurgence assuage deeply demoralized Kirana,
among the farmers have been found garments and other small retailers who
considerably low as they suffered loss with the way Modi would hope to get a fresh lease of life by
due to successive droughts and most of has convincingly such initiative.
them have been ridden in never ending The major trouble in Uttar Pradesh
debt burden. These circumstances have attacked his political is brewing up for BJP leadership has
broken their spine, forcing them to been from its coalition partners. Apna
commit suicide. Despite the promise of opponents — Akhilesh Dal and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
doubling their income, they still live in Yadav and Mayawati have started showing signs of displeas-
innumerable hardships and stress. The ure over alleged neglect from the sen-

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