A few lessons that we can learn from recent Indian state elections:
i) Social programs pay electoral dividends, especially in the hard times since the Corona outbreak.
ii) You need media management
iii) Strong organization at the local level is a force multiplier
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i) Social programs pay electoral dividends, especially in the hard times since the Corona outbreak.
ii) You need media management
iii) Strong organization at the local level is a force multiplier
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iv) Nationalistic(or in their case even religious) bravado has its buyers.
Of these PTI has the first one covered. Just the Sehat Card & Ehsas program should win PTI a lot of votes.
But these need to be marketed properly and for that, you need excellent media management.
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Of these PTI has the first one covered. Just the Sehat Card & Ehsas program should win PTI a lot of votes.
But these need to be marketed properly and for that, you need excellent media management.
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I think no one can deny that PTI has bungled this one
Whether the intention of reducing government ads was to avoid wasteful usage of exchequer or just to teach media a lesson, it would not matter in the end as the majority of the media has aligned itself with the opposition
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Whether the intention of reducing government ads was to avoid wasteful usage of exchequer or just to teach media a lesson, it would not matter in the end as the majority of the media has aligned itself with the opposition
3/n
From what we are hearing on SM, both BJP & AAP had an extensive presence on the ground. They were able to get their voters out of the house & into the polling station.
Whether the "Tiger Force" would be able to do the same, remains to be seen.
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Whether the "Tiger Force" would be able to do the same, remains to be seen.
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Lastly, while I personally don't buy into "Jo kara reya Amreeka kara reya" narrative. But the recent posturing by IK of standing up to the west will have a lot of buyers among Pakistanis.
And the stupid statements by people like Hamza Shahbaz will only help PTI's cause.
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And the stupid statements by people like Hamza Shahbaz will only help PTI's cause.
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All in all, the people who think PTI stands no chance in the next elections, might be up for a rude awakening.
Just a bit of projection of a better image in the media, proper marketing of PTI's social programs & some proper organization should be enough.
Just a bit of projection of a better image in the media, proper marketing of PTI's social programs & some proper organization should be enough.
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