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Theodore Mascarenhas:According to you who holds more hope for the youth: Congress with its youth brigade or the BJP with its aging Advania nd Rajnath?

Bhupendra Chaubey: The youth brigade of the congress starts and ends with Rahul Gandhi. within the bjp, there is a solid second rung leadership thats been built. So while advani may be aging, its the BJP only thats produced the maximum number of mass leaders. The young in congress are still struggling to match upto the star power of rahul gandhi

gurudutt:BJP has better ideas for national interest, terorisom is also concerned for future. BJP is always better.

Bhupendra Chaubey: But why should it associate terror with a certain religion. The point that the BJP had been making all along about how it was more tough in dealing with terror has now been laid bare. Why does the party feel compelled to interfere in matters that r still under investigation

syam prasad:A party is youth friendly when it create employment. it is what BJP did in Rajastan

Bhupendra Chaubey: I think that the politicians still have not realised that rather than splitting the country on religious lines, It would have been much better off to treat the youth as one community. Hasnt happened so far. Why do you think that the present day election campaigning is so far removed from issues that actually affect people

Srivy:Hello Sir, Looking at both the Parties, I don't see much difference between them.One tries to score a point by assuming that they are champions of Majority people and the other party tries to cajole Minorities But none seems to instill confidence in people that they are going to be secure with either of the party in power. But apart from these 2 parties, I don't see any party which has sound moral principles and which can take India to next level. I would like to see your opinion and also like to know the mood of the nation if you happened to conduct any survey off-late.Thank U.

Bhupendra Chaubey: Isnt that a problem with our political fraternity. So what do we do. Maybe wait for someone else

Sandeep:Hi I am 29 year old middle class person a MBA ... I guess and believe BJP is better for India's future....because...Congress is a corrupt and dynasty ruled party and we need a party which is more near to democracy not dynasty...there is nobdy above gandhi's in congress but in BJP a common man can dream of becoming a CM...and there are several examples for the same....BJP thinks of future and is quite open about views...where in congress always plays petty politics of apeasement and reservations....and use religion and back stabs.....last five years have given inflation,price rise,less jobs,terrorism,loss of business and so on???so I guess its BJP which is required then congress...atleast 5 years of BJP were much better then 55 years of congress we need BJP....we should see what Modi has done in gujrat overall development if BJP is everywhere it would be development...for example Vajpayees pet project national highway is commanding respect from world wide

Bhupendra Chaubey: One of the stories that we are doing today infact is how the entire highways project has been marred with all kinds of problems since the UPA government took over. Congress just is coming across as a group thats not decisive enough

Puneet Goel:The biggest problem with the Congress is sycophancy of 10 Janpath. For example, in MP, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan, they have not even declared a CM candidate -- all because 10 Janpath will decide after the elections are over. What kind of democracy is this?

Bhupendra Chaubey: Its this pschofancy thats actually the biggest bane of the congress party. That combined with a lack of power that most congress men suffer from, is something that they will have to confront soon

Jiten:Till 80s, Congress strength was its local satraps. But under Sonia Gandhi, there are hardly any local leaders who are given the freedom to run their states. Inability to name their CM candidate seems to a policy which is failing for Congress. Do you think internal democracy will ever be possible in Congress? And if a party does not respect internal democracy, how can it respect democratic norms of the country?

Bhupendra Chaubey: Rahul Gandhi has been trying to give this sense that he is against any kind of family based leadership. But I feel that the congress looks incomplete without the control of the gandhis. So very unlikely whether the congress will manage to break out of the family control

Amir Khan:Hi Bhupendra, If I have to choose a party for next 5yrs I will go for the left. I think the recession would last for minimum 2 years and the financial policies of both the BJP and Cong are little capitalistic in nature whereas Left has more of communistic approach. Plus after I read Infosys head Nilekani interview which say that way forward is to concentrate more on horizontal to move the nation forward. Wouldnt it be wonderful that we fight elections on these horizontals rather than the verticals which divide us and which are the major campaigning points for both BJP and Congress. Your thoughts?

Bhupendra Chaubey: Well at the end of the day you have to go by your own convictions. But I dont think left parties have the answers to a lot of questions that a modern day economy actually throws up. Also not sure whether left will have a mandate to rule the country

syam prasad:we can not look up on the age of leaders and youth. it depends on policy

Bhupendra Chaubey: True. It all depends on policy. Unfortunately on that front too both parties are struggling. Though at the moment, the BJP just comes across as slightly better prepared

shij:I prefer bjp cos they are liberal in econoic policy and modern in governance. Also advani got lot of experience as statesman and he duely deserves to be the PM of india.

Bhupendra Chaubey: u can go a website called advani4pm.com. Its a new site created by the BJP to cater to the kind of sentiments that people like u may have

Deepak .S.I:Sir , I feel the time now is not Congress or BJP .... Who ever comes should really work for the better of the country .... but i still feel BJP should be given a chance? What is ur opinion in this ?

Bhupendra Chaubey: Yes, I also feel the same. But I am very unhappy to see the kind of political situation thats been created in the name of war on terror and the manner in which the BJP has gone about affairs

kranthi1:Hi, Why dont journalists like you dont think of entering in to politics, instead of every time raising a debate about politics and telling people things like why dont you start the change. People like you and rajdeep will definitely have enough political knowledge and the country needs dynamic people like you to enter in to politics. Please dont tell that you dont have interest in politics, the fact is that you people just want to do a happy professional jobs under ACs and get popular by talking about politics and not entering in to politics, not just majority of educated indian youth are like this.

Bhupendra Chaubey: maybe u have a point. But its not about entering politics. Its also about what you do to change the present political system. Its about your self conviction on what you want to do. whom do you believe in

dsv:I Think BJP is much more organised and disciplined party than Congress. There are many Young Leaders in BJP than there are in Congress because in BJP there is internal democracy which is clearly lacking in Congress, which cannot assume any other leader other than Gandhi & Nehru Family. So Youth has a chance to make it Big in BJP than in congress. Whats your say Bhupendra?

Bhupendra Chaubey: I have just returned from a trip to Madhya pradesh. At all BJP functions, i would see posters and banners of the local leaders alongwith pictures of the chief ministerial candidate. But when I went to the congress functions , I would only and only see pics of rahul gandhi and sonia gandhi. It just shows that the congress is still stuck in an old family style of politics. BJP is making its local leadership a lot more empowered

praveen:Dear Bhupendra, I witnessed prosperity, growth and less corruption during NDA rule and this is valid in almost all the BJP ruled states. I see rampant corruption, giving reservation to some community or other, and congress chief ministers are not independent on taking decisions and they always had to take permission from COngress Head Quarters. How do you respond to this inspite of knowing that you guys support Congress party?.

Bhupendra Chaubey: hey praveen, come on be a little more charitable mate. look corruption is endemic and set in our system. cant beat it. now lets move on from that point. the world is corrupt but then the same world produces a barack obama. Why cant we be looking for a similar person. I couldnt agree with you more that the congress leaders dont behave like leaders. sonia gandhi is the head mistress and the rest have to fall in line like school boys. BJP perhaps suffers from too much democracy. So u have Uma Bharti kind of characters. My view is that the BJP is much better off to lead a new emerging india

gaurav:hi bhupendra. u r asking ppl to choose from devil and the beast bth are similar in nature whn in power they forget the key issues

Bhupendra Chaubey: right. so look for someone else. Is mayawati an option. who knows

Abhishek :Hello Mr. Bhupendra, Don't you think a young leader has more enthuasism inspite of old one, I agree that old leaders are more exprience, but if I take the example of Late Mr. Rajeev Gandhi who changed a lot in country and gave a IT revolution in India, so Why we are not ready to accpet the young leader as PM like Mr. Rahul Gandhi or Mr. Scindia?

Bhupendra Chaubey: Hi abhishek. guess u are making a mistake that most indians make. Why compare Rahul gandhi and jyotiraditya scindia. Rahul gandhi can keep shouting till cows come home about how dissapointed he feels with the Indian system still being a prisoner of dynastic politics, but the fact is that he is the one who enjoys fruit of that. To me a Jyotiraditya, also a scion is a better leader than Rahul. We have to try and judge people on the basis of their leadership or intellectual skills

neutral:Hi, I would like to float my own party which take care of actual issues like poverty, security, equality irrespective of caste, creed and color. I am an engineer, 29 years old, not rich and have no background in politics. What do you think are chances of people like me in starting their own party?

Bhupendra Chaubey: It doesnt take much to launch ur own party. But it does take a lot to make a success of it. I wish u all the very best in your noble venture, hopefully it wil bring out some kind of ground level change

Chandra:Hi Mr. Bhupendra Chaubey, Don't you think that Congress is chiefly responsible for many of our post-independence failures both on domestic and foreign front? They ruled this country sans any opposition for decades after independence and the rural India which was the tool Gandhiji used so effectively for awakening of the masses that realized us being one country yet Congress shirked its responsibilities towards Indian citizens: they couldn't even educate masses; they couln't provide basic amenities needed in any civil society yet they expect us to vote them to power. I agree BJP is no better indulging in religious politics but at least they have a better resume on economic front whatever they have done during NDA regime. What is your take on that?

Bhupendra Chaubey: valid point chandra. as another questioner put it, its a mattet of chosing the best of the two devils. My personal view is that the BJP is much better equipped to deal with modern day challenges. But they too have to break away from the shackles of the past, 2008 cant see the mandal kamandal or mandir masjid kind of debates. Unfortunately , thats the way its coming out as of now

Somu:Hi Bhupendra, First of all I would like to thank my luck for having a chance to chat with you today, I am a great fan of yours I feel you stand out in presenting things among all the CNNIBN crew (may be I will send a separate email to you on this and use this forum for the reason of the chat) .. I really feel that Congress is not the party you can bank on for future young India... they still are un-democratic when comes to party and autocratic in decesion making (High command), Congress is still having its major players like Arjun Singh and allys like SP and lalu ... with the old fashion political tricks like appeasing minority vote bank ..... within the choices we have ... BJP still looks very democratic and transperent compared to congress..

Bhupendra Chaubey: Thanks for your good words somu. sure mail me at bhupendra.chaubey@network18online.com Now as far a bjp congress debate goes, yes its true that the bjp is much more transparent and democratic party than the congress. U will never see an uma bharti kind of figure in congress. Look at what happened to Margaret alva. She was silenced quickly. The problem both with the bjp and the congress is that they are trying to appease the majority minority vote bank. Much better for youth of this country to be alive to what they profess is good and whats bad. Personally I do feel just going by the fact the bjp is not a dynastic party, it gives them some edge. But it really has to make an attempt to be an inclusive party, just like the congress has to make an attempt to not to treat communities like vote banks

vinit dave:Hi Bhupedra, according to you who is the better PM Manmohan or Vajpayee? who will be the better Advani or Manmohan? As par my understanding congress has more youth educated candidate compare to BJP

Bhupendra Chaubey: in the last general elections, the view was that the bjp was a much more young and vibrant party in comparison to the congress. Arun Jaitly, pramod Mahajan venkaiah naidu and sushma swaraj were all dynamic young leaders. Now they r being compared to Rahul Gandhi. I think manmohan and vajpayee are two very different leaders who cant be compared. how can u compare an economist with a poet

Anurag Pandey:I don't see either the Congress or the BJP as being good for the youth. All they are interested in dividing the country and gaining votes from that division. Policy wise both hardly differ from each other. Did either of them come out to support the anti reservation protests? But they will jump at the chance to support traders whose illegal establishments are being locked by the supreme court. Do you see a new young party emerging which will fight for the cause of youth and have a sort of Obama effect on the young electorate of this country? Till that doesn't happen frankly I just don't feel like voting for either of them.

Bhupendra Chaubey: anurag, one thing u must do. go out and vote. dont b a fence sitter. while congress and bjp r without doubt playing the majority minority politics in a very dangerous way, m pretty certain that a knowledge based young economy like ours will find a way out of the present mess

saikiran:dear sir, one question for you. You must have seen these both parties more closer than what we do. So whom do you prefer Congress or BJP? Who is relatively less corrupt Cong or BJP? Who is better for our country Cong or BJP?

Bhupendra Chaubey: young congress means rahul gandhi.M afraid that from what one has seen so far, he stil has a long way to go before calling himself a real politician. Young BJP means who? LK Advani? no. Point is that the BJP is the only party which is actually producing leaders. Suppose the BJP wins the states of MP, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh.then they would have managed to get a galaxy of mass based leaders who have managed to retain their states totally on their own credentials

Nithin:I am 28 years old and a engineer. My opinion is neither Cong nor BJP fits the bill.The thrid option of BSP,SP Left are even worse! Unfortunately our national parties dont understand what today's youth need. The only use our national parties see for youth is make them cannon fodder for their plans. The Cong uses them to divide the nation on basis of Quota system. The BJP uses them to add "strom troppers" in units like Banranj Dal. The other bunch of SP and BSP make thugs out of them pure and simple. What the national party needs to understand that the youth of the nation want jobs peace and security for them AND their nation. They prefer securalism in true sense.Not the securalism practiced by Cong,left,SP etc nor the BJP. They want equality for them and for all, irrespective of religion,caste,creed,region etc. I dont see any party fielding really bright educated young men. The only criteria is religion,caste ,cash! Personally I cant vote for Cong,Left,BSP or SP for I am sick of seeing my countrymen been blow to bits everyday. Nor I want Bangrang dal strom troopers roaming on my streets. I have to vote for BJP not beacause I like them,because I hate the policies of the current governments and it's allies. The BJP unfortunately is the lesser of the two evils.

Bhupendra Chaubey: all valid points Nitihin, But I guess somewhere we will have to ask ourselves, why just constantly blame the system. can we do something to improve it or not. Else we can sit back and say humam mein sabhi nange hain

ranga rs:BJP IS GOOD Bcause Corruptions is less compared to Cong , Generation vise also BJP has I, II, III gen leaders

Bhupendra Chaubey: bjp is better i would say because their leaders are more empowered. Look at vasundhara raje, narendra modi, shuvraj singh, raman singh. U may disagree with the politically, but then they were never replaced by the party high command despite all of them spending large parts of their tenure in just winning over dissidents within. Corruption cant be an issue anymore sinc e all are equally corrupt

Jignesh:When we talk about youth in politics, why you talk only about congress, if you look at congress party not a single young MP or MLA is an MP or MLA on their own strength, they are because their parents were big leaders in the party and they just got benefits. How many of the young MPs in Congress have really travelled from grass root level to the top, then why is the foul propaganda about youth in Congress party?

Bhupendra Chaubey: we cant hold it against the cong party if a lot of their second generation leaders have managed to make it to the lok sabha. But my take is that the BJP is just coming across as a much better prepared party to take the country forward. The present round of assembly elections and the manner in which the two sides have gone about their business is just one of the examples