In Summary
31 March 2008
The burden of victory
29 March 2008
Any party winning by a landslide with almost no opposition in parliament would be a happy party. Elsewhere, such a scenario has happened, although eventually it has been to the detriment of the party. In Bhutan, the absence of a strong opposition is worrisome but not the cause of panic. The situation is different inasmuch as this is our first step into democracy. When the people have spoken so unanimously,... Read the story »
The lighter side of voting
29 March 2008
What could be attributed to the DPT landslide? The answers range from conspiracy theories to faulty electronic voting machines. There is, however, the lighter side to it, one that the rural voter will swear by. It is about metaphors, parables and superstition. What could possibly happen without these three ingredients that make the quintessential Bhutanese? An old woman walks out of the polling booth... Read the story »
Ode to DPT
29 March 2008
A calm day thus as the grasses lay asunder; And the trees could sway none under The scorching sun with such threatening A sight, none ere reckoned so frightening. “Burn ye all!” the sky seem’d to say; In fear did meek men cower and pray. T’was beyond doubt the house that lends Shelter to all would be in wrong hands. For giants they came rolling and upturned Leaving no woods and stones unturned. In... Read the story »
BO Observation: The calligraphy of our psyche
29 March 2008
You can only analyze so much. In the end, we have to either accept that an overwhelming majority of the Bhutanese chose the DPT, or conversely, rejected the PDP. Any which way, it does not matter. What matters is that the losing party should shoulder the responsibility of regrouping and reforming the party’s stance, beginning from the ground upward. That is what the people expect, regardless of the... Read the story »
DPT wins one more seat
29 March 2008
In rectifying a miscalculation made by the Election Commission of Bhutan in the Phuentsholing constituency, the DPT now has 45 seats in the parliament, reducing the PDP seats to a mere two. The Election Commission yesterday declared the DPT candidate, Chencho Dorji, the winner from Phuentsholing and not Rinzin Dorji. Chencho Dorji has now defeated Rinzin Dorji by 196 votes as against the earlier announced... Read the story »
Why did the PDP lose?
29 March 2008
Equally perturbing is the question as to why the PDP lost by such a margin. Observer spoke to some PDP candidates seeking their views. Most doubted the reliability of the Electronic Voting Machines. In Samtse, the Sipsu candidate Ritu Raj Chhetri said that the result was the shock of the century. He had been confident of his party winning more than 30 seats. “We could not believe the verdict and... Read the story »
Why DPT landslide?
29 March 2008
Thimphu: One question resounding in most heads is why the people gave the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa a landslide victory – one that even surprised the party president. Jigmi Y. Thinley had said earlier that he expected to win between 28 to 31 constituencies. “This is the first time I’m voting,” said Yangka Pem, a smiling 55-year-old housewife who turned up with nine family members to cast their... Read the story »
Elections: an unbiased analysis
28 March 2008
First of all, sir, I did not vote. Like all Bhutanese, I prefer the monarchy but I took my preference one-step further and didn’t vote. So this is an unbiased analysis of the unexpected results. In hindsight, we realize that the vote had to be completely one sided. Either people voted for Sangay Ngedup and his band of young candidates offering complete change. Or they voted for DPT’s quiet, un-confrontational... Read the story »
Washing taxis for a living
28 March 2008
Phuentsholing: About a dozen Indian men clad in trousers carrying jerry cans and bottles of water throng the taxi parking in Phuentsholing every day. They wash taxis for a fee and it is theirlivelihood. One such Indian, Rethey Dorji, 48, who lives in Jaigaon has been in the business for about a year now. He earns about Nu. 150 a day and makes at least Nu.3,000 a month washing Bhutanese taxis. The Indians... Read the story »
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