Who is the best Indian Prime Minister till date?

[Bhaijaan]

Mods can you please add a poll.

Popular choices :-

Nehru
Shastri
Morarji
Indira
Rajiv
Rao
Vajpayee
Manmohan
Modi

 

[JaDed]

Narsimha Rao

 

[Varun]

I didn't mind Vajpayee.

 

[Hitman]

Mods can you please add a poll.

Popular choices :-

Nehru
Shastri
Morarji
Indira
Rajiv
Rao
Vajpayee
Manmohan
Modi

Best - Narendra Modi

Worst - Rajiv Gandhi

 

[Centurion]

Narsimha Rao. Without his economic reforms and liberalization, India would look very different from what it is today.

Second would be Modi.

 

[troodon]

I would say Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Combo.

 

[Napa]

Mods can you please add a poll.

Popular choices :-

Nehru
Shastri
Morarji
Indira
Rajiv
Rao
Vajpayee
Manmohan
Modi

The worst would be Nehru/Shastri/Indira. Under their socialism (license raj) the population of Indians in extreme poverty rose to 61%. Now it is down to about 19%.

Also, Nehru's naivety was exploited by the Chinese when they grabbed part of Kashmir.

Narsimha Rao. Without his economic reforms and liberalization, India would look very different from what it is today.

Second would be Modi.

Both Rao and Modi were/are very good. Rao is underappreciated by his countrymen.

I would say Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Combo.

Rao was very good, Manmohan was not. He was a follower, not a leader. He was quite happily a government bureaucrat for a couple of decades before economic liberalization began. He went with the flow rather than being part of the reason for the change.

 

[troodon]

The worst would be Nehru/Shastri/Indira. Under their socialism (license raj) the population of Indians in extreme poverty rose to 61%. Now it is down to about 19%.

Also, Nehru's naivety was exploited by the Chinese when they grabbed part of Kashmir.



Both Rao and Modi were/are very good. Rao is underappreciated by his countrymen.



Rao was very good, Manmohan was not. He was a follower, not a leader. He was quite happily a government bureaucrat for a couple of decades before economic liberalization began. He went with the flow rather than being part of the reason for the change.

I am not saying Manmohan the PM. But Manmohan the finance Minister under Rao.

 

[JaDed]

Narsimha Rao. Without his economic reforms and liberalization, India would look very different from what it is today.

Second would be Modi.

Vajpayee ‘s Term namely Arun Shourie took the next set of disinvestment reforms, also Pramod Mahajan was a good minister.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Narasimha Rao imo - his economic reforms rescued an almost bankrupt nation. He also helped to diversified India's foreign policy priorities so the country was less reliant on only a handful of nations when it come to strategic ties as it may have been prior to the 90s.

 

[CricketCartoons]

VP Singh has been the best prime minister of India. Of course, castiests hate him.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Nehru closely followed by Narasimha Rao, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

 

[CRIC_FANtastic]

PV Narasimha Rao is the best PM so far, closely followed by Modi. He did wonders with Economy, Ended Punjab Insurgency. He was the first Prime Minister to challenge and Change Nehru's socialist centered foreign policy and established full diplomatic relationship with Israel.

Modi has done well with foreign policy. India has never pursued national interest so aggressively before. He is doing alright with National Security. A lot needs to be done with Economy still.

 

[Romie89]

VP Singh has been the best prime minister of India. Of course, castiests hate him.

Do you know Why he Implemented Mandal Commission...

 

[MP2011]

also Pramod Mahajan was a good minister.

Lol at Mahajan being a good minister. He was perhaps one of the most corrupt ministers ever.

There was a saying in CGO Complex where he used to sit as then IT and Telecom minster that he used to take a crore as bribe daily from various telecom and IT companies. Considering how rapidly the likes of Reliance came up the telecom ladder in early '00s, this figure might not look as outlandish to those who are knowledgeable in this field.

 

[MP2011]

Nehru closely followed by Narasimha Rao, Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Swashy,

Great to see chaddi brigade bitterly hating on Nehru. What the hell do they know in what condition India was in '47. Let them live in their la la land where Feku is the best PM ever.

 

[JaDed]

Lol at Mahajan being a good minister. He was perhaps one of the most corrupt ministers ever.

There was a saying in CGO Complex where he used to sit as then IT and Telecom minster that he used to take a crore as bribe daily from various telecom and IT companies. Considering how rapidly the likes of Reliance came up the telecom ladder in early '00s, this figure might not look as outlandish to those who are knowledgeable in this field.

Thanks, didnt know ,Corrupt but competent?

 

[MP2011]

Competence can never compensate corruption.

Also, had the rules not being tweaked as much they were during early '00s, Reliance won't have got foothold on Indian telecom scene.

OTOH though, advent of Reliance as a telecom player paved the way to end monopoly of Vodafone (earlier Essar and then Hutch) and Airtel. Those were the days when even incoming calls used to be charged exorbitantly. Reliance ended all of that though they earned a lot for themselves.

They are adopting the same tactic with regards to JIO.

 

[InsideCrease]

I think A.B Vajpayee was good in terms of most of things. He had some minor failures but largely did good in most of the areas.

I would have ranked P.V Narsimha Rao first however his tenure was marked with major corruption scandals.

Lal Bahadur Shastri could have been the greatest PM if he had ruled full term.

Modi could become the best PM if he manages to check the unemployment issue.

 

[JaDed]

Competence can never compensate corruption.

Also, had the rules not being tweaked as much they were during early '00s, Reliance won't have got foothold on Indian telecom scene.

OTOH though, advent of Reliance as a telecom player paved the way to end monopoly of Vodafone (then Essar and then Hutch) and Airtel. Those were the days when even incoming calls used to be charged exorbitantly. Reliance ended all of that though they earned a lot for themselves.

They are adopting the same tactic with regards to JIO.

Then you literally cannot vote for Congress but corruption with competence is what makes them better than BJP.

BJP is communal but in literally most ways less corrupt than them , ofcourse incompetent esp current one.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Swashy,

Great to see chaddi brigade bitterly hating on Nehru. What the hell do they know in what condition India was in '47. Let them live in their la la land where Feku is the best PM ever.

Deep rooted complex for Hindutva supporters when it comes to Nehru, because they know they don't have a single equivalent leader among their ideological fathers. Funny to see them throw bile on our legends like Nehru, Gandhi and somehow lionizing the coward Savarkar and the terrorist Godse. They even appropriate Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar, Netaji Bose, Sardar Patel etc, do they even know the idological inclination of these gents or new BJP hero Sardar's role in banning RSS? Genuinely amusing, I love how Nehru makes them squirm almost 60 years after passing away.

 

[Swashbuckler]

*in the previous post spelling mistake, 'ideological'. Sorry

[MENTION=147527]MP2011[/MENTION] real question is who is the worst Indian PM ever? IMO Modi will be competing with Deve Gowda, VP Singh, IK Gujral, Rajiv Gandhi (worst before Modi). Unfortunately for us he is in here for a long innings unlike the other useless candidates I just mentioned, imagine the damage he will do if given a continuous run for 15-20 years. History will remember Manmohan Singh more fondly, especially after the damage Modi will inevitably do in the coming years.

 

[Josh]

PV Rao, And Bajpayi I guess.

 

[Romie89]

The Most hated PM on this Forum should be Best PM From Indian point of view-Modi
The most admired PM on this forum should be Worst one-Nehru

 

[cricketjoshila]

Worst:Rajiv Gandhi

Best: Shastri,Indira,Vajpayee,PVNR

Will only judge Modi once he retires.

 

[JaDed]

Worst:Rajiv Gandhi

Best: Shastri,Indira,Vajpayee,PVNR

Will only judge Modi once he retires.

If you liked Indira you would like Modi too after retirement absolute disregard for Indian diversity.

Exactly why middle class is supporting Modi now was same reason why middle class and rich supported Indira then with her decisions.

 

[rhony]

Best would be PVN Rao because of India's economic reforms.
Worst: Deve gowda. Not sure what he did at all

 

[cricketjoshila]

Best would be PVN Rao because of India's economic reforms.
Worst: Deve gowda. Not sure what he did at all

Are we counting devegowdas?

Then there is no one worse than IK Gujral.

 

[cricketjoshila]

If you liked Indira you would like Modi too after retirement absolute disregard for Indian diversity.

Exactly why middle class is supporting Modi now was same reason why middle class and rich supported Indira then with her decisions.

Indira had a certain decisiveness and had a vision in foreign policy. Thats what i liked about her.

 

[CricketCartoons]

If you liked Indira you would like Modi too after retirement absolute disregard for Indian diversity.

Exactly why middle class is supporting Modi now was same reason why middle class and rich supported Indira then with her decisions.

Many indians love Modi because he releases testosterone which compensates for their own lack of spine.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Deep rooted complex for Hindutva supporters when it comes to Nehru, because they know they don't have a single equivalent leader among their ideological fathers. Funny to see them throw bile on our legends like Nehru, Gandhi and somehow lionizing the coward Savarkar and the terrorist Godse. They even appropriate Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar, Netaji Bose, Sardar Patel etc, do they even know the idological inclination of these gents or new BJP hero Sardar's role in banning RSS? Genuinely amusing, I love how Nehru makes them squirm almost 60 years after passing away.

Nehru is where the problem started. Despite calling himself a secular, he did not implement secular laws. If indian secularism is at the brink today, the blame must fall on Nehru.

 

[PetroDollars]

Modi- As he is about to lead the destruction of India

 

[MP2011]

Then you literally cannot vote for Congress but corruption with competence is what makes them better than BJP.

BJP is communal but in literally most ways less corrupt than them , ofcourse incompetent esp current one.

Just because their corruption scandals aren't bandied about with greatest of vengeance doesn't mean BJP is any saint as far as corruption is concerned.

How could you not see so many corrupt guys in BJP, though due to completely sold out media, their corruption scandals hardly ever see the light of the day. Shah, Chauhan, Yeddi, Nishank, Laxman, Reddy bros, Roy, Sarma, Khandu, Gadkari, Rane.....The list goes on. Just because they've hopped over to BJP doesn't make them any less corrupt.

PS: Did I mention that Modi & Jaitley have presided over demonetization which is the biggest corruption scandal ever? Also, an independent commission has already raised doubts over GST regime being corruption free. Also, Modi has already bungled over INR 20K Crores from public exchequer during ONGC scam under his rein as Gujarat CM.

So there you go.

 

[MP2011]

Deep rooted complex for Hindutva supporters when it comes to Nehru, because they know they don't have a single equivalent leader among their ideological fathers. Funny to see them throw bile on our legends like Nehru, Gandhi and somehow lionizing the coward Savarkar and the terrorist Godse. They even appropriate Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar, Netaji Bose, Sardar Patel etc, do they even know the idological inclination of these gents or new BJP hero Sardar's role in banning RSS? Genuinely amusing, I love how Nehru makes them squirm almost 60 years after passing away.

Did you see the shameless way they erected the bust of that so-called 'Veer' Savarkar along with Bose & Bhagat Singh in DU? As if it is going to make him get any respect? However they had to beat hasty retreat and remove his bust from DU.

Its so amusing seeing them trying to usurp Sardar Patel who was perhaps the biggest critic of chaddi brigade.

And Nehru is their pet hate which is not at all surprising. What do these guys know about nation building? He gave India so many institutions that even if this brigade rule India for over 100 years, they won't even come close to Nehru's achievements.

All they know is photo ops, blatant lies, point scoring, and communalism.

 

[pillionrider]

And Nehru is their pet hate which is not at all surprising. What do these guys know about nation building? He gave India so many institutions that even if this brigade rule India for over 100 years, they won't even come close to Nehru's achievements.

Met a friend yesterday. He has zero interest in politics. And yet when Nehru's name came up casually, he laughed with contempt and said something like 'that useless guy.' It's what he hears at home and around him.

 

[pillionrider]

Hard to vote cuz in my aware lifetime, I'd have to go with Vajpayee. But can't see him being better than Nehru.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Vajpayee was a bigot who was made to look good because of the more hardcode Advani. Nehru was a british poodle, but was far superior to vajpayee.

 

[MP2011]

*in the previous post spelling mistake, 'ideological'. Sorry

[MENTION=147527]MP2011[/MENTION] real question is who is the worst Indian PM ever? IMO Modi will be competing with Deve Gowda, VP Singh, IK Gujral, Rajiv Gandhi (worst before Modi). Unfortunately for us he is in here for a long innings unlike the other useless candidates I just mentioned, imagine the damage he will do if given a continuous run for 15-20 years. History will remember Manmohan Singh more fondly, especially after the damage Modi will inevitably do in the coming years.

Hands down, he is worst ever PM, only good for photo ops, doesn't have an iota of intelligence in him to engage even the media, neutral media that is. All he can do is to indulge in monologues.

He has already damaged India to an extent which is not visible to 40% of our population which is the biggest worry for me.

 

[MP2011]

Met a friend yesterday. He has zero interest in politics. And yet when Nehru's name came up casually, he laughed with contempt and said something like 'that useless guy.' It's what he hears at home and around him.

Yeah, all of these 'patriots' are so clueless with anything related to facts, that its not even funny anymore.

 

[MP2011]

Also, both these bigots have successfully vitiated the atmosphere to such an extent that its being considered a sin to even name Nehru.

 

[MP2011]

Just because their corruption scandals aren't bandied about with greatest of vengeance doesn't mean BJP is any saint as far as corruption is concerned.

How could you not see so many corrupt guys in BJP, though due to completely sold out media, their corruption scandals hardly ever see the light of the day. Shah, Chauhan, Yeddi, Nishank, Laxman, Reddy bros, Roy, Sarma, Khandu, Gadkari, Rane.....The list goes on. Just because they've hopped over to BJP doesn't make them any less corrupt.

PS: Did I mention that Modi & Jaitley have presided over demonetization which is the biggest corruption scandal ever? Also, an independent commission has already raised doubts over GST regime being corruption free. Also, Modi has already bungled over INR 20K Crores from public exchequer during ONGC scam under his rein as Gujarat CM.

So there you go.

Forgot to add Petrol prices' scam. Despite international crude at one of its lowest levels ever, the hapless consumers kept on paying in excess of INR 70 per litre of petrol. For quite a while, it was in excess of INR 80 peer litre. In Mumbai, it almost touched 90.

If this was to shore up govt finances and to rein in fiscal deficit, then how would you explain this?

https://www.ndtv.com/business/rbi-d...help-government-manage-fiscal-deficit-2090892

Mind you, this is the first time govt of the day is withdrawing from RBI's reserves which in any case as the name suggests should be strictly held as reserves and should probably be used only in emergencies. Or do they think its an economic emergency in India?

If this isn't a scam what else it is? Just because its not being lapped up by the pliant media, doesn't mean it is all is well.

 

[MP2011]

Another feather in Feku's cap,

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sto...ells-nhai-report-2092733?pfrom=home-topscroll

 

[MP2011]

As has been proved countless times now, this govt led by Feku is all about photo ops, fudged stats and lies. And stooges used to think that Gadkari was one of the better ministers in this govt...

This says it all,

"National Highways Authority of India totally logjammed with unplanned and excessive expansion of roads," the prime minister's office wrote to NHAI in a letter dated Aug. 17. "NHAI mandated to pay several times the land cost; its construction costs also shooting up. Road infrastructure has become financially unviable.

 

[MP2011]

No wonder that Gadkari has categorically stated that tolls on NHs won't ever be abolished. Had he been minster in '13 when the toll for using Gurgaon expressway (which I use daily) was abolished as the BOT operator had earned enough, I'd have still been paying toll for using it.

Thank you god!

 

[Ram Shekhar]

Manmohan Singh all the way. He didn't speak much, not much rhetoric, but his actions spoke a lot. UPA-1 tenure is easily India's golden period. Secular people thrived during his era. We're living in uncertain times and I hope we get a leader like Dr.Singh back to save our country and democracy!

 

[MP2011]

Had it happened in any other country, the concerned minister would've been sacked by now.

 

[saintgrace]

Can you put poll selection please? Make it multi choice .
For me it is modi than indira than nehru.

 

[saintgrace]

This poll is faulty by nature. It should be three selection. Nehru did well after independence, indira was the one who won a decision war and Modi is so far successful in all the front. It needed multi choice polls.