| The political future of India is being hotly debated | | | | received from PMO is available for reference). |
| in the current pre-election scenario with questions | | | | Now, one can see that a period of one hour |
| like "who will form the next government?" and | | | | between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. has been |
| "who will be the next prime minister of India?" | | | | mentioned as the time of birth. Does an hour's |
| being uppermost in everyone's mind. | | | | variation really not matter in making Indian |
| The question bothering me, however, is that "Is it | | | | astrological calculations? |
| really possible to answer such questions based on | | | | Despite this drawback, we tried to establish the |
| astrology for a country blessed with political | | | | time of birth based on past events in his life and |
| volatility like that of India?" There are at least ten | | | | made a few predictions as well. We also asked |
| prospective prime ministerial candidates for the | | | | for details of Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of |
| upcoming general elections, of which there are a | | | | the opposition as a prominent leader of the BJP in |
| few like Dr. Manmohan Singh, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, | | | | 1994. The letter received was signed by Sh. |
| Rahul Gandhi who nurture an unexpressed desire | | | | Vajpayee himself and mentioned hat he was born |
| for the position. Some of the other possible | | | | on 25 th December, 1926 in Gwalior at about 5:00 |
| contenders for the position include Sh. L.K. Advani, | | | | p.m. The time of birth was approximate and not |
| Sh. Narendra Modi, Smt. Mayawati, Sh. Sharad | | | | based on a clock. |
| Pawar, Sh. Deve Gowda, Sh. Lalu Prasad Yadav, | | | | In both of the above mentioned cases, when |
| Sh. Ram Vilas Paswan. | | | | politicians themselves are in doubt of their birth |
| Taking up the first question, "who will form the | | | | details, it would be sheer dishonesty to even |
| next government of India?," one can easily see | | | | imagine being able to come up with accurate |
| how national and regional parties have been busy | | | | predictions and any results can only be predicted |
| promoting themselves. Even the common man | | | | in terms of approximations. |
| can make out which of the two prominent | | | | Similarly, without a proper knowledge of the birth |
| national parties might enjoy a greater share of | | | | details of small-time as well as prominent politicians |
| seats and which one lesser. He can also make an | | | | of the day, and without information of the time |
| assessment of which regional parties might | | | | when different political parties were constituted, |
| provide support to the national parties and the | | | | how is it possible to make reliable predictions on |
| general political scenario at the time of elections. | | | | Indian politics? |
| When we consider the possibility of making such | | | | In recently held presidential elections in America, |
| predictions on the basis of astrology, however, | | | | Mr. Barack Obama and Mrs. Hillary Clinton fought |
| problems of a completely different nature arise. | | | | for the coveted position. In USA, people elect |
| As, for instance, the date and time when the | | | | their president directly from two chosen |
| party was formally constituted are some of the | | | | candidates, and one with the strongest Rajayoga |
| essential requirements to make any kind of | | | | emerges as the winner. In this case, Hillary Clinton |
| astrological predictions, which are not easily | | | | also became a part of Obama's cabinet, but did |
| available most of the time. Now the question is, | | | | not become the president, which could mean that |
| then how can astrological answers be sought | | | | although she also had a Rajyoga but not as |
| about which parties would come together and | | | | strong as Obama himself. |
| who will form the next government. | | | | Similar examples can be found across the globe, |
| Are birth details including the date, time and place | | | | especially in places with scarce regional and |
| of birth available for all the politicians? And if not, | | | | small-time parties unlike India. Political organizations |
| then how can astrological predictions be made | | | | of all shapes and sizes come together in order to |
| about them with any level of certainty? | | | | help form the government in India, which, from an |
| As part of the research and analysis conducted | | | | astrological viewpoint, is further complicated by an |
| by "Astrological Research Centre" in the field of | | | | unending confusion in birth details of most of the |
| politics, we observed that people have already | | | | politicians, leading us to the inevitable conclusion |
| started making detailed astrological analysis and | | | | that, if not impossible, it is extremely difficult to |
| assessments regarding the next government at | | | | make authentic political predictions in a country |
| the centre when no one could predict before or | | | | with a political framework like that of India. |
| even after 2004 general elections, that Dr. | | | | Taking up another example, in the last cricket |
| Manmohan Singh will become the prime minister | | | | world cup, a horde of astrologers, numerologists |
| of India. In the same manner, how would it be | | | | and tarot readers created media hype with |
| possible to make correct predictions this time | | | | predictions of India entering the semi-finals when |
| around? | | | | the team was ousted in the first round itself. |
| At Astrological Research Centre, we believe that | | | | Likewise, before one of the matches, some tarot |
| it is only based on a methodical study of the | | | | readers predicted that Sehwag will shine today |
| horoscopes of all the main candidates contesting | | | | but soon he was out for a duck. It could well |
| the election from every constituency that the | | | | mean that the tarot reader made an assessment |
| strength of astrological Rajayogas can be | | | | about Sehwag but perhaps did not study the |
| assessed for all of them. Then the person with | | | | fortunes of the bowler who claimed his wicket. |
| the strongest Rajayoga operating can be | | | | In the same manner, in order to make authentic |
| predicted to win the elections. | | | | predictions regarding the political future of India, |
| Likewise, a detailed study of the horoscopes of all | | | | we may have to study the horoscopes of all the |
| the prominent politicians can reveal which of them | | | | candidates contesting the elections from different |
| have the most powerful Rajayogas. Such | | | | part of the country to decide upon who will win |
| politicians alone can be the promising candidates | | | | the elections and what would be the actual political |
| for occupying an exalted position. | | | | configuration between different political parties of |
| After 1992 elections, our institute sought the birth | | | | the state. Otherwise, an astrologer would be able |
| details of some politicians for research purposes, | | | | to guess just as much as the common man. |
| and to our surprise, the details received for the | | | | It is a matter of serious debate and research in |
| then prime minister Sh. P.V. Narsimha Rao | | | | Indian astrology that "who will form the next |
| mentioned the date of birth as 28 th June, 1921, | | | | government and who will be the next prime |
| time is between 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and place | | | | minister of India?" Else astrology and astrologers |
| of birth is Karim Nagar, Andhra Pradesh (the letter | | | | would only become a laughing stock for the world. |