Crystal Ball/K N Rao
Gujral's fight with disgruntled parties in the 13-party coalition
will become fierce
Everyone wanted to know who the next prime minister would be.
Based on some weak astrological data that was available, I had
stated that India's next prime minister would be a south Indian.
I was wrong.
With each new political development, the astrologer is faced with
the problem of collecting the correct horoscopes of the new combatants
in the field. Faced the same problem, I had to make my predictions
without the horoscopes of I K Gujral, Mulayam Singh Yadav and
G K Moopanar, among some others. A review of the predictions shows
where I was right and where wrong.
I was correct as far as the following predictions were concerned...
The fall of Deve Gowda's government during the budget session
and the rise of Congress are clearly visible. As they say in Delhi,
"it is only the 'fallen' that rise."
This prediction was made in December, 1996.
At 6.45 pm, I got a call from a member of Parliament -- apparently,
an understanding had been arrived at. I cast the prashna again
and found it correct. Then, a friend came over with the news that
I K Gujral will be the next prime minister.
This was a good prediction to make on the basis of prashna kundali
(April 11).
As far as a mid-term poll is concerned, the croaking frogs
have to become carnivorous. But rainy season has yet to start
and frogs, those who have not been exported, have yet to start
croaking. (April 12).
This prediction, made on April 12, was based on sound astrological
research. It is clear that the fear of a mid-term poll has receded
for the time being.
The prediction that went wrong
The Indian Independence horoscope's dasha scheme shows the directions
represented at the moment. Venus (south west), Rahu (south east)
and Rahu pratyandaradasha will last up to April 21, by which time
the United Front will have elected its new leader, who will also
come from south India.
I regret that I resorted to this method, on the basis of which
I generally make many successful predictions about the direction
of the transfer of governments. I went wrong and I offer my apologies
for it.
Today, Gujral has been sworn in as prime minister designate. It
happened when the Vrischika lagna was rising with Mars (the 6th
lord of fights) in the 10th house and Sun, the 10th lord of governance,
in the 6th house of fights.
Gujral's fight with disgruntled parties in the 13-party coalition
will become fierce. Technically, the number 13 proved most inauspicious
for Deve Gowda. Constitutionally, there cannot be an interim prime
minister. Our first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru was followed
by G L Nanda, Lal Bahadur Shastri, G L Nanda, Indira Gandhi, Morarji
Desai, Charan Singh, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, V P Singh, Chandrashekhar,
Narasimha Rao and Deve Gowda with his 13-legged cabinet.
I K Gujral is the 14th prime minister. How he fares will depend
on his horoscope and the oath-taking ceremony. But, judging from
the time of the announcement of his election, he will have to
behave like a no-nonsense prime minister. Will he do that?
Of course, I was amused when I came to know from Jansatta that Laloo Prasad Yadav had sacrificed goats to become prime
minister. Finally, Nitish Kumar's light-hearted prediction
about a Bihari becoming the prime minister tuned out to be correct.
Gujral is a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.
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