Totally agree with having a better "non Jat PM" than an inferior jat PM. BTW i think even Ch. Charan singh was not known for anything other than opportunist (for PM), a mass leader but never gave much to its masses (he could have done much more to western UP if not entire to Jat region - he didnt do it. Frankly speaking if we count his achievements it will finish before it starts. Ajit singh has ruined his legacy further.
I would rate a good Jat Sarpanch higher than a poor PM.
Let us make a list of Indian Pms and see how great they all have been;
1. Pt. Nehru.... No doubt great man and great PM
2. Shastri........... great man and great PM
3. Mrs Gandhi...... great on external front but ruined the nation internally
4. Morar Ji Desai... Does any one know what all he did?
5. Ch Charan Singh... did not last long enough to leave any impact as PM
6. Rajiv Gandhi......... great PM in my view
7. VP Singh.... total disaster
8. Chandra Shekhar.......... Totally ineffective
9. I.K. Gujaral....... Do people remember he was PM?
10. Dev Gauda........... sleeping and snoaring most of the time
11. PV Narshimha Rao..... too some bold steps on economic front
12. Vajpayee......... I wonder if he did anything worth remembering
13. Man Mohan Singh.... fairly good PM
If we look at all the PMs India had, Ch Charan Singh was batter than many even if he did not occupy the post for long enough. Like Devi Lal he too made the mistake of letting the PM's post slip to Morar Ji Desai in 1977. He won't the elections but lost the game of politics... His life time contribution for the farming community has been more than anyone in modern India. He gave political voice to the communities like Yadav, Kurmis and many others. Lalus, Mulayam. Chautalas are the products of his efforts at political front.
RK^2