Transit of Saturn from Sagittarius sign is known to bring problems for the central government, defense scandals and major changes in the society. The Saturn was in Sagittarius for the first time in the history of Independent India during February 1958 to January 1961. This period is noted for the bitterness between India and China over the issue of Tibet which resulted in a war in 1962. During the Tibet uprising in 1959 Dalia lama came to India secretly to take asylum along with his cabinet which ignited China. Interestingly the Saturn-Jupiter have conjoined in Sagittarius in 1960 and later in Capricorn in 1962. The conjunction of Saturn-Jupiter in these two signs has to be sensitive for India. Sagittarius is the 8^th house from the lagna in the foundation horoscope of India. The Capricorn is the second weakest sign, after Gemini,  as per Ashtakavarga system in the foundation horoscope as it gets only 20 points there.

{ Note: This article of mine was published in Modern Astrology Magazine’s February 2019 issue with title ” Saturn in Sagittarius and 2019 Lok Sabha Elections”. The same has been reproduce here for the readers of my blog }

The transit of Saturn from Sagittarius during 1958 to 1961 was bad for the image of Nehru’s government then which was facing troubles due to rising inter-party corruption and bickering. Indira Gandhi’s selection as the Congress party president in 1959 arouse criticism for alleged nepotism by Nehru who was said to be nourishing dynastic ambitions then.

Next time when Saturn was transiting from  Sagittarius during December 1987 to November 1990 the period brought volatile economic, political, social and religious upheavals  for India. The Bofors Scandal shattered the ‘Mr. Clean’ image of then prime minister Rajive Gandhi. The Bofors Scandal become the major issue in the subsequent general election of 1989 in which Congress had to lose power. However, the coalition government of Janata Dal led by V.P. Singh was unstable and he had to resign in November 1990 when Saturn was transiting in Sagittarius. But during his short tenure he implemented the ‘Mandal Commission report’ to give reservation to the ‘other backward classes ’ (OBC) which tear apart the social fabric of Hindu society from which India has still not recovered. The Ram Temple issue had then become the main cause of the fall of V.P. Singh  in 1990 when BJP withdraw support from his government after Lalu Prasad Yadava, then Chief minister of Bihar,  arrested L.K. Advani in Samastipur during his Ram Janambhoomi agitation (Rath Yatra). During this period the economic crisis of India forced her to airlift its ‘gold reserve’ as a pledge to a large conditional bailout loan from the IMF.

Now when the general elections in 2019 is going to happen during April-May the Saturn will again be in Sagittarius, this time conjoined with Ketu and Mars will be in its opposition in Gemini sign in the month of May when the elections results are likely to be declared. This combination again shows some volatile political disturbances, economic crisis due to fall of share market and a  coalition government at the center led by BJP.

 

Foundation Horoscope of India

15 August 1947, 00:00 hours at Delhi

Longitude 77E 13’ and Latitude 28N 40’

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Saturn 18 Years 0 months 25 days

The Vimshottari Dasa of Moon-Jupiter ( August 2018 to December 2019) will be running in the foundation horoscope of India  at the time when general elections will be held. Jupiter, the sub period lord, giving aspect to the 10^th house from both the  lagna and Moon shows the possibility of the return of incumbent government of NDA led by BJP. But since Jupiter is the lord of the 8^th house and is placed in the 6^th house from the lagna so the next NDA government will be weaker than the present one. Also notice that Jupiter is in enemy sign in both Rasi and Navamsa. BJP will not get the full majority this time unlike in year 2014 when they got 282 seats and with its alliance NDA had total tally of 336 seats in the 543 members Lok Sabha. The transiting Saturn was in Libra then in 2014. Interestingly when Saturn was in Libra in 1984 the Congress led by Rajive Gandhi has got more than 400 seats in general elections riding on the sympathy wave after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Exactly 30 years after it the ‘Modi wave’ swept through the opposition in 2014. But this time in 2019 there will be a coalition  government at center led by BJP as indicated by Dasas and transit.

Saturn is the lord of 10^th house (central government) in the foundation horoscope of India. Its transit from its exaltation sign Libra has given strength to the central government in 1984 and 2014. Whereas, when Saturn transit from Sagittarius the 8^th house from the foundation horoscope or from the  Capricorn  the central government gets weak like it happen during 1959-62 and also in 1989-90. The Capricorn gets 20 points in the Ashtakavarga whereas the Gemini gets only 19 points there. So astrologically government will start struggling after 2019 when Saturn will reach into Capricorn sign.

Foundation Horoscope of BJP

6 April 1980, 11:45 hours at Delhi

Longitude 77E 13’ and Latitude 28N 40’

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Mercury 5 years 0 months 12 days

Sixth house danger for BJP leaders 

In the Gemini lagna horoscope of BJP the Vimshottari Dasa of Moon-Mars will be running from February 2019 to September 2019. The Moon being placed in the sixth house of disputes and diseases shows problems in the party. Moon as the 2^nd lord placed in the 6^th house has given problems of ill-health to many of the important BJP leaders in recent time like Arun Jaitely and Sushma Sawraj having kidney aliments, Manohar Parikar struggling with cancer and Anant Kumar died with the same disease in November 2018. Now the sub period of retrograde Mars giving aspect to the 6^th house in Rasi and Navamsa shows more troubles for its leaders like some of them facing accident, violence and even death in 2019. In Chara Dasa the period of Capricorn is running from where Atamakaraka Saturn falling in the 8^th house with Ganatikaraka Jupiter and malefic planets like Mars, Rahu and Saturn also shows the same concern from the Jaimini angle for the BJP leaders.

New alliances for BJP 

But the 6^th and the 11^th lord Mars will also help the BJP to come back into power at the center  though with reduce majority this time. As per Jaimini the Amatayakaraka Moon and Putrakaraka Venus giving aspect to Dasa Rasi Capricorn confirm this astrological possibility. BJP may though get below 200 seats this time but they will get new alliances like K. Chander Shakar Rao (KCR), Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy  and Naveen Patnaik joining  the bandwagon of NDA to enjoy power. KCR has his Moon in Cancer which is in trine to the Moon sign of BJP in Scorpio. Naveen Patnaik has his Moon in Gemini which is the ascendant of BJP. So these two stalwarts can join the NDA in 2019 in the event of BJP falling short of majority.

Horoscope of Congress Party

12 January 1978, 12:00 noon at Delhi

Longitude 77E 13’ and Latitude 28N 40’

 

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Moon 6 years 2 month and 1 day

In the Pisces lagna foundation horoscope of Congress party the Vimshottari Dasa of Jupiter-Venus will be running from January 2017 to September 2019. Venus as the 3^rd lord in the 10^th house is good but its 8^th lordship is not auspicious. In 2004 when Congress has come back into the power, after defeating the BJP led by Vajpayee, it was Rahu-Venus Dasa in Vimshottari. Rahu along with 5^th lord Moon is auspicious in the chart of Congress party. Venus sub period in major period of Rahu had then given power to the Congress party. But this time Venus sub period has come in the major period of Jupiter which is in enemy sign and afflicted by malefic planets in Navamsa chart. The transiting Saturn from Sagittarius is in the 4^th from the natal Moon of Congress is not very helping either. But astrologically the general elections of 2019 will make Congress an opposition party at the center with resilience to fight the ruling BJP .

Opposition Role for Congress Party in 2019 

In Chara Dasa the Leo-Cancer period is running from September 2018 to May 2019 in the horoscope of Congress. Leo is the 6^th house from lagna and Karakamsha. Leo having Ganatikaraka Saturn shows difficulties from court cases which Congress is facing in National Herald and Augusta west-land scams. The sub period of Cancer is not much promising as the Amatayakaraka Sun is in the 6^th house from it. So Congress will have to content itself with the role of an  opposition party in year 2019.

 

Horoscope of Rahul Gandhi

19 June 1970, 14:28 hours at Delhi

Longitude 77E 13’ and Latitude 28N 40’

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Ketu 5 years 9 years 25 days

In the Vargottama Tula lagna horoscope of Rahul Gandhi the noticeable feature is the malefic  in the 5^th, 7^th and 9^th houses which as per Jataka Tatwam is a yoga for lack of happiness from spouse and children. The 7^th house from the Moon has malefic planets Mars and Sun. Venus the Karaka for marriage is in ‘Paap-Kartari’ yoga showing why he is likely to remain bachelor. In Navamsa the lagna lord Venus debliteated in the 12^th house also confirm this possibility. During his first ‘Sadhe-Sati’ he lost his father on 21 May 1991 when Saturn was transiting from Capricorn sign. Rahul Gandhi’s Moon is in Kemadruma Yoga and is a strong malefic due to Amavasya birth getting strength in ‘Shadabala’. It was Venus-Saturn ( February 1989 to April 1992) in Vimshottari when he lost his father Rajive Gandhi in a tragic incident of assassination.

Venus is in the 2^nd house from the Sun and the sub period lord Saturn aspect the 9^th house of father. The 9^th lord falling in the 8^th house in Rasi and Navamsa has to give his father short life. Also notice the affliction of malefic planets on the 9^th house in both Rasi and Navamsa.

Kemadruma Moon Dosha 

The Kemadruma Moon made him a reluctant politician. Rahu in the 5^th house and the debliteated 5^th lord shows lack of intellect. The Vimshottari Dasa of Mars-Moon will be running from 14 September 2018 to 15 April 2019. Mars is combust with Sun but is in ‘Shubha-Kartari’ yoga which shows some promise. But the sub period of Kemadruma Moon do not show much success.  In Chara Dasa Pisces-Capricorn is running from 20 March 2019 to 19 August 2019. Amatayakaraka Mars, Putrakaraka Sun and Darakaraka Moon aspect the Pisces which is the 6^th house from the lagna and the 12^th from Atamakaraka Saturn. The sub period sign Capricorn has Amatayakaraka in the 6^th house showing struggle. So Rahul Gandhi will have to content himself to be an opposition leader only.

Horoscope of Narendra Modi

17 September 1950, 12:09 hours at Vadnagar, Mehasana District Gujarat

Longitude 72E 23’ and Latitude 23N 47’

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Saturn 10 years 2 months 18 days

The Vargottama Vrischik (Scorpio) lagna horoscope for Narendra Modi I am discussing here is from the data of my teacher Shri K.N. Rao. A Tula lagna horoscope of Narendra Modi is also in circulation but as per Shri K.N. Rao it is not correct for the three main reasons.

• If Narendra Modi had Tula lagna then the ‘Paap-Kartari’ yoga on the lagna would have jailed him during emergency whereas he was one of the very few leaders who were never being caught by government agencies then. The ‘Bandhan Yoga’ in Tula lagna would have surely land him into jail but Vrischik lagna do not show such promise.
• Modi was born in the poor family of grocers and has seen poverty for most of his life as per his own account. This is not astrologically explainable from Tula lagan where Saturn-Venus in the 11^th house, Mars-Moon in the 2^nd and the combination of 11^th lord Sun and 9^th lord Mercury in the 12^th are great Dhana Yogas. In Vrischik lagna the debliteated 9^th lord with the 6^th lord Mars in the lagna explains early death of father. The Saturn and Mercury, who’s Dasa he got during early years, become the functional malefic for Scorpio lagna giving him troubles.
• If we take Tula lagna for Modi then it will be difficult for us to explain why did he left his wife after few days of his marriage? In Tula lagna the 7^th lord Mars is in the 2^nd house conjoined with the 10^th lord Moon do not show such promise. But in Scorpio lagna the Mars become the 6^th lord and Saturn a functional malefic giving aspect to the 7^th house of marriage. As per a Parasharai principal Saturn and Mars giving aspect to a house shows the loss of its significations i.e. Karakatattwa. Moreover, in Scorpio lagna chart the 7^th lord Venus is in Leo along with malefics in Rasi and Navamsa showing lack of happiness from marriage.

Narendra Modi had become the prime minister of India in 2014 when he was running under the Vimshottari Dasa of Moon-Jupiter (November 2013 to March 2015). Moon and Jupiter are both yoga giving planets for Scorpio lagna. So his tremendous victory in the general elections of 2014 and also in the states elections of November-December 2013 is explainable from Scorpio lagna chart.

Second term as Prime Minister for Narendra Modi 

Now the Moon-Venus period will be running from October 2018 to June 2020. Venus being the lord of 7^th house (war and opposition) and the 12^th house (losses) is Vargottama in the 10^th house of power. The sub period of Venus can make him to retain the post of prime minister but his power will be reduced. He will have to run a  coalition government now which will become weak after July 2022 when transiting Saturn will reach into Aquarius the 4^th house from the natal Moon of Modi and BJP. Before this in the first half of 2020 he will have to face a war with Pakistan and China as the sub period of 7^th lord Venus in his chart indicates.

As per Jaimini the Chara Dasa running in the horoscope of Prime Minister Modi is of Aquarius-Libra from March 2019 to September 2019 is just average. The Amatayakaraka Venus and Atamakaraka Saturn aspect the 12^th house from Aquarius sign. These two Jaimini Karaka’s also aspect the Libra which is the sub period sign. So it is showing reduction of strength and trouble in running the government.

The announcement of the polls schedule for five legislative assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattishgarh, Mizoram and Telangana in November-December 2018 has set the stage for the Indian general elections 2019. Ever since Narendra Modi has came into power he has kept the nation into election mode always. Bet it the news channels, news papers or social media the BJP led by Modi-Shah duo is always engaged in extreme self-praising. Now with the taints of failure in implementing big policy decisions like  ‘demonetization’ and Make-In-India the prime minister Modi is under lots of pressure. The opposition has also got an opportunity to attack him on the issue of nepotism in giving favor to Anil Ambani’s Reliance defense over  state owned HAL in the Rafael deal. All these factors are likely to became a cause for BJP’s big losses in the assembly polls of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattishgarh in 2018.

I have already made these predictions about the weakening of BJP  in my post  ‘Sadhe-Sati of Rahul Gandhi and revival of Congress Party’ earlier in December 2017.  The available horoscopes of Naveen Patnaik ( 16 October 1946, 13:00, Cuttack, Orissa) and of K. Chandarshekar Rao ( 17 February 1954, 10:30 am at Siddipet, Andhra  Pradesh) are indicating that these two satrap will do will and stop the BJP’s rise in their respective states.

Now see the foundation horoscope  of India given below to understand this in more in-dept.

Foundation horoscope of India

15 August 1947, 00:00 hours mid night at Delhi

Longitude: 77 E 13’ and Latitude : 28 N 40’

 

Balance of Dasha in Vimshottari: Saturn 18 years 0 months 25 days

In the Vrishabha lagna horoscope of India the Vimshottari dasha of Moon-Jupiter is running at present (August 2018 to December 2019). The sub period lord Jupiter is taking the lordship of 8^th house and 11^th house placed in the 6^th house of disputes. This general elections held during the period shows a weak government at the center. The transiting 10^th lord Saturn in the foundation horoscope of India is in Sagittarius the 8^th house also confirm it. Last time when Saturn was in Sagittarius it was in 1989 the Congress party led by Rajive Gandhi failed to get the majority in the general elections. The V.P. Singh, the leader of Janata Dal, become the prime minister with the support of other parties from outside and Congress had to sit in the opposition despite getting more than 190 seats in the 543 members Lok Sabha. The V.P. Singh government was fallen in 1990 December when the BJP withdraw support from it on the issue of Ram Janambhoomi agitation at Ayodhya. The Chandrashekhar then become the prime minister with the help of outside support given by the Congress party. This was the time during 1989-90 when Saturn transiting from Sagittarius had started the era of coalition governments at the center.

Now Saturn transiting from Sagittarius again is likely to weaken the present BJP government which had won 282 seats in Lok Sabha in 2014. The BJP is likely to form a coalition government this time. This will give a chance to Naveen Patnaik and K. Chandershaker Rao to play a role of supporter to the BJP . Naveen Patnaik was the minister in Atal Bihari government earlier as his party BJD was part of NDA government during 1998 to 2004. K.Chandershaker Rao, also know as KCR, was a minister in Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party during 1990’s. Later KCR formed his own party Telangana Rashatra Samithi on 27 April 2001. He also become minister in the Manmohan Singh’s Congress government. So both Naveen Patnaik and K.Chandershaker Rao has tried their hand in the central politics in past. Now this time in 2019 they are likely to play an important role in the return of Narendra Modi’ led NDA back into power.

 

Bharitiya Janata Party (BJP)

6 April 1980, 11:45 hours at Delhi

Longitude 77 E 13’ and Latitude 28 N 40’

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Mercury 5 Years 0 Months 12 Days

In Gemini lagna horoscope of BJP the maha dasha of Sun had given them great achievements as the party had a strong government at the center leading the NDA which has 340 seats in the 543 members Lok Sabha ( Lower house of Parliament). The Sun as the 3^rd lord in the 10^th house is in exchange with the 10^th lord Jupiter which is in the 3^rd house. Sun is also the lord of 10^th house from Moon. During its dasha the BJP had state governments in 22 states out of 30 till the time I am writing this article in the last week of August.

Now the Moon dasha has begun from April 2018 which is giving bad results to the BJP. The debilitated Moon in the 6^th house is in Kemadruma Yoga as there is no planet on the either side of it. Though as per Sage Parashara the debilitated planets are consider good in the 3^rd, 6^th and 8^th houses but Moon being a Maraka here will give troubles to the BJP. The party was unable to form the government in Karnataka despite being the single largest party in the state assembly elections in May 2018. BJP is also likely to get the bitter taste of defeat in the assembly elections of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the November-December 2018 when the Moon-Moon period in Vimshottari will be running. At the time of general elections of 2019 in April-May 2019 the party will be running under Moon-Mars dasha. Mars being the lord of 6^th and 11^th house will give the power and resilience to comeback. The party may then get around 190 seats in the Lok Sabha to form a  coalition government which will become unpopular after  next three and half years until Saturn enters into Aquarius in July 2022. The transit of Saturn into Aquarius the 8^th house from the natal Moon of the foundation horoscope of India and in the 4^th house from the natal Moon of BJP will bring problems  in the central government at serious level  after the July 2022.

Congress (I)

2 January  1978 at 12:00 noon at Delhi

Longitude 77 E 13’ and Latitude 28 N 40’

 

Balance of Dasa in Vimshottari: Moon 6 Year 2 Months 2 Days

The Congress party is under the enigmatic Jupiter-Venus dasha in Vimshottari from January 2017 to September 2019. Venus as the 3^rd lord in the 10^th house can give a surprise comeback. In the sub period of Venus the Congress party had performed will during the Gujarat assembly elections in November 2017 when they gave BJP a tough fight. The Venus sub period has also given Congress comeback earlier in 2004 when party had won the general elections defying all odds against it. It was during Rahu-Venus period in Vimshottari in year 2004 when the Congress party under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi had defeated the BJP under the stewardship of then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Now the current Jupiter-Venus period shows that party can win the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan surprising everyone. The transiting Saturn in the Sagittarius is in the 4^th house from the natal Moon of Congress which is a negative thing in their horoscope. Thus the Congress party will have to be contended with the role of an opposition in 2019.