Hours after Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar chief minister, Janta Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav said his successor would be chosen by Sunday and made it clear that the party would even tie-up with Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD for formation of a secular alliance.
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Even in these extraordinary times, the NDA has secured only about 39% of the popular vote. The remaining 61% comprises of available space for contrivances to unseat the NDA in any upcoming assembly elections, whether as per schedule or forced.
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| 2014 Lok Sabha Elections Party-Wise Vote Share (Source: The Hindu) |
There will be a consolidation of such racketeers, now united by being on the losing side. A return of catalysts like Amar Singh is imminent, while the AAP will play the role of chief trouble-maker.
Rather than blocking this emerging phenomenon, an approach of "going it alone", as indicated by some BJP leaders like Uma Bharti, will lead to reverses in state elections. That is among the worst things that can happen now to dilute the present unprecedented mandate at the centre.
One may forget in the euphoria, that this election was won as much by forging alliances and dividing the opposition, as a genuine groundswell in the BJP's support.
2 comments:
Agreed - now is not the time to let our guard down, and we should be taking the current momentum and positioning it for the next local elections, to achieve victory there.
Still, let me just add that in this case, JD-U tying up with Lalu will only be a kiss of death for both. There's no way that Biharis are going to vote Lalu back to power. And there's no way that the wily Lalu will allow an alliance with JD-U to constrain his political antics.
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