Electoral Bonds and the Make-Believe Idealist World
Electoral Bonds were brought in for reforming political funding. It wasn't perfect, but the judiciary brought it down for being less than perfect. What is going on?
I see a conflicting election result.. Neither Congress nor BJP will get a complete majority.. and I see a re-election happening soon after as the coming in coalition will not survive.
This is how we predicted the coming Lok Sabha Elections in our 2009 Annual predictions on Drishtikone. With Naveen Patnaik breaking off from BJP in Orissa, Trinamool breaking off with Congress and now RJD’s rift with Congress; that prediction – without the use of any astrology, but rather simple common sense and basic analytical reading of the waves in politics; I may stress here – may well come out to be PRECISE!
Congress and Laloo’s RJD have broken up. At least as far as the Lok Sabha Polls are concerned. Although Laloo seems to have kept the avenue open for the alliance going forward.
Now, one thing is interesting – why would Laloo “break off” with Congress by having his own contestants for 37/40 seats (thus basically thumbing Congress) and still talk of a UPA Government going forward? I see the following reasons:
Elections are basically about two options:
The latter case has become more of a certainty in every Lok Sabha Polll in India now. Which the regional parties see as THE most amazing vehicle to “topple” BJP and Congress as National Parties. The issue however, is that none of the regional parties have the scope or the leaders to make it possible.
The ONLY party which partly has that scope are the Communists.. with substantial presence in Bengal and Kerala. But that is about all. And this time, even there, they will see strong reversals. So the future is reserved for regional parties unless BJP and Congress step up and stop the infighting that is currently plaguing them!
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