As India goes for polls, political parties are vying for electorate and even more for opponent political parities. Ever since alliances gained prominence in national governance, national parties have weakened. In last five years all the national parties, with exception of BSP, have lost their foothold and political might. This political development has made them increasingly dependent on regional parties.
This election, regional parties have gained a new prominence and notoriety in forming alliances some time multiple and confusing alliances. What is more atrocious about these alliances unlike the previous alliance formations like NDA/UPA, is that they have no agenda and political vision for this country nor do they intend to present the electorate with any vision document.
Parties don’t want to emphasize their development agenda as they are totally unsure of which political block they belong to, political parties such has BJD has created totally new political ideological dimension of “center-right-left” party where as NCP and RJD are toying with both right and left. Parties such as TDP, DMK,AIADMK, and numerous smaller parties with suffixes such as ‘lok dal’, “rastrawadi” and “samajwadi” don’t mind which party governs the nation if they get their political cut.
Then there is Communist block and BSP, who don’t mind anything about any political party if they are non-Congress and non-BJP. They have nothing do with the political ideology of such parties if they are willing to support their next government. No body seems to mind even if alliance partners are fighting each other unless their egos are satisfied. In some states BJP/Congress have to beg smaller parties to be allowed and accommodated with a few seats in such regions for promise of backing government at center.
This election almost every political party is worried about future of the party but not the country. Smaller regional parties have no vision for national development and they are not bothered either as their primary interest lies in the cabinet berth and sops for their region. None of them are interest in socio-economic plan of this country for next five years, which will benefit the nation as a whole and will percolate down to every state and region.
This election, regional parties have gained a new prominence and notoriety in forming alliances some time multiple and confusing alliances. What is more atrocious about these alliances unlike the previous alliance formations like NDA/UPA, is that they have no agenda and political vision for this country nor do they intend to present the electorate with any vision document.
Parties don’t want to emphasize their development agenda as they are totally unsure of which political block they belong to, political parties such has BJD has created totally new political ideological dimension of “center-right-left” party where as NCP and RJD are toying with both right and left. Parties such as TDP, DMK,AIADMK, and numerous smaller parties with suffixes such as ‘lok dal’, “rastrawadi” and “samajwadi” don’t mind which party governs the nation if they get their political cut.
Then there is Communist block and BSP, who don’t mind anything about any political party if they are non-Congress and non-BJP. They have nothing do with the political ideology of such parties if they are willing to support their next government. No body seems to mind even if alliance partners are fighting each other unless their egos are satisfied. In some states BJP/Congress have to beg smaller parties to be allowed and accommodated with a few seats in such regions for promise of backing government at center.
This election almost every political party is worried about future of the party but not the country. Smaller regional parties have no vision for national development and they are not bothered either as their primary interest lies in the cabinet berth and sops for their region. None of them are interest in socio-economic plan of this country for next five years, which will benefit the nation as a whole and will percolate down to every state and region.
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