Is it time to change the GAME PLAN??? for Bhartiya Janta Party!!!

It is a very intersting time for the Bhartiya Janta Party and National Democratic Alliance, at the center they are enjoying a great majority, but the euphoria is dampened the moment you look at the Upper House (Rajya Sabha). In the Upper house BJP led NDA falls short of the half way mark by a great extent. But a lot is about to happen in coming months and it will define the fate of NDA in the Rajya Sabha (RS). With state elections looming in 5 states by June and more to come later, the NDA might be able to turn tables here by December of 2016.



The election commission ha already declared the dates of elections in 5 (see table below) states and the political parties have started to work overtime to please people. We saw a glimpse of it just before the India versus Pakistan world cup T20 match, the West Benagl Chief Minister, Mamta Benarjee by calling upon film stars like Amitabh Bacchchan on one hand and calling upon Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim and others on the other side. Is the facilitation of Pakistani players a stunt to lure a certain set of voters!!! Hmmmm.... that only time will tell.

S.NO.	HOUSE/STATE	FROM	TO	ASSEMBLY SEAT
1.	TAMIL NADU	23.05.2011	22.05.2016	234
2.	WEST BENGAL	30.05.2011	29.05.2016	294
3.	KERALA	01.06.2011	31.05.2016	140
4.	PUDUCHERRY	03.06.2011	02.06.2016	30
5.	ASSAM	06.06.2011	05.06.2016	126

Now coming back to BJP/NDA, recently there seems to be a change in how Mr. Modi, is giving out his election campaign speeches. Be it talking about reservations and praising Mr. Ambedkar, or stopping his speech mid-way for the azaan (the mosque call for the prayer).

Finally it seems BJP has realised that state elections are very different from central elections, it is primarily because in states people have different problems and thus seek different kinds of solutions and have a different expectation of a leader. Although every one knows that the government can not do anything with majority in Lok Sabha only, but still when it comes to state elections people forget all about the Rajya Sabha, and vote based on local issues and contingencies only.

The BJP seems to have realised this and thus it seems Mr. Modi has suddenly become sensitive of local issues. They just need to go a step further and start promoting local leaders who should be on the forefront and not the national leadership alone.

Time will only tell what is store for the BJP in the upcoming state elections, but as a nation these elections will define the way the nation will move ahead going forward.

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The Bihar Saga... The quest of power can brings together the all time rivals Lalu and Nitish in Bihar...

                                                                 Image Courtsey HTMedia

The story of Bihar began with Nitish Kumar's ambitions of being the Prime Minister wannabe, which he has laughed off more often than not. Nitish Kumar came out in the open when the voices to name Narendra Modi (Current PM) as the prime ministerial candidate started gaining momentum, what unfolded next was a slew of attacks on Mr. Modi and his brand of politics. Nitish Kumar always considered Bihar as his strong hold, just like Mayawati thought about Uttar Pradesh. But the story of what happened in the elections is out there for everyone to see and believe and the biggest beneficiary in the process came out to be Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan.

But this article is not about what happened and why it happened, but about what does Bihar have in store next, the political scenario of Bihar has undergone a tremendous change, once storng Janta Dal (United) headed by Mr. Nitish Kumar, was seen lost in the Modi wave that had engulfed the nation. Something changed all of a sudden and Mr. Kumar realised that he is at the verge of losing his strong hold if corrective measures are not taken. A lot of drama followed regarding him resigning etc.

But now it seems Mr. Kumar, seems to have found solace in the lap of his elder brother Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav, this is the same person against whom Mr. Kumar united with BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) with the agenda of ending the Jungle Raj, that was prevalent under Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav's rule. But when hit hard by reality both of them have realised that if they want to survive the onslaught of BJP, they have to come upfront and stop cutting into each-others vote bank. The Congress has also decided to stick to both of them as they do not have a strong face in Bihar anyhow. The real strength of the alliance between JDU and RJD, is going to be put to test soon in the by-elections, to held for the 10 seats in the state on the 21st of August.

The shift from bitter rivalry to the sweet friendship, the overall theme of the alliance seems to be one dimensional, that of defending their ground against the BJP. Mr. Kumar and Mr. Yadav also have doled out the same advice to Ku. Mayawati and Shri Mulayam Singh, to unite against BJP in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The overall scenario seems to be one where the third front seems to be aligning with the Congress party in order to fight against the BJP bandwagon across the country, whereby all the non NDA parties seem to be clubbing together, in a hope to form a formidable face against the BJP led NDA.

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