06-07-2005, 12:23 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Bharatvarsh+Jun 7 2005, 05:14 PM-->QUOTE(Bharatvarsh @ Jun 7 2005, 05:14 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> Interesting, can any1 explain why Congress always seems to win in the South (while it's popularity is going down in Northern states), I think this may be because the South does not have a strong Hindutva presence like in the North. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In AP, there was never an oppostion party even after emergency. TDP occupied the opposition political space. BJP aligned with them and never seriuosly tried to develop a base because Venkaiah Naidu was in NTR's pocket (Same Caste link). TN was always DMK/AIADMK turf with 10-15% CONgress votes. They would tag along with some one or other. BJP never developed a base there. They developed a base in Karnataka but they are giving it away to Deve Gowda because of internal fights in BJP.
In AP, there was never an oppostion party even after emergency. TDP occupied the opposition political space. BJP aligned with them and never seriuosly tried to develop a base because Venkaiah Naidu was in NTR's pocket (Same Caste link). TN was always DMK/AIADMK turf with 10-15% CONgress votes. They would tag along with some one or other. BJP never developed a base there. They developed a base in Karnataka but they are giving it away to Deve Gowda because of internal fights in BJP.