05-15-2007, 12:29 AM
Muppalla,
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Between now and 2009 - there's a long long time. For 2009, it'll be interesting to see if Cong will field Manmohan as a PM or Rahul? The UP elections was disaster as far as Rahul was concerned but he'll be acclaimed as a hero for holding on to his grandma's jagir - Amethi. Someone has to pick the tab in Cong HQ for this fiasco and others in recent elections at - Bihar, Mumbai, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab. Manmohan should watch his back, Gandhi clan coterie will surely make him scapegoat soon enough.
Cong was planning on a post poll alliance to pull some shots and the complete rout leads them to where they started with - outside the gate barking in their highest secular pitch and fortunately there's plenty competition there. Expect those old charges against Mayawati (Taj corridor scam) to resurface soon. It remains to be seen if Mayawati rules from the center bringing all sections together or just panders to fringe elements of here party. She could well use this second chance to set UP straight but I'm not that skeptical: ..look at her Council of Ministers, nearly half her ministers have criminal charges against them.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->If we look the possible scenarios of 2009 General Elections, I believe there are two possibilities:<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Between now and 2009 - there's a long long time. For 2009, it'll be interesting to see if Cong will field Manmohan as a PM or Rahul? The UP elections was disaster as far as Rahul was concerned but he'll be acclaimed as a hero for holding on to his grandma's jagir - Amethi. Someone has to pick the tab in Cong HQ for this fiasco and others in recent elections at - Bihar, Mumbai, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab. Manmohan should watch his back, Gandhi clan coterie will surely make him scapegoat soon enough.
Cong was planning on a post poll alliance to pull some shots and the complete rout leads them to where they started with - outside the gate barking in their highest secular pitch and fortunately there's plenty competition there. Expect those old charges against Mayawati (Taj corridor scam) to resurface soon. It remains to be seen if Mayawati rules from the center bringing all sections together or just panders to fringe elements of here party. She could well use this second chance to set UP straight but I'm not that skeptical: ..look at her Council of Ministers, nearly half her ministers have criminal charges against them.