2009 Poll Prospects And Alignments-2

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In India politics is played on the basis of vote banks. These vote banks are based on Castes and minority-religions. So these castes and minority-religions become assets and these assets are aggrandised by leaders of the castes and minority-religions. The caste and religious conflicts tend to sustain these vote banks and therefore they cannot be joined at will. During the elections these 'leaders' deliver their vote-banks to the highest bidder.

In U.P. Mayavathi appeals to the 'dispossesed' Hindu castes and became the leader of the 'Dalit' party. Muslims (and Christians as well) are caste-ridden and so she appeals to 'Dalits' of all religions. In U.P. the Brahmins are a sizeable section and they have formed into a vote bank. Among the Brahmins there are fewer landed-gentry as opposed to other land-owning Hindus and she was able to co-opt the Brahmins into her fold and become a power to recon with as the party of the dispossed.

In nature every thing exists in pairs of opposites and these entities of caste and minority-religions parities, each of which need one or more enemies and the label 'enemy' had to be pinned on some. Congress and the BJP fit this label.

This should answer your question why Mayawathi cannot align with the BJP and go to the poll. She could align post-poll if necessary.

Therefore you should know that Mulayam is a Yadav principally and not a socialist and Kalyan is a Lodh and not BJP. If you refuse to identify yourself (and others) with any caste you are no asset and no party would want you!

This is Indian Secular Democracy! Question is: Can you identify with any of the three components that makes the State viz. 'Indian', 'Secular' and 'Democracy'? If not, you are a votary for Viraat Brihat Hindutva!