02-05-2009, 09:24 PM
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Thu, 05 Feb, 2009,01:55 PM
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Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Kalyan Singh seems to be in real soup. When he left the BJP and made friends with Mulayam Singh with great expectations, he would not have imagined that he would find himself in a quandary.
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He said that he was insulted by the BJP and that he would work for the demolition of it in UP. He even tried to hoodwink the Muslim community by saying that he had resigned from the BJP in repentance for the demolition of Babri structure and that he would work for the welfare of the Muslims along with Mulayam Singhâs Samajwadi Party.
Mulayam, for his part, calculated that he could garner a considerable portion of BC votes by making friends with Kalyan, but it seems he had not expected a backlash from the Muslim community.
Also the Congress has warned him not to have any tie-up with Kalyan, or else, be prepared to lose its alliance. The seat-sharing between the Congress and the SP is already in a shoddy state and Kalyan factor has only worsened the situation.
In order to have a healthy alliance with Congress, Mulayam may not have an open tie-up with Kalyan, but may go in for a tacit understanding and this sort of a set up might be to the satisfaction of Congress too, for it is the weakest among the lot in Uttar Pradesh. It would be only happy to add some BC votes to the alliance because of Kalyan.
But Mayawati would not keep quiet and will use her complete armoury to dismantle this implicit assembly by convincing the Muslims. With regard to the BJP, it doesnât have anything to lose because of Kalyanâs exit and it has already ignored him.
In fact, the party had given him a second lease of life, which Kalyan failed to utilise. When he returned to the party after quitting a few years back, the party recognised his services and fought the last Assembly elections in 2007 under his leadership.
But then, the result was not encouraging and it also gave an idea to the party about Kalyan Singhâs weakening potential. The party has also had an experience on the after effects of the departure of âhigh-profileâ leaders.
The recent example is that of Uma Barathi in Madhya Pradesh, who is now in hibernation after a complete rout in the last Assembly elections. She also challenged the BJP like how Kalyan is doing now, but could not win even in her own constituency. The same thing happened with Madanlal Kurana in Delhi.
He left the BJP and joined Uma Bharathi only to return within a few months. Last month, former Vice President Bairon Singh Shekawat exposed himself to the country by unnecessarily challenging Advaniâs candidature for the post of Prime Minister.
For his stature, that too after having completed a full term in a Constitutional office, he should not have acted in an unbecoming manner, which has caused immense damage to his dignity and political grand standing. Now he has also gone into hibernation and the same may be the fate of Kalyan Singh soon.
Editorial in News Today, an evening daily published from Chennai.
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=1...0&%20section=13
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My gut feeling is that the BJP should select a young Brahmin (to wean the Brahmins back from Maya) as its UP leader who would go on a 'paadha yaathra' boldly telling the masses that it is time to face head on with the Islamic agenda of the secular parties. A new young dynamic leader is very very important. He should bring forth the argument that Hindu vote is sacred. The man and the message form a single key. But with the ego ridden oldies bent on suppressing the aspiring youth to come up is and will be BJP's problem and downfall.
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Thu, 05 Feb, 2009,01:55 PM
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Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Kalyan Singh seems to be in real soup. When he left the BJP and made friends with Mulayam Singh with great expectations, he would not have imagined that he would find himself in a quandary.
.
He said that he was insulted by the BJP and that he would work for the demolition of it in UP. He even tried to hoodwink the Muslim community by saying that he had resigned from the BJP in repentance for the demolition of Babri structure and that he would work for the welfare of the Muslims along with Mulayam Singhâs Samajwadi Party.
Mulayam, for his part, calculated that he could garner a considerable portion of BC votes by making friends with Kalyan, but it seems he had not expected a backlash from the Muslim community.
Also the Congress has warned him not to have any tie-up with Kalyan, or else, be prepared to lose its alliance. The seat-sharing between the Congress and the SP is already in a shoddy state and Kalyan factor has only worsened the situation.
In order to have a healthy alliance with Congress, Mulayam may not have an open tie-up with Kalyan, but may go in for a tacit understanding and this sort of a set up might be to the satisfaction of Congress too, for it is the weakest among the lot in Uttar Pradesh. It would be only happy to add some BC votes to the alliance because of Kalyan.
But Mayawati would not keep quiet and will use her complete armoury to dismantle this implicit assembly by convincing the Muslims. With regard to the BJP, it doesnât have anything to lose because of Kalyanâs exit and it has already ignored him.
In fact, the party had given him a second lease of life, which Kalyan failed to utilise. When he returned to the party after quitting a few years back, the party recognised his services and fought the last Assembly elections in 2007 under his leadership.
But then, the result was not encouraging and it also gave an idea to the party about Kalyan Singhâs weakening potential. The party has also had an experience on the after effects of the departure of âhigh-profileâ leaders.
The recent example is that of Uma Barathi in Madhya Pradesh, who is now in hibernation after a complete rout in the last Assembly elections. She also challenged the BJP like how Kalyan is doing now, but could not win even in her own constituency. The same thing happened with Madanlal Kurana in Delhi.
He left the BJP and joined Uma Bharathi only to return within a few months. Last month, former Vice President Bairon Singh Shekawat exposed himself to the country by unnecessarily challenging Advaniâs candidature for the post of Prime Minister.
For his stature, that too after having completed a full term in a Constitutional office, he should not have acted in an unbecoming manner, which has caused immense damage to his dignity and political grand standing. Now he has also gone into hibernation and the same may be the fate of Kalyan Singh soon.
Editorial in News Today, an evening daily published from Chennai.
http://newstodaynet.com/newsindex.php?id=1...0&%20section=13
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My gut feeling is that the BJP should select a young Brahmin (to wean the Brahmins back from Maya) as its UP leader who would go on a 'paadha yaathra' boldly telling the masses that it is time to face head on with the Islamic agenda of the secular parties. A new young dynamic leader is very very important. He should bring forth the argument that Hindu vote is sacred. The man and the message form a single key. But with the ego ridden oldies bent on suppressing the aspiring youth to come up is and will be BJP's problem and downfall.
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