08-20-2010, 08:43 AM
Earlier it was discussed whether Nitish Kumar will dump BJP and join UPA. Politics is not that simplistic as Delhi based 'famous' TV anchors & English newspaper 'Editors' write about. For the last 2 years or so, every single English media outlet was praising Nitish Kumar and telling him that he has 'developed' Bihar and now he should show real statesmanship by dumping BJP and joining UPA. (Will discuss this Bihar ââ¬Ëdevelopmentââ¬â¢ later).
Regional Party honchos usually have no ideology (Navin Patnaik, Chandrababu Naidu, Lalu, Mulayam etc). Only two parties in India can claim to have some ideology are BJP & CPM. Congress because of single family rule actively discourages any ideology what so ever. Regional parties as they have no ideology will depend on just on single factor that is "Caste/group combination".
Nitish Kumar understands that he very badly needs the votes of some communities which only will vote for BJP and not for Nitish or Lalu. Also Nitish has failed to break the OBC barrier other than his own caste.
If he joins with Congress, Congress will just eat away his "Caste/group combination" in a matter of few years. He understands that. Mulayam is paying a heavy price in UP because of this mistake he did. Congress can take any role; will do any kind of caste politics to "eat" the alliance vote. Also in his own party, Nitish can be subdued by Congress. Congress will give Union ministry posts, big corporation chairmanships etc to JD(U) people and weaken his own hold in JD(U). Nitish will know all these. Also another greed factor of Nitish is that of a united front government in center one day. So he has some dreams of being the Prime Minister in this United Front. That will be wiped off, if he joins with Congress now.
Nitish came through the political process with Jayaprakash Narayan as student leader along with Lalu. Nitish is more smarter than the Delhi based anchors. He can teach politics to the Delhi Billis like Rajdeep Sar... , Dutt etc.
Nitish will like to have BJP with him in this election and wait for a United Front like Mayawati later.
Regional Party honchos usually have no ideology (Navin Patnaik, Chandrababu Naidu, Lalu, Mulayam etc). Only two parties in India can claim to have some ideology are BJP & CPM. Congress because of single family rule actively discourages any ideology what so ever. Regional parties as they have no ideology will depend on just on single factor that is "Caste/group combination".
Nitish Kumar understands that he very badly needs the votes of some communities which only will vote for BJP and not for Nitish or Lalu. Also Nitish has failed to break the OBC barrier other than his own caste.
If he joins with Congress, Congress will just eat away his "Caste/group combination" in a matter of few years. He understands that. Mulayam is paying a heavy price in UP because of this mistake he did. Congress can take any role; will do any kind of caste politics to "eat" the alliance vote. Also in his own party, Nitish can be subdued by Congress. Congress will give Union ministry posts, big corporation chairmanships etc to JD(U) people and weaken his own hold in JD(U). Nitish will know all these. Also another greed factor of Nitish is that of a united front government in center one day. So he has some dreams of being the Prime Minister in this United Front. That will be wiped off, if he joins with Congress now.
Nitish came through the political process with Jayaprakash Narayan as student leader along with Lalu. Nitish is more smarter than the Delhi based anchors. He can teach politics to the Delhi Billis like Rajdeep Sar... , Dutt etc.
Nitish will like to have BJP with him in this election and wait for a United Front like Mayawati later.