The new government in the offing for India may be missing a stable majority this time. NDA is all set to romp home for the third consecut
The new government in the offing for India may be missing a stable majority this time. NDA is all set to romp home for the third consecutive term giving a hat trick win for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But neither he nor his NDA alliance would be the same any longer.
Going by the emerging leads and counting trends, NDA stands no chance to cross the 400 mark. It may not even cross the previous 303 mark either. Hence, there is no fear of losing any rights enshrined in the constitution for “we, the people of the country”. The overall NDA tally may fall by 45 to 50 seats compared to its tally last time.
The India alliance had demonstrated a remarkable resurgence, but failed to make it to power. It is going to improve its combined tally by 95 to 105 seats, ensuring a strong opposition in the country to checkmate the authoritarian tendencies in the future. The BJP is no longer that strong to expect a meek surrender from the NDA alliance.
By and large, it is an election between an undisputed leader, Narendra Modi, pitted against a uncertain political grouping, the Indian Alliance, which failed to project a strong and viable alternative to the BJP. Had they been successful on this count, they would have been successful in their plans to unseat Modi.
More than two dozen parties have come together to form the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (referred to as “India” for short). Key politicians in this group, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, as well as siblings Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi and their mother, Sonia Gandhi, could forge a formidable opposition.
This is exactly what India is in need of at this juncture. The winner is by all the Indian democracy and the smart people of India.
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