The plot thickens. As the CEC announces a 5-phase Lok Sabha polls beginning on April 16th, till the 16th of May, Former Prime Minister of India, H.D Deve Gowda (remember him?) has taken it upon himself to answer some of the questions I asked in my previous post. He announced today the composition of the Third Front, an issue I was duly concerned with. It appears this Third Front will include the CPI, CPM, Deve Gowda's JD(S), Jayalalitha's AIADMK (already aligned with the CPI) and the RSP.
Others are sure to join this third front, as a counter to the two dominant coalitions, the UPA and NDA. As to who they might be, we are as yet uncertain. Mayawati's alliances are sure to be the topic of much debate in the days to come. She is an ascendant national figure and would have the political capital to expect the Prime Ministership if she were to be a member of a Third Front that came to power. Without a clear front runner for Prime Minister, any Third Front will be mired in internal squabbling much like the last time we had a similar situation(1996).
In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has alligned with the Congress against the Left Front. In UP, the Congress and SP are yet to agree on seat-sharing, but with Mayawati expected to be dominant there once again, that might be an inconsequential debate.
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..interesting, wat do u think r d chances of d third front, anyway?...
ReplyDeleteWell if Mayawati will be a part of this Third Front, as is looking likely, they should fare quite decently. Jayalalitha is sure to garner 8-10 seats in Tamil Nadu and while Left will take a hit in WB and Kerala, it should do OK. Not expecting too much of the others in Third Front, but there will always be surprises and this time there is a higher chance of getting surprises.
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