A veteran BJP leader once said
during the run up to 2004 elections that ‘all political parties will be in a
state of flux’. He should be happy that his prediction may come true, only a
little late. Like the traffic stops during a VIP visit, governance comes to a
grinding halt the moment elections are announced. With elections in five States
from February 5 and results on March 11, the next 70 days promise to be
eventful, keeping poll pundits to voters busy. Akhilesh Yadav, the Chief
Minister of the largest State, Uttar Pradesh, is facing two fights, one in the
family and the other in the political arena. If he manages to win both, he is
sure to emerge as a national figure obliterating the Congress vice-president
who is struggling to remain above water. The Congress, which has been out of
power in UP for the last 35 years, seems to be looking for nothing beyond a
runner-up status to the third largest party.
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