The decision for single party rule by DMK in Tamil Nadu must have dashed the hopes of political pundits, but it is the only option left for good governance. One may hope for a coalition but the disunity in Tamilnadu Congress will cause damage to the public goodwill hence Madam Sonia Gandhi did the right thing to offer unconditional support to DMK.
In return DMK is going to unconditionally support Congress government in Pondicherry.Congress had won only 10 seats and the outside support by 7 member DMK is crucial for its government formation. Since DMK is going to support from outside, the three independents who won are likely to join Congress, of course getting some Corporation as reward. Also there are moves by the 3 member breakway Congress members who won under Puduchery Munnetra Congress to go back to the Congress party itself.Since its founder P.Kannan is routed in the polls, the leaderless legislature party members are likely to go back to the parent organization.Single party rule in both states will gain strength and make up the majority shortly.
I see some false statements with an attempt to bias readers in this article. The author has written several conclusion statements without any justifications. Remember that, whenever a person writes an analysis report of what can potentially happen, he/she has to analyse all possibilities and give comments on all of those possibilities and should not attempt to mask any of them. I have been observing recent articles on Rediff about elections in TN for past one month. I see that there have been indirect attempts to support Jaya in the articles. It is not right on the part of a journalist or an e-news website like Rediff to allow such articles supporting any party or person. Please ensure that every statement has been coined with care, with truth and perfectly unbiased.
It will take more than 500 years that Tamilnadu will be ruled by the parties which have representation in all other states.Most of the time the usual practice of the elected party to pull the legs of the previous party which has stepped down.
Tamilnadu has a lot of potentials in almost all the sectors and whoever comes as a chief minister, he should have broad vision and take the state as no 1.
Jayalalitha has managed a not big debacle and she has strong presence in T. nadu assembly.DMK supremo is 83 . DMK has no strong successor. from initial records Vijaykant has polled 20 lac votes at cost of AIADMK. Within 3 years in T.Nadu it shall be antiincumbancy. Thus by 2009 Jaya shall be avery powerful force in T. Nadu and all know how she had made Vajpeyee Govt. dance and how she had made all Vajpeyee messangers nervous with her classified information be it Mahajan or Fernandis. She has ambitions of central politics and hawide knowledge of national international aspects. and now she is free to shape third front with Mulayamsingh and Chandrababu or perhaps Pawar, Navin, Chautala, Badal, Mahanto etc. Thus now DMK and UPA have no luxery to go for Infighting but to work hard both at centre and state as Amma now is free bird.
Its not the cases against JJ which caused the debacle in 2001 for DMK. Its just the strength of the alliance which is the reason for the defeat in 2001 and win in 2006. Note though the DMK had won only some 37 seats in 2001, it had lost lot of the seats within a hundreds to 2000 votes margin. so it just indicates the strenght of the alliance causing the reversals.
The article throws up points which will continue to be debated in the coming days. The coalition would not necessarily mean the DMK calling the shots. Congress can play a vital role. With 40 votes the DMK has already cornered all the crucial cabinet seats at the centre. Congress can use this god (DMK) gifted opportunity - getting a sizeable number of legislators -to make their presence felt and take up people related issues and apply brakes on possible overenthusiasm of DMK. That there are no senior state leaders in Congress is not a limiting factor. There are limitations to DMK to overstretching their importance in centre when they need congress for their survival in TN. If PM wants to reshuffle the central cabient he can do so without any inhibition. He can ensure that the TN government follows and implements central strategy for economic reforms. Of course it all depends on how Congress plays its card keepeing in view its long term strategy. It is, however,too early to predict how the coalition partners will actually behave. One thing, hwoever, is certain, the opposition will keep the ruling coalition on tenter hooks.
Whoever comes to power, they must play developmental politics in stead of playing detrimental politics - I mean that they must desist from mudslinging at each other. They must concentrate on the welfare activities of the state.
