BJP Should Side With Congress

Instead of running around like headless chicken, as aptly pointed out by Ronen Sen, BJP should join cause with Congress and make sure the country is not taken hostage by the Chinese stooges, the leftists; and the recent debate on the 123 deal is a good chance. As far as economics and foreign policy are concerned, there is not much difference in how both the parties think. They even play the religion cards with the basic difference that BJP mollycoddles the Hindus and Congress the Muslims (which is far more dangerous due to terrorism), and I think through backdoor politics such a difference can be quickly sorted out.

Even if they are power hungry they can reap the benefits of power turn by turn. Let Sonia Gandhi be the PM with Advani as the Deputy PM, and then vice versa; at least we won’t have to see the inauspicious contours of Karunanidhi, Mayawati, Mulayam, Lalu, Yechuri, Bardhan and such.

If both BJP and Congress join forces they’ll be able to formulate an indefatigable coalition and then the country won’t have to bear the looser parties like CPM and CP(I)M that despite having nil public support and sympathy, wield so much power due to the political vicissitudes of this country and wreck havoc with the countries economy and the reform movement.

The reality of our country is, fortunately or unfortunately, we are not going to have a single-party majority for a long time. Congress and BJP are one of the largest parties currently and they have the power to alter the political and socio-economic scenario of the country. The other parties are mostly regional (AIADMK, etc.), caste-based (BSP, SP, etc.) or freakish (CP(I)M, etc.) and they are always going to remain on the peripheries. They needlessly become powerful, without having any power, just because the central government has to depend on their capricious support — and they cause overwhelming damage to the country. Just remember how Dayanidhi Maran was removed by Karunanidhi despite being the best Communications and IT Minister India has ever had. Just see how the communists scuttle one reform after another. Just see how fickle Mayawati is. These people don’t care for the country.

But there certainly are some ministers both in BJP and Congress that think for the larger interests. Manmohan Singh can be an exceptional PM when he is not shackled by Sonia and her cronies. As a Finance Minister he used to come to the office with a resignation letter in his pocket. There are a few others that work well despite being in Congress. The same goes for BJP; it has Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie, Arun Jaitley and many others. If all these people come together they can work wonders. Caste and religion are big issues for both the parties but I think if all these interests are combined a good solution can be formulated.

If nothing else, they should come together to help the country get rid of the communists that are eating the country like a cancer. They have hollowed the states they have ruled so far, and now they want to hollow the country.

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