– Suresh Hindustani
Nothing can be said with confidence as to what happens in politics. Just a few decades ago, the way opposition political parties used to try their best to remove Congress from power, similar efforts are being made even today. This time the Congress has joined the efforts. As a result of the last two Lok Sabha elections, in the political situation that has developed in the country, naturally the opposition has started thinking and churning towards the exercise of saving its land. For this, efforts are being made again for opposition unity. This time the land of Bihar has been chosen for the experiment of unity. Therefore it can be naturally said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be in the role of chief in this effort.
Although political analysts have started openly accepting about Nitish Kumar that Nitish Kumar follows his own path, in such a situation, there is also a feeling of political ambiguity about how much he will obey other parties. We know very well that in Bihar, sometimes with the BJP and sometimes with the anti-BJP parties, Nitish Kumar played bets in the election field. In both the situations, Nitish Kumar was also successful in saving his power. Here it can be a matter of analysis that when Nitish Kumar took over the power of Bihar for the first time, then he contested against Lalu Prasad Yadav’s party Rashtriya Janata Dal and he was also his political enemy. But this time the situation has changed. Now Nitish Kumar is not only with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, but has also given him a share in the government. In such a situation, all his power is now against the BJP.
Ever since the BJP came to power at the Centre, the base of the opposition has shifted. Barring one or two states, even today the Congress is not in a position to win elections on its own. Although recently, Karnataka has encouraged the Congress to fly in the political sky, on the basis of which the Congress has started seeing the scope of change of power at the center, but the discrepancy is that within the Congress there is a lot of infighting going on. . In this, there may be an exercise among the regional leaders to beat each other, but in this situation the Congress may also have to bear the loss.
The manner in which the tug-of-war game between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to manage power in Karnataka also shows the position of the Congress. The Congress’s exercise in efforts for opposition unity is only that it will remain a tailwind of regional parties. Even after this, the effort of Congress will be that this opposition unity should be under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi of Congress. But it is impossible for this to happen. It is also being said that the opposition can contest elections without a claimant for the post of Prime Minister, but after that there will be a tussle for the post of Prime Minister, it should be considered fixed.
As far as political ambition is concerned, the heads of the political parties of the opposition will also play the game of showing themselves superior to the other party. We know that no one in the opposition parties wants to lag behind. Be it Rahul Gandhi, Nitish Kumar or Mamta Banerjee, be it Sharad Pawar or Akhilesh Yadav. Or whose mass base has shifted, why not be such a leftist leader. Everyone must be thinking of leading themselves. Only the main names have been mentioned in this. May be there are other leaders like Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti who are weaving similar dreams. Overall, it can be said that efforts for opposition unity are made only when political parties feel weak on their own. It is remarkable that these efforts of unity are only going to show the weakness of the opposition. At least that’s the message going out.
It is difficult to predict how successful these efforts of opposition unity will be. Even if these efforts are successful, regional political parties can also dream that their number may also come like Deve Gowda. In this regard, a campaign is being run by the Congress regarding Rahul Gandhi, but Mamta Banerjee and Nitish Kumar will remain behind, it cannot be denied. It is true that everyone should dream of moving forward, it is also natural. But it will be even better if it is accompanied by healthy traditions. Doing this type of politics only to defeat someone will neither be in one’s own interest nor will it be able to give a positive message to the country.
Today the only agenda of the opposition is to defeat the BJP by any means and establish itself at the pinnacle of power. In fact, what should happen is that the opposition parties should put their plan in front of the country and enter the fray with the mindset of winning and not defeating. If this could not be done, then the same saying of three leaves of Dhaka would be its character. Today the opposition parties should seriously think about why such a situation has arisen that they are continuously moving towards contraction.
As far as regional political parties are concerned, it can be argued for their contraction that their influence is limited to a particular region. That’s why they have to put all their efforts in only one area, only then their political existence can remain intact. That’s why in this election more focus will be on Congress only, because once it was all over the country, today it has been reduced to a count. The second discrepancy of the Congress is also that in what form the regional parties will accept it. We know that Janata Dal United and Rashtriya Janata Dal will retain more seats than Congress in Bihar. Almost a similar situation will prevail in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. In such a situation, the Congress will have no option but to convince the mind.
(The author is a freelance commentator.)
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