Widespread discontent You might think that discontent is only in Congress camp and disappointment with their voters .Congress supporters are furious, but cannot direct their ire at any one just now. The anger is bottled up unless and until it finds a vent to discharge and that may be 5 years away,, Who knows, time is a great leveler. Congress has muddled up a golden opportunity after disaster of last assembly elections., Voters will not forgive them anymore. .Electors had real apprehensions about their cohesiveness, considering grandfathers nursing high ambitions. The elixir of grand success by concoction of young and old has exploded in their face. The statement that Congress is willing to have understanding with MGP was a brutal shock.. All opposition to leadership was throttled and nipped in the bud by cunningly distributing tickets. .Personal ambitions , egos, delay was suicidal, as it now turns out to be, coupled with paralysis of authority and which fact was capitalized by shrewd leader. Madkaikar, Mauvin of earlier Congress have been elected and momentarily one is rewarded., Visvajit has abandoned the sinking ship of Congress and more desertions will be no surprise in future
BJP though lost CM, &7 Ministers and independents supporting the BJP were wiped out.., Giving Ministerial berths to new comers, who defeated BJP candidates is spreading disharmony. in BJP,. To be in power senior BJP chances are scuttled and who among them will get the left out position of Minister is hobsons choice,, Loyalty, seniority of BJP legislators is thrown out to the winds. . Besides the candidates who castigated BJP right and left will now be the bosses to whom BJP will have to bow down and shake hands in absurd friendship without overt outbursts and swallow their pride. The dissent is also brewing within rank and files of BJP., Will it erupt like a sudden volcano has to be seen.? Voters are disgusted with independents too, who lashed out mercilessly at BJP calling all sorts of names and harsh tones. Now that they have made common cause with the BJP, the voters are left high and dry to nurse their wounds of hurt feelings and after ideologically identifying with the BJP. The signature tune of development and stability is echoed by everyone to ward off the criticism of lust for power and betrayal a la Judas Iscariot.. What ever happened to development and stability for BJP which was rejcted by electorate. Even some independents were supported by Congress and without providing opposition or fielding a weak candidate. GFP had shown great hopes to disband the BJP, but their fiery speaker and leader just melted away in the face of power and pelf, Voters thought that it would provide an alternative to both Congress and BJP . The biggest U turn has left them dumb and speechless .They lived up to the maxim that there are no permanent enemies in politics, but permanent interests that take precedents over so called ideologies and principles. It is true that politics is bereft of any ideologies and principles to which they bind themselves post elections. The voters of GFP are the worst illusioned d for reposing their ultimate faith in the nascent party, The President of GFP has resigned in utter disgust with biting criticism of respected citizens and political pundits. GFP is flayed and skined alive all over media in India and abroad Voters feel they are all scoundrels with no permanent allegiance to voters or parties, All their philosophy, rationalization is post victory for then they are masters of all they survey, albeit for the good of the voters only. MGP voters had no pre poll alliance with BJP. Davlikar was unceremoniously ejected as the Minister in Coalition, MGP had no pre poll alliance in fact it joined hands with GSM and SS to cut BJP to size, How do the MGP voters feel about the U Turn in once again shaking hands with BJP for sake of spoils of the office.? The verbal hate and vitriolic exchanges between BJP and MGP during election campaigns leaves them dumb struck and in great disbelief Hence voters across all parties are a highly disappointed lot, What cannot be cured must be endured by the voters, A meeting at the residence of turn coats, posts on social and print media is all the justification, explanation , rationalization that is no music to the ears of the voters .There should have been public, corner meetings, pamphlets, phone calls, emails and FB posts to communicate their personal decisions as they did pre elections to get real time bound feed back. But on the contrary they rushed head long and then resort to feeble, unconvincing prayer of arrogance Finally only the Ministers in the new cabinet are the most happy, delighted persons., Forget the voters and others left out in the cold without aspired Ministerial berths They will be assured of total development in their respective constituencies of BJP, maybe there will promises of compensation of some sort to keep them in good humour, crumbs of being named as heads of Corporations, or given employment preferences to their voters and unlimited social benefits and Govt Schemes It is for sometime that dissent will be suppressed with iron hand in BJP with threats of disciplinary action, but how long it will be sustained is a matter of political speculation. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim