Big fight ahead but Opposition is in disarray

Sulking and moping is not political action. The Opposition has its task cut out to create the army necessary for the imminent big battle of ideas

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stupendous election victory, the Opposition parties seems both physically and psychologically diminished.  Unless they pull themselves together assured destruction may be their fate.

Fatigue and disappointment are natural reactions to an election debacle. Having drawn a blank in 14 states and a shock defeat in his pocket-borough of Amethi, a miffed Congress president has resigned and lashed out in frustration against his own party leaders. Since then the entire party is busy persuading a moping leader to continue instead of evolving survival strategies.

The smaller Opposition parties are in a worse state except in some southern states.