The Congress was on the back foot with the long shadows cast by United Progressive Alliance-II. The concluded polls reflect this and the sole beneficiary was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But the Aam Aadmi Party exposed the standing of the BJP by matching the saffron seats. This must be ominous for the Congress and the BJP since both now seem to face an organised third contender in the Lok Sabha elections of 2014. There is also an opportunity for regional entities to also become a mature electoral group. Perhaps, we are seeing the end of cloak and dagger politics with its quid-pro-quo dispensation.
R Narayanan Ghaziabad
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