The jinn of Jinaah has once again come to haunt BJP. Earlier it was Advani's comment on calling Jinnah a secular leader and now it is Jaswant Singh's turn to face the heat. Although Jaswant not being a mass leader would not have much affect on the future prospects of the party. Still I feel sad for BJP. The party which claimed to be different and unique has gone down and hopes of its revival are dismal. The problem with the party was that after Atal and Advani there was no number 2 in the party. So after the vetran leaders were due for retirement there was nobody in the party to claim the position, or rather too many. Thus it lead to a bloddy war of succession. This war is taking its tall on the party. Rajnath who is not a mass leader himself is holding the reigns and many under him find his authority unacceptable, the state units are on verge of rebellion and the performance of the party is in tatters. For how much time the party can survive in these conditions, only time will tell.
Some times I feel that the dynastic politics and the nepotism of Congress is better in this regard. Right from the time of Jawahar Lal Nehru to Indira Gandhi, Rajiv, Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka the baton always is passed to the heirs of the throne. Atleast the no. 1 spot is fixed in the party and everybody agrees to adhere to his diktat. Those who chose to rebel are quitely shown the door as in case of Sharad Pawar and gang. I know for certain that Rahul is going to lead the congress in time to come followed by his son.
If we see the other regional parties, they seem to be plagued by a similar problem. Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule are contesting to be hier to Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena is already in shambles owing to the nepotistic attitude of Bala Shaeb, SP is facing similar problem, the war in DMK is known to all. That brings me to the conclusion that the well establised dynastic regime of Congress is proving to be more robust than the dangling hierarcy of other party. Though I am opposed to the idea and many of my readers would be, still looking at the facts above the conclusion is imminent.
Some times I feel that the dynastic politics and the nepotism of Congress is better in this regard. Right from the time of Jawahar Lal Nehru to Indira Gandhi, Rajiv, Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka the baton always is passed to the heirs of the throne. Atleast the no. 1 spot is fixed in the party and everybody agrees to adhere to his diktat. Those who chose to rebel are quitely shown the door as in case of Sharad Pawar and gang. I know for certain that Rahul is going to lead the congress in time to come followed by his son.
If we see the other regional parties, they seem to be plagued by a similar problem. Ajit Pawar and Supriya Sule are contesting to be hier to Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena is already in shambles owing to the nepotistic attitude of Bala Shaeb, SP is facing similar problem, the war in DMK is known to all. That brings me to the conclusion that the well establised dynastic regime of Congress is proving to be more robust than the dangling hierarcy of other party. Though I am opposed to the idea and many of my readers would be, still looking at the facts above the conclusion is imminent.
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