Lets get Cheeky Cheeky - #2

To quit drinking, you should be a drunkard. How can a teetotaler quit drinking?

To go on a hunger strike you should be a glutton. How can a 'andraadam kaatchi' go on a hunger stirke?

To die you should be alive.

To miss something, you should be in possession with it.

To talk politics .. you should be either a dumb-ass or asocial! (Or is it the other way round? 'to do politics, do you need to be asocial'?) Well, I leave it to them!

India is a secular country not just because of the diversities in our caste/religion/language and stuff like that, but it is also due to the variety of political mythos that we Indians believe in. In that context, within India, only Kerala and West Bengal are the places where the Marxian hymns are still lingering  .. But in the coming elections, Mallu-Marxian musicians are a bit stuck up with the intra party dissidence and hence the Congress led allaince has a fair chance to get out something this time. Becasue, last time the Leftists swept away 19 out of 20 from them. This time, Congress has a chance of making an imprint with the numbers and can possibly make it to a two digit tally.

The Hooghly breeze also, seems to be dampening the communist' anthems. Its the TMC which is on a high. Mamata, has an option of going either with the Congress pre/post elections or can help the third front. But as the Leftists have their piece of cake in the third allaince, Mamata will most probably strike a deal with the Congress and if they do, its good news for the anti-third fronts. A total of 42 seats are there. To prevent Left being a factor in the formation of a third front, they are to not be given more than 20 in WB. To do that, TMC and Cong  for sure have to face it together as allies. 

The scenes set up in Maharashtra are not that interesting. There were times when BJP and SS had no visible mete between them. But things have changed now. Regionalism rules! If the NCP can win enough seats, say 30 odd, they can very well pose Sharad Pawar himself as the PM. SS inspite of being in the opposite camp seems to be ok with this move. So the total of 48 seats seems to be swinging towards the NCP & cong alliance, as their opposition themselves are stuck up in a quandary.

While Maharashtra seems to be a Australia-Kenya match, a match itself is lacking in Gujarat. Most probably the Modi led BJP will be given a bye in this elections. OMG! UPA guys, please give some resistance or better give a walkover, its recession time and elections are a costly business!

Karnataka! Land struggling to strike a balance! a balance between bangalore and bengaluru .. Banglore is being hailed as the harbinger of the Western culture to the narrow gullies of India. But, bengaluru is busy safegaurding the Indian culture (Whatever that means!). But those are local issues and on the big picture the state has very much turned itself to be an activists state (Not to be misread). BJP can sit, sleep and enjoy during the run for the elections and can still manage to make a magic with the numbers here. The ball is in the BJP's court and they are to decide how many are they gonna break out of the 28 available. As for Cong, they have no other choice but to go for an alliance with the JDs, which might, might help to improve their numbers. But apart from Bellary, there are 27 other constituencies Soniaji! Do something na! 

"Tum agar humko na chaho toh koi baat nahi, tum agar kisi aur ko chahogi toh mushkil hogi" .. how does that song get a place in parliament .. well anythings possible with Laluji! Lalu's sarcasm, a typical Biharian' words .. But, the incumbent Janata Dals and BJP alliance are doing good. Nitish kumar, well, a secret contender for even the Prime Ministership is carrying out his business quite remarkably. So the sarcasms of Lalu have to catch up with the pragmatic politics of the Paswans. Only then, he ll be able to meet his dream! yeah, I remember, he once said that he too had a wish to be the PM someday. That day is not far, dear. Somehow, accomodate the Cong and the LJP in your circle .. then try clinching as many as possible .. because no Bihari is as Bihari as Lalu!

The most coveted state for all the national level politicians - UP. The talks about the third alliance all starts from here. The available alternatives in the state are the BSPs, the SPs, the BJPs and the Congs. For a whopping number of 80 seats, the number of alternatives seems to be too less a number. So winning a decent number of seats here means, you have swept two of any other states. This is the factor which is giving Maayawathi, her dreams of PMship. If the BSP wins some 40 odd seats, then either they themselves can form a third alliance with Maayawathi as the PM or they can support the UPA with Maayawathi as any minister! (How about Finance baby?!). Same story with the SP. If they can pick some 30 or so then they will be in the driver seat. So SP or BSP, UP people are lucky, I must say. BJP can no way get into the picture with both SP and BSP turning their backs to them. Cong has got atleast a second cousins' tie up with the Congress. So, if Cong can strike that tie, Lucky they! Else, Oh BSP! damn India!