After Bihar, What Next ?

BJP stands shocked due to the outcome of Bihar elections. Well, actually I also see it not so much as a victory for Laloo and Nitish but more so as a defeat of the strategy employed by BJP leadership.

As I see it, the people of Bihar have done a good job of reminding BJP as a political party in general and in particular to its lead characters like NaMo (Prime Minister), Amit Shah (Party President) and their few favourite chosen men and women that their main task is to carry out the responsibilities at the centre and that if they want the states to come under their control, then they shall have to identify, support, develop, nurture good leaders at the local level and that leadership and  that the winning formulae or guidance can not be imported in to states from outside (centre or other states).

As such, BJP was never a big force in Bihar and should not have made it a prestige issue, especially after the coming together of Laloo and Nitish, coaxed and cajoled by piggy back rider Congress. The symptoms were out when Amit Shah talked of Pakistan being happy at the defeat of BJP in Bihar or when someone else said that it is not a referendum on NDA / BJP govt at New Delhi or PM Modi.

The most astonishing thing about this is that certain Prashanta Kishor, who is said to have been the mastermind of BJP's successful poll campaign in 2014 LS elections, was allowed to cross over to the opposition camp, and that is a bad sign, since it shows that either they could not recognise or did not wish to acknowledge his contribution in LS elections of 2014. Even those who are against discussing politics must read about this Prashant Kishor since his team seems to have derailed the BJP's well oiled poll campaign in Bihar through use of a few simple tactics, and PM Modi fell in their trap.

However, Bihar elections give hope on two counts. One is that now onward no single party should dream of ruling all of India (centre and states) and each one must begin to respect and to learn to share power with other parties. The second and more important aspect is that now BJP, NaMo Govt shall have to perform in order to get over this setback and to consolidate their position. 

This means that the Govt and BJP will have to reach out to opposition and to coordinate more and more with other parties so that the pending legislation is taken up and passed. So, still the hope of Achche Din... remains alive.