National and State parties

Congress, UPA I, UPAII has ruled for 6 decades and more with intermittent
rule by BJP, NDA Janata parties. The experiment did not continue long
enough. BJP at one time had just two members in Parliament and CPI, CPM
have faded  into oblivion of sunset too. Suddenly BJP has assumed the
position of major National party sweeping some states unexpectedly, mainly
because the voters were eager for change from routine and status co and
articulation by  P.M.Modi in a convincing way. Can two party experiment
borrowed from  West take roots in India, which is a country of diversity of
religion, caste, language, culture etc?Which party now can replace
Congress.  Congress  is now disintegrating at both levels at an alarming
rate, unless it bounces back. While Congress is being labeled as family
outfit, BJP is seen as a party with hidden agenda of Hindutva as it secret
plank

It is interesting that regional parties  in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,
Kashmir . AAP and others are being seen as an alternative to monolith
outfits. The answer of stability, progress is not convincing at present
time. In a federal structure of our country the local aspiration, progress
and development can receive concerted attention by regional parties, The
Centre needs the states for ratification of certain legislation's and hence
the intention to win  or destabilize regional parties in most states is to
push by force reforms without getting states to willingly co operate in
their best interests. The centre being all pervasive with majority has led
to unbalanced growth and allotment of resources unevenly to the states
ruled by major party

The performance of AAP is an indication of voters concerns because one of
the major propaganda is that for better progress it is desirable that state
and centre belong to the same party. It is  a definite pointer to bias and
preferential treatment. Presently the centre with its powers tries to
stifle legitimate needs or delays financial resources. The centre thus
holds a strong hand making states to fall in live or be deprived of
development and which explains some states being less developed due to
preferential treatment at National  level ,The experiment with  birth of
regional parties is gaining in strength and it will spell demise of
National Parties

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

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