Yogi Adityanth has displayed some political immaturity by ridiculing the SP-BSP's alliance, calling it "rajnaitik saudebaazi," or political bargain, and blaming it as one of the factors that led to the BJP's defeat in the Uttar Pradesh bye elections. First of all, the seats which were lost were the BJP’s own bastions, those vacated by the CM Yogi himself and his deputy. If the ruling party which won such a historic mandate just about a year back cannot hold fort in its own strongholds, then it has a lot of soul-searching to do. It should not take the easy way out by blaming opposition parties for coming together. Why won’t they? If they are down and out, then definitely they will take some strategic decisions to try and make a comeback. There is every likelihood that they will do so once again in 2019 also. Hasn’t BJP also struck alliances in other States where it is not such a significant force? Why focus on opposition, a party in power must be able to win seats on its own strength, more so because the Government is not even a year old. When a party is in control in the State as well as in the Centre and has so much funds, Government machinery and power at its disposal, why has it not consolidated its position in such an important State? If anti-incumbency feeling has come in within just about a year, then it is a sign of warning bells for the ruling party. Uttar Pradesh is a State which gave BJP those huge numbers and swept Modi to power in 2014. The present policies being followed by a hardline Yogi and its Government may not exactly be what the people are looking forward to, to take the State forward. Will the UP Government mend its ways and pursue progressive policies, time will tell.
warm regards, Sandeep Heble
