THE BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY IS ROUTED IN
THE STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS.
The BJP with
the clout of the central government led by them and the chief
minister ship of Uttar Pradesh, the communal card which has been
used by raising the issue of temple construction in Ayodhya they
were confident of victory in the assembly elections. Contrary to
these calculations the worst ever defeat embraced BJP. The BJP
which had 158 seats in 1996 elections could get only 88 this time
and that too with the help of allies. Their position has been
reduced to mere third while the first and second stature has gone
to Samajwadi Party and BSP respectively. Samajwadi party is
claiming that they may be invited for forming the government since
they are the single largest party having 143 seats in the house of
403.
In Uttaranchal where BJP was the ruling party could get only 19
seats in the assembly. The Congress mustered majority by winning
36 seats and become the ruling party of the state. Punjab where
Akali BJP combination was in power, the congress party could
muster majority by winning 62 seats. The combination could get
only 45 seats and the congress party formed the government in the
state. The position of Manipur too the same. BJP has been routed
and a combination led by Congress party is going to take the
government control in the state.
Thus the people of these four states where elections were held
defeated the BJP squarely. The cause for disillusionment of the
people was the anti-people policies pursued by the NDA Govt. at
the centre led by Mr. Vajpayee and the policies of their state
administration.
Inspite of the promise made that contentious issues will not be
in the NDA Government's programme. But flouting these the central
government started implementing their hidden agenda of
communalizing Indian society in various ways and allowed
RSS-Vishwa Hindu Parishad to carry forward their programme of
temple construction ignoring the law of the land which is now
seriously straining the unity of the country by developing
communal divide.
The implementation of the World Bank, IMF and WTO dictated
policies in toto heaping indescribable miseries on the people
besides country's economy is being driven to serious downturn,
increasing foreign domination.
When the people got a chance they resolutely registered their
opposition to these policies by squarely defeating the BJP at the
poles. This is the beginning of the end of BJP government at the
centre.
