Indian Politics has never been so exciting, so tumultuous. The next two days are going to be one of the most memorable in the history of modern Indian politics. The politicking around the nuclear deal -- defiance of the Left parties, weird demeneour of small parties with one or two MPs, designs of the NDA and desperation of the UPA -- will go down in the history as one which saw maximum number of political realignments and possibilities being explored.
Samajwadi Party (SP), a regional strong-hold in Uttar Pradesh embraced it's one-time arch-rival Indian National Congress which leads the pack at the Central Government under an umbrella called United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Left, which has thrived on its agenda of anti-communal forces, is falling into the lap of right-wing Bhartiya Janata Party to realise its obsession of pulling UPA out of government, a desire springing by the whimsical stance of Left leader Prakash Karat who is a known spoilsport. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a regional outfit, which has started nurturing the ambition of making a strong pan-India presence, has suddenly begun to cosying up with Left. Now with a senior Left leader's stunt of declaring BSP's leader Mayawati as the next prime minister, the mercurial leader will make an all-out effort to wean away more MPs from its archrival SP.
The smaller parties, which have languished in anonymity and isolation, suddenly find themselves in a hotspot. Where every vote counts -- UPA government is seeking a confidence vote before it proceeds with negotiating the Safeguards Agreement with IAEA -- who knows small parties with one, two or three MPs will hold the critical key for the survival or downfall of the government.
With barely hours left for the crucial vote, one wonders if parties have begun mulling over the fallouts in case of the two possibilities of government surviving or falling.
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