The Maya(wati) of UP Politics

The political circus in Uttar Pradesh has always found large audience- Not only is it fascinating to watch but the political implications that it has on the national landcape makes it even more out of the ordinary.

Any party that has performed well in up has the maximum clout in the way central governments are run (UP sends 80 MP in the 540 odd lower house), great performances in UP has always led to these parties turning into a national force in India. From the good old days of Jan Sangh, to BJP all have emerged as national parties after their success in heartland of Indian politics and this win makes all the roads look very clear for BSP.

Though parties like SP and BSP had started making inroads in assembly elections of Delhi, Rajasthan, MP and Maharastra, but this win will surely drive the cadre in other states to go for the kill in forthcoming elections.

This success can largely be attributed to the inconceivable Social Re-engineering that Mayawati has achieved this time which has not only caught off guard all her detractors but also is so hard to emulate that it would bring out sweeping changes in the political arena before any party can ape it in any manner.

For decades elections in UP and a larger part of India have been fought on cast affinity rather than local requirements- realizing that no caste group is big enough win the throne for her but is large enough to create a dent into her prospects of ruling the state. Mayawati opens a new chapter in Indian politics by fielding around 80 Brahimns out of 403 seats (50 odd actually making it to the assembly from a Dalit party ticket).

Rather than wooing, Muslims, Thakurs, Baniyas, Brahimns and Yadavs she spell bounded the entire electorate with her magic potion. Just by clever social re-engineering she gets everything without offering anything. This victory will make her way easy in getting a larger representation in 15th Lok Sabha which is good two years away.

The take away for her-Mayawati now controls the largest representation of public in that state, has a major say in run up to Indian presidency and in all probability will be a make deep infiltration on other parties’ turf making her frontrunner in the next line of national leaders.

Hail the Lord- The Monsoon is here..

The south West monsoon touched Kerala coast yesterday bang on schedule as predicted by the met dept. All the talk about global warming in the last couple of months grabbing prominent real estate in every tabloid and magazine makes this occurance even more significant.

Is the weather really changing? Is the world going to experience irreversible weather patterns human kind has no reply for? Are these non seasonal rains in Delhi and Snowfall over Dhauladhar ranges at this time of the year just a minor abberation or a reality - Can the weatherman be trusted on this-or it is about time we do something beofre "The day after tomorrow" befalls upon as a foregone conclusion!