BJP- The beginning of the end??

With the 'dismissal' of Jaswant Singh, the BJP seems to have axed itself out of contention with a lot of followers who were not with it because of fundamentalism. After the election results in May, LK Advani should have gone. However, he seems to be sticking on like super glue. The party does not have any followers left from outside the Hindu RSS club. At one point, there was great hope that BJP would provide national leadership.
The party has to completely over haul itself. Time to drop the geriatrics like Advani et al and give more power to the likes of Arun Jaitley. Also, the party has to make peace with the RSS, without actually being seen to be fundamentalist. A tough ask, but if the BJP cannot get back to track, it will be a national tragedy.
The Congress is a one (wo)man party. The cabinet is appointed at will and pleasure of the Italian lady. And this party does not have a clear economic agenda, with some of its leaders being seen as reformers (mistakenly so) and the party following a socialist policy apart from dividing the country in to pieces in the name of 'appeasement' of so called minorities. It is the Congress which has used religion as a card, since independence.

What a verdict

Whilst personally disappointing, the election results appear to be a good thing. Hopefully the UPA can keep back the begging bowl for a rainy day. Hope they now have the balls to implement a national agenda, free of the Left and the ilks of DMK , Samajwadi etc.,
At the point of writing, PC has lost (so much for his arrogance) thanks to the Tamil film industry campaign. (Unfortunately, he has won in a recount, so we will have to suffer his arrogance for another term) . It would be better if Manmohan Singh is the Finance Minister. He can hold two portfolios, since in any case the PM one is just a rubber stamp as "authorised' signatory. Naturally, Karunanidhi wants cabinet berths for his several family members. One no daughter, one no son (one no son for the state) and one no nephew. So the moolah can keep pouring in to the family coffers.
The BJP has to do some serious re-think. They now have four years to decide whether they want to be a national party or not. They have to dump LK Advani and promote the younger guns, drop Ayodhya etc and focus on Bijli, Sadak and Paani.
The Congress should thank the NREG programme. A few villages I visited have been totally swept by this programme, even if they do not see the full money. Even a daily dole of 30 bucks for each family member is working wonders. Forget what it does to the fiscal deficit.
Now the Congress will have the unpleasant task of shit cleaning the mess it thought that someone else would inherit. Let us hope that the global economic recovery is rapid enough to hid this and we emerge smiling.
One thought. On Monday morning, we may have a great opportunity to sell stocks.