Decisive,Not Divisive Politics

Decisive, Not Divisive Politics

More Regional - More Anarchy
The present political scenario in India is quite disturbing to say the least, not that it was less disturbing earlier. One of the root causes of this disturbance is our so called national parties. Majority of India’s population lives in states run by BJP and Congress, yet due to their inept governance in some states, they are not able to win enough seats on their own to form a stable government. The national parties are creating further chaos by splitting states in the most undemocratic manner for garnering more seats by invoking more regional divide in people adding fuel to the existing fire.

It is a matter of great concern that since 1989, no single party has been able to form a government at the Centre without the support of smaller regional parties which are actually single-state parties.

The smaller parties with only regional interests are jeopardizing the state of democracy and thereby causing damage to national interests. The intentions and interests of regional parties for the overall growth of India, is always questionable. In our decentralized polity, holding a few MP seats, the regional parties are dictating terms and have become crucial for the national parties to be able to form a government at the Centre.

The unnecessary importance for the regional parties is leading to more and more divisive politics in the form of national parties wooing them through quid pro quo arrangements at the cost of taxpayers’ money which is either directly doled out as packages or allowed to be made through scams. As part of the arrangement, the looting of public money is never taken seriously by the main coalition party in rule. We have the famous instance of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh openly admitting that “some compromises are a must in a coalition government” at the peak of media and public outcry on the famous 2G spectrum case involving UPA II’s alliance partner DMK’s MPs.

In the midst of hopeless governance, we had some hope in the form of AAP, but Arvind Kejriwal disappointed everyone by preferring to resign just after 49 days in power and literally not doing anything progressive except for sitting on anti-corruption plank. We have to wait and watch if AAP will emerge as good national alternative to Congress and BJP given the historic win of AAP in Delhi Assembly elections.

The rise of newer regional parties will only add to our troubles and bring more disorder into our lives due to uncertainty of a stable and decisive government at the Centre. Imagine the troubles with 11 parties coming together to form a Third Front. Of what use is it to these parties and to the nation?  

What India needs now is a decisive and determined national leader who can carry the aspirations of the youth and growth plans for the nation and not one who plays to the tunes of a few regional satraps who take the national interests for a ride for the sake of regional votes and popularity. The game plans of regional parties for national supremacy or the gimmicks of the national parties for soliciting regional parties’ support are proving to be detrimental to the future of India, world’s largest democracy.


In case of our failure to find a decisive leader or a national party in the coming elections, it is time for a complete revamp of our political system which however going by present scenario is a humongous task. 

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