The dangerous politics of post-poll coalition.

As the largest democratic elections of the world is heading towards its fifth and final phase, the views and counter views on political developments in India is sizzling with each successive day. The post poll scenario seems to be highly unpredictable and interesting, as well.

In case the two major national parties, i.e. the INC or the BJP, fail to get a descent number, a political uncertainty is bound to loom over the country, as the so-called Third Front is unconsolidated due to their immense internal differences and is still at its infancy. In this scenario, the smaller and regional parties are going to play the role of a 'kingmaker'. The chances of horse-trading and partners hopping to the other alliance is very much evident incase there is a fractured mandate given by the people of the country this time.

The inclination of the heads of certain regional parties like Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Sharad Pawar and Jayalalitha to any of the alliances is becoming a tricky task to predict at the moment.

Arun Jaitley, a senior leader of the BJP, in an interview to the NDTV last evening had said that any of the national parties (the BJP or INC in the context) with a minimum of 160 seats in this parliamentary elections would pull the other ‘about-to-be’ partners in their alliance to form the government at the Centre. However, the post-poll coalition foresees a dangerous situation of compromises and hard bargains. For instance, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Jayalalitha have already expressed their monstrous desire to support any coalition government at the Centre that would dismiss the constitutionally elected State governments in their respective states.

The regional parties have no doubt added a new fabric to the mainstream politics in India that would compel the successive governments at the Centre to give up their biased outlook towards certain regions/states over the other; ultimately, it is the common man who will feel cheated if these parties go against their aspirations and involve in the dirty politics of 'numbers game' in the post-poll scenario.