The JD(S)and Congress has not fielded any candidate against Bangarappa. In many seats, Congress, JD(S), JD(U)and JD (S) though contesting as fielded weak candidates if one of them is the strongest.
This is yet another whammy for the BJP who was depending on division of secular votes to scrap through. This turns as what appears as a multi-polar contest to a bi-polar contest between secular parties viz BJP though there is no pre-poll alliance among the secular parties. However the secular parties have laid the ground for post-alliance.
RE:Yet Another Whammy for the BJP
by Vikas on Apr 29, 2008 11:32 AM Permalink
dont worry, BSP will take a huge chunk of secular votes, as they did in gujarat, mp, chattisgarh, punjab, hp, rajastan, bihar.
RE:Yet Another Whammy for the BJP
by Save Tiger on Apr 29, 2008 11:30 AM Permalink
You would have rather called them pseudo secular parties, because thats what they are.Any one calling any party in India secular is ignorant to the core !
RE:Yet Another Whammy for the BJP
by iamyourfather on Apr 29, 2008 11:36 AM Permalink
Pseudo seculars are always better than a rank communal RSS and its subsidiary BJP.
RE:RE:Yet Another Whammy for the BJP
by PAL on Apr 29, 2008 11:48 AM Permalink
Communal RSS and BJP are much much .... much better than muslim parties and people. ask any religion across world they tell you the true story of muslims - the traitors and terrorists. even you can ask our AI pilots also (remember recent incident involving pilot and muslim MP)
RE:Yet Another Whammy for the BJP
by iamyourfather on Apr 29, 2008 11:59 AM Permalink
Like them or not, Muslims are citizens of this country and they have same rights as of any RSS follower. This is reality and if RSS followers do not want to accept reality, they are welcome to leave India. Anyway, only a handful upper castes are the only followers of BJP and RSS.
