Tuesday, May 10, 2011

About the spate of poll surveys.

After the final phase of polling in West Bengal, today was the day for exit polls on the outcome of the recently concluded Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamilnadu and West Bengal.

According to the poll surveys, Assam is getting Tarun Gogoi back for another term, the Congress led UDF is gonna get a chance in Kerala, Jayalalitha and her AIDMK by a wafer thin majority in Tamilnadu and Mamta's Trinamool Congress by a brute majority in West Bengal.

Judging from the prevalent mood, as gleaned from the media, the predictions are on expected lines but my take is as follows:-

(a) Karunanidhi's DMK still holds sway in the state despite the numerous scandals associated with it. Or are the people of the state weary of Jayalalitha's famous tantrums if she were to come to power? It's rather amusing to note that one of her poll promises is that, if voted to power, her government would organise 'Manasarovar yatras' for the Hindus and 'Jerusalem trips' for the Christians!
(b) The communists seem to be totally out of favour with the Bongs after 30 years of rule or misrule? Only History will put it in the right perspective in due course!
(c) One of the poll surveys has predicted the commonist led LDF's return to power in Kerala! Hope not, as it's my belief, that every political dispensation should be given a chance to come to power and that keeps them on their toes. In Kerala, thus far, the fronts have been ruling alternately which has worked out favourably!!
(d) Has Tarun Gogoi been so good or, is it that the opposition is in total disarray?


Come 13th and we'll know the minds of the people.

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