N.S.Venkataraman for BeyondHeadlines
BJP cannot form government in Delhi, since Aam Aadmi party refused to extend issue based support. However, Aam Aadmi party can form government, since both BJP and Congress have extended issue based support.
Now, it appears that Aam Aadmi party tries to wriggle out of forming government, by asking BJP and Congress to clarify whether it would extend support for a few particular specific issues as a pre condition. This question would be logical in case of coalition government, where different parties join together with minimum action plans.
In the present case, both BJP and Congress would sit in opposition and therefore, they would be logical in saying that they would extend support depending on performance of the ruling party and based on issues.
If Aam Aadmi party would be confident of its programmes and implement them in honest way, it is bound to get support from the people and the opposition parties would hesitate to oppose for the sake of opposition, particularly fearing rout in the next elections.
Many suspect that Aam Aadmi party has made nearly impossible promises like reducing the electricity tariff etc. without understanding the ground realities such as increasing cost of power generation. It promised to pass Lokpal bill in Delhi assembly, ignoring the fact that Lokpal bill is a Central subject involving inter-state implications.
Perhaps, the party fears that it would be exposed if it would form government.
(N.S.Venkataraman is a Chemical Engineer from Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu and Director of Nandini Consultancy Centre. He can be reached at nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com)
