The BJP has been catapulted to take the reins of power in Karnataka – for the first time by the saffron party in South India – thanks to the dodgy politics played by JD(secular?) which provided the perfect recipe for public sympathy to vote for the BJP. The Congress too is responsible for failing to understand the delicacies of a coalition government that allowed the JD(S) to slip from its embrace. The Karnataka experience shall be an eye-opener to all the secular parties in the country to evolve clear-cut strategy to keep the communal forces at bay.
Syed Sultan Mohiddin
Kadapa (A.P)