Politics in India is a complicated subject. It is even more so if the political players look for their personal gain and ignore their voter’s interest. These recent times have been an interesting period in the history of Karnataka politics.
Having grown up in this state of Karnataka, I have never seen a continuous period of political instability for more than 5 years consecutively.
Why I Call It Instability?
Those of you that are reading it and developing a thought as to why am I calling this situation not good for Karnataka?
Well, the answer is that in the last 15 years, we have seen 6 CMs from 3 different parties governing the state with only Siddaramaiah completing 5 years. In the last election as well, we saw a fractured mandate.
As a result, for the fourth time we are witnessing Mr. B.S Yediyurappa becoming the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Now, this is not good the state and its people for the following reasons:
#1. Brings economic instability
If we see frequent change in the Government, then we are going to see economic instability as we won’t have any policy makers framing economic agenda. Also, we will see each new government undoing its predecessor’s policies.
This will create less interest in corporate investment in the state, low employment and also business losses.
#2. Lack of good governance
There are immense possibilities of lack of good governance happening in Karnataka mainly because there is no absolute majority for the current government of the state.
It has been over few weeks since BJP has form the government and we are yet to see the cabinet being formed. With all the cases of the suspended rebels being taken in the Supreme Court, there is a lingering question of how the government is going to pass all the bills with the clear majority.
#3. Split verdict is evident
At the moment, we are seeing a divided voters in Karnataka with no clear sidings of either of the political parties. There are traditional Congress and JDS supporters backing their respective parties despite the fact that both of these political parties are doing ‘Soul Searching’ at the moment.
Then there are lots of undecided voters who don’t want to bring the communal forces into the power and at the same time they are not getting the best alternatives. So, even if we were to see an election taking place today, expect another split verdict. Don’t be surprise if that takes place.
Conclusion
As a result, for the above reasons, I’m skeptic about the way we can see a political stability in Karnataka.
I hope I’m proved wrong.