There is no doubting that Vajpayee, however pathetic his performance in the past year when he went about courting Mayawati, Sukh Ram, Chauthala et. al. and did everything he could to keep Jayalalitha happy, is a liberal. However, when his popularity inevitably wanes (it has probably started already), the extreme right-wingers who are along for the ride right now, aren't gonna sit still. That's for sure.
On the other hand, parties like the DMK, TDP etc. have their own interests to protect. They aren't gonna like it one bit if RSS re-asserts itself once Vajpayee's charm fades. Much as I like the NDA circus to last at least a year, so that the RSS/VHP forces are discredited once again, I have doubts whether the alliance will manage to hang together even for a year. |
