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To: Rational who wrote (7500)	9/30/1999 9:56:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

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.

To: Rational who wrote (7500)	10/3/1999 6:22:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 12475

The Indian juggernaut does not appreciate the far-right views of the RSS or the far left views of the Communists. While I disagree with that "juggernaut" part, I do agree that neither the extreme right nor the extreme left has any realistic chance of being voted to power in India. Vajpayee, an astute politician, is simply epitomizing and representing this Indian juggernaut by keeping the RSS at bay... I would say that it is more a case of the RSS choosing to remain in the background until the elections are over. But even with its "liberal" veneer, the BJP will not be able to get too far from the one-third mark, i.e. about 180 seats out of a total of 540 or so seats. When Vajpayee's popularity declines, the hyenas of the RSS/VHP will start gnashing their teeth and if it happens to decline considerably for some reason, they will not hesitate to devour him.