The political climate looks like on the waning ebb with issues widening the gap between PDP-BJP. The way BJP targeted for 44 seats ahead of Assembly elections, though the party was able to gain 25 seats, but today looks as if it has no voice of its own in the affairs of the State. May be the Central leaders’ wished that way to play the second fiddle to PDP for political survival. From release of separatist leader Masarat Alam to AIIMS, IIT and IIM for Jammu has been caught in some or the other controversy. Under such circumstances who is to be blamed political parties or the voter for the present situation. Despite gaining such a majority today BJP stands at a turning that the whole gamut of electioneering in Jammu and Kashmir looks as a futile exercise. After all people have reposed faith in the form of large voter turnout and the party has failed to deliver goods to the people as expected. Should not the political parties be made accountable for such a situation? It is imperative for the two parties -PDP and BJP-with largest mandate to adopt statesman-like approach and restore the democratic semblance as early as possible as such an alliance would gain people’s confidence and respect and would be able to avoid the re-election process. One may like it or not but the fact is that regionalism has dominated the poll outcome. These results have thrown a serious challenge to the politicians who are expected to a call by showing their political maturity and sagacity to respect regional mandate which is a harsh reality of the State. The parties may gather numbers to reach the magic figures but the moot point is that whether the parties who got mandate are being sidelined on the pretext of governance and development.
