Federal front for 2014 - a farfetched dream
Federal front for 2014 - a farfetched dream
Federal front is a new term coined for third front which basically is an alliance of a number of small regional political parties. Mamta Banerjee has recently suggested that there should be a federal front for all the non-BJP and non-Congress parties.
For:
- It’s the pertinent period when Federal front should be applied as for the two national parties, BJP and Congress who have governed the perch for eras have been curtailed to turn into pale obscurities of their own egos, especially when their vote share is decreasing on a daily basis
- The main reason for decrease in the number of votes is due to the increasing number of regional political groups and hence the need for federal front is more felt in today’s time
- India being a varied and heterogeneous country, the need for federal front in politics is the need of the hour.
Against:
- There is very little scope to hold 2 different parties together as per the Sans ideology
- Both BJP and Congress are led by NDA and UPA respectively have different ideologies to work on and hence they cannot be united together and made to work. It would lead to a lot of quarrels and would be a big disaster
- Also both BJP and Congress are helmed by national parties and can have many small parties work with them in coalition
- A federal front would fundamentally see a section of unscrupulous regional leaders persistently being rebellious with each other for a loftier segment, which is going to be difficult to form a government
Conclusion:
- In the current scenario, it is necessary for the federal front to come in the scene as it will give the voters a choice and also the competitive ness amongst the 2 national parties will improve.
Discussion
- RE: Federal front for 2014 - a farfetched dream -Rajani Sharma (01/24/14)
- For
• The formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections is uninspiring. The formula of having a lacklustre coming together of regional parties is not on the cards.
• There is very little scope to hold 2 different parties. Both BJP and Congress are led by NDA and UPA respectively having different ideologies to work on and hence they cannot be united together and made to work leading to a lot of quarrels and big disasters.
• There will always be fights amongst different dishonest regional leaders for a loftier segment hence, making it difficult to form a government.
• The inherent unstable nature of the Third Front has been its undoing whenever it has been proposed.
• A federal front would essentially see a cabal of opportunistic regional satraps constantly fighting each other for a larger share of the pie. It can also be stated as a case of regional parties taking a hard negotiating position in order to keep their options open and carve out a better post-poll arrangement.
Against
• It is required in today’s time for the non-Congress, non-BJP regional parties to launch a united fight to free the country from misrule and anti-people decisions, and work together to build a better and brighter India.
• It is a high time for the federal parties to rule as the two national parties, BJP and Congress are losing out on their votes on a daily basis due to their own ego.
• In today’s time, the implementation of federal front is required as the number of regional parties is getting more votes than Indian National Congress (INC) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).
• The share of two national parties of the country i.e. INC and BJP in the total votes is shrinking. The reason for the same is the increasing thump of regional political group. These regional parties rule 10 major states and Union territories, individually or in an alliance, which together elect 244 members to the Lok Sabha. Whereas there are 14 INC-ruled states and UTs which account for only 210 Lok Sabha seats and the 4 BJP-ruled states account for just 68 Lok Sabha seats. Thus this is clear from this figure that the regional parties, which largely have a regional base, have already attained the ability to make a bid for the national government.
• India being a varied and heterogeneous country, the need for federal front in politics is the need of the hour. We are a federal republic and India is a diverse and heterogeneous country. A federal front ruling the country would only be an acceptance of this reality.
• There is an increase in the popularity front of these regional parties over the years, thus, increasing the prospects of a federal front.
