12 December 2013, 02:45 PM IST
The results of the Delhi assembly elections have political-watchers wondering what's up. Or rather, what's AAP. Arvind Kejriwal's fledgling party's showing at the polls – in which it toppled the reigning Congress, and came to within a whisker of pipping the BJP at the post – has not only led to a hung assembly but has created an unprecedented situation in the hurly-burly arena of Indian politics: none of the contestants seems to be in any hurry to form a government and occupy the gaddi.
The reasons for this uncharacteristic reluctance on the part of netas and would-be netas to seize the reins of power are not far to seek. Neither of the two parties which is in a position to try and form a government – the BJP and AAP – is eager to do so, because AAP has made it clear that it will neither support or seek the support of either of the two biggies, the Congress or the BJP. AAP appears to be hoping for a re-poll, in which it might well emerge with a workable majority.
In the meantime, however, the Capital is witnessing a strange phenomenon: what might be called the politics not of competitive populism but the politics of competitive politeness, with each of the players urging the others to go first and occupy the seat of office.
Remarking on the hustle and bustle – mainly the hustle, in all senses of the term – of political life, a British statesman once observed: "The halls of fame are always full./ Some go in by the door called 'Push', and some by the door called 'Pull'.'' Paraphrased to suit Indian conditions, the door marked "Push" would be changed to a door marked 'Shove', because when push comes to shove, that's exactly what the inhabitants of the country's corridors of power are wont to do.
Will the 'Pehle AAP' climate that Delhi's winter of discontent is currently witnessing be a fleeting trend or might it become an established trend, as the country looks beyond the state elections to the parliamentary polls next year? With wild cards – be it AAP or the yet-to-materialise Third Front – threatening to play spoilsport for both the mainstream parties, the country might well witness a lot of political skating on thin ice when it comes to the formation of minority governments with dubious life expectancies.
In such situations, where only fools would rush in where angels fear to tread, politely urging one's opponent to go first could become a part of survival instinct in India's political community. If our body politic were to learn politesse, from the aftermath of the Delhi elections, it might be the first, though not last, seva that AAP will have done for us.
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