Election 2012 Blogs

The race to rule Punjab

by Jyoti Kamal
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 16 : 45

Anti-incumbency is once again the buzzword with a twist in Punjab. As the state makes its run up to the Assembly polls on January 30, the phenomenon that has alternately brought the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its partner BJP, and the Congress to power is this time applicable to both. The ruling SAD-BJP combine will be battling anti-incumbency in the state, while the Congress will be fighting a central UPA anti-incumbency rub off.

That rub-off has been heightened more so with the Anna factor boosting the issue of corruption to a new level. This struggle against anti-incumbency of different grades in a way levels the playing field for both the SAD-BJP ruling combine and challenger Congress.

The Congress, meanwhile, appears to be fighting an election that is for it to lose. Even as the needle has been


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Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa start voting for the Assembly elections beginning at the end of January and going on till March 3. While any election is crucial in a democratic state, Elections 2012 become especially significant because of UP, India's most populated - and politically the most significant - state. It is at the battleground UP that the much anticipated and awaited fight between the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and BSP supremo and incumbent CM Mayawati will happen, probably resulting in one of the most exciting turnarounds ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2014. To keep a close watch at the developments in UP as well as the other four states going to polls, IBNLive.com has invited some of the best political analysts and reporters on the ground to share their opinion, forecasts and insights. Elections 2012 Blog is your definitive space for all you need to know on the forthcoming Battle for the States.
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