Power-Shift

Power-Shift Bhabani Sen Gupta The aftermath of the election has left all parties, except the BJP, exhausted in body and mind. The Congress(I) is ready to fade away as the leading political force between now and the next election which is probably only three years away The leaders of the Janata Dal are torn between Mandal and the middle classes. The Left too is passing through a spiritual crisis. But in great contrast to the dilemmas in the camps of the secular parties is the climate in the BJP which, after scanning the election results, has come to the conclusion that the mood of the people is with it.