NDA TO REMAIN, WHATEVER THE OUTCOME MAY BE: ADVANI
On Board Special Aircraft, Apr 23 (ANI): Deputy Prime Minister has said that his party the BJP will continue alliance with its present partners even if voted back to power with absolute majority.
'Even if we get a majority, even if the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) wins with a majority...in that case also we will govern as an alliance, as NDA (federal ruling National Democratic Alliance). Our last six years of experience in government has
taught us that taking the regional parties into the federal setup instills in them a sense of nationalism and for us, working together with them gives an understanding of their regional aspirations,' Advani said Friday on board aircraft while on his way to Pune for an election rally.
Advani said that the Congress lacked formidable leadership. 'Their (Congress') leadership is confused. I believe that the biggest problem with the Congress today is their leadership. There is no other issue,' he elaborated.The NDA coalition had won 306 seats in the 1999 election, comfortably higher than the 273 required to rule.
Analysts say that the BJP-led coalition would still be the best placed to form a government by attracting smaller parties to its fold despite pressures from them on key reforms such as labour laws. Asserting the importance of taking regional parties into the manifold, Advani said last six years of governing a country as vast and diverse as India had made them understand the functional necessity of a coalition. (ANI)
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