A neutral president would be better for the UPA in 2019. Now the spotlight is on Rajya Sabha majority. It would be in the interest of the country and its people not to give the NDA a majority in the Rajya Sabha, as then it would then have too free a hand. The government must be given the task of convincing at least a section of the opposition in the Upper House to get legislations through. That would make it less belligerent and make it necessary for house management strategies and lower political temperatures. In the given scenario, while a government must be given a majority in the Lok Sabha so that we don’t see umpteen no confidence motions, it must be denied a majority in the Upper House to prevent any runaway policies and agendas. T R Ramaswami Mumbai
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