Letter to BS: Alliance politics can be called as politics of opportunism

Karnataka episode clearly tells us that the oldest political party in the country is ready to play second fiddle, in its objective of keeping its main rival BJP and Narendra Modi out of power

Alliance politics can be easily called as politics of opportunism. That is why it does not necessary last long, recent case of the Peoples Democratic Party-Bharatiya Janata Party (PDP-BJP) break up in Jammu and Kashmir was the best example of north pole meeting south pole, with no match in ideologies. But since we are living in an era of coalition hence it cannot be avoided. Even when BJP came into power in 2014 with clear majority on its own, we still had a coalition. As far as 2019 elections are concerned, one thing is certain that whichever side is able