Great Political Chaos

Corruption, inflation and UPA’s dismal performance on economic reforms has led to a drastic fall in the popularity of the governing alliance (“NDA Strides Past UPA”, August 27). At the moment, there is no viable alternative to it. Though BJP may gain from the antiincumbency factor, it can’t form a government on its own. Narendra Modi may be the party’s best prime ministerial candidate but he does not enjoy nationwide support. Allies of Congress and BJP will consolidate their gains from the chaotic scenario. For now, uncertainty looms large in the country. V. K. TANGRI, Dehradun UPA is indeed trailing behind NDA by a significant margin but the point to note is that “others” are doing better than either of them. This amorphous mass may score higher on all parameters, but it offers no credible third choice. None of the leaders of these parties figures as an acceptable prime minister, even assuming the parties could agree on accepting any one of them as such. It’s a classic picture of political chaos. BISHAN SAHAI, Patna The utter failure of UPA 2 can be ascribed to: 1. Manmohan Singh, who, as Prime Minister, could not understand, perform or exercise his powers, responsibilities and duties towards the people. 2. Congress party, which could not understand the magnitude of the impact of the massive corruption on the psyche of the people. It started protecting the perpetrators instead of punishing them. INDU SHANKAR, Varanasi