Putting stark differences in ideology aside, the Aam Aadmi Party has been seriously mulling the idea of allying with the Bharatiya Janata Party, after their recent spate of sharp U-turns on several key issues has impressed the AAP leadership.
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“Kejri bhai has fought tooth and nail against the BJP for many months, but in the past few days, his stance has softened remarkably and he has been developing a soft corner for the BJP. He was very impressed with their U-turns on Israel, black money, Henderson-brooks report, ceasefire violations and so on. With each U-turn, his heart grew fonder and beyond a point, he seriously began to deliberate on allying with them,” an AAP leader told The UnReal Times.
“And it’s not just the U-turns – it’s also a common affinity for Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Kejri bhai has not spoken a word on the National Herald scam and barring Dr.Subramanian Swamy, the BJP has also been equally silent in respect and reverence of Mrs.Gandhi. This is another factor in which Kejri bhai saw common ground. And the proximity to Reliance wasn’t that big a deal either. Kumar Vishwas bhai is likely to take part in Bigg Boss, that will be aired on Network18′s Colors TV. So all is fair in love and U-turns,” the leader added.
Sources in the BJP camp too, added that the ruling party at the center is extremely pleased with the developments with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announcing several new 100 crore schemes for Delhi in a rush of excitement. “Given that we have no intra party consensus on how to take on the AAP in the upcoming Delhi polls, or on who would be our CM candidate, it’s ideal that we sidestep this headache altogether and simply ally with the AAP to bash the Congress,” said senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi.
However, political analysts contend that the alliance is an unstable equilibrium and it would take very little to upset it. “Considering that these two parties have come together on the common plank of their propensity to execute U-turns, it is only a matter of time before one of them executes another U-turn and declares that it will never ally with the other. The situation in Delhi is still fluid,” observed The UnReal Times political analyst Bekaar Patel.