At a meeting held late Friday night, the GSM and MGP
agreed to hitch their wagons for what is likely to be a
tumultuous ride through the BJP countryside. There is
an air of excitement in Ponda as Sudin Dhavalikar makes a signature
move that could make him chief minister or relegate
him to the back row. And he has chosen the GSM as a partner
for this now-or-never journey. It is difficult to say who needs
whom, but the intention is the same “ to gain at the cost of the
BJP. The GSM was born out of anger against the BJP for giving
grants to English primary schools run by DSE. The MGP, on the
other hand, has pedigree and firmly believes that its moment
has arrived. While the GSM brings organizational skills to the
table it also comes with a communal tag. But if the agenda is
to make inroads in BJP constituencies the two are not strange
bedfellows. But there is one hitch. In the past the MGP has always
been in power because it moved seamlessly from the BJP
to the Congress and back without damaging its core vote bank.
The idea of replacing the BJP is farfetched and the best the
MGP can hope for is a post-poll agreement. So no matter which
side the MGP goes, the GSM will end up a loser. By hitching its
wagon to the MGP, the GSM has committed harakiri.
