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It is an amazing fact of Indian politics that the victory of BJP
causes Jubilation In the Prime Minister Deve Gowda's camp. Though
it did not celebrate openly, nevertheless, Gowda's trusted
minister, C M Ibrahim, distributed sweets at PM's residence. The
politics behind this Is quite obvious. The day Sitaram Kesri took
the reins. of AICC and CPP, he started scheming for withdrawal of
support. The results of Punjab assembly and by-elections gave a big
blow to the Congress. Immediate withdrawal of support from UF was
ruled out. The results of Maharashtra and Delhi Corporation
elections came in quick succession. In Maharashtra, out of nine
corporations seven were under Congress and remaining two were ruled
by Shiv Sena-BJP. Now, Congress could retain two corporations and
the remaining seven went the Shiv Sena-BJP way. Civic polls
confirmed the trend of Punjab as far as the decline of Congress is
concerned. Naturally, PM took it as an insurance for a little more
longevity for his government.
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