The middle ground barring Sonia, RSS, and the Left

[Cong-NCP hits a six in Mumbai, thanks to 'spoiler' MNS
Times of India - MUMBAI: Those who thought Raj Thackeray was good only at attracting attention through his politics of hate and violence, the time may have come for them to do a serious rethink. In the first election — general or state — that he's fought as a separate ... Cong-NCP gains from MNS-SS split in Mumbai
IBNLive.com - MNS EFFECT: Raj Thackeray has proved that you may love him or hate him, but you cannot ignore him. ... MNS performance wows masses and classes
Times of India - MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has got about 21% of the votes polled in the six Mumbai constituencies, ruining the saffron alliance's chances. This remarkable performance is changing the way many Mumbaikars look at this three-year-old ...]

[Muslim votes shifted from SP, Dalit votes from BSP
Press Trust of India - New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) UP BJP leader Kalraj Mishra today said that Samajwadi Party had lost Muslim votes in the state due to the Kalyan Singh factor while ...
Muslims turned to Cong as BSP failed to shed 'non-serious' tag
Times of India - NEW DELHI: They may not have come out to vote in large numbers but their votes managed to make a difference. And while Muslim leaders say the reason was ... Cong does not hide its sympathy for Azam Khan
Indopia - ‎May 14, 2009‎ - New Delhi, May 14 Despite reaching out to the Samajwadi Party, Congress today made no attempt to hide its sympathy for rebel SP leader Azam Khan, ... Azam Khan resigns as SP gen secy
Times of India - LUCKNOW: A day after the Lok Sabha election results, Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Azam Khan - the Muslim face of the party - resigned from the post and membership of the party's parliamentary board on Sunday. Azam Khan quits SP post]

[What worked for NDA The Statesman Monday 18 May 2009
Manoj Chaurasia PATNA, 17 MAY: What worked for the NDA in Bihar that did not in the rest of the country? Supporters of chief minister Mr Nitish Kumar (see photograph) may feel otherwise, but an analysis of the poll results show that it’s neither his much-trumpeted “development agenda” nor his “social engineering” formula which earned the NDA its success in the state. Rather, it was the Congress which changed the entire game in favour of the NDA, causing a sharp split in the "secular" votes and handing over victory to the NDA candidates on a platter.]

[Modi loses vote share in Gujarat Times of India - ‎May 17, 2009‎
But in the status quo lies a major loss of face for Narendra Modi. Unlike in 2004, this time Modi assumed the role of one of the lead campaigners for BJP,]

[In Andhra Pradesh, YSR has Chiranjeevi to thank for the Congress' unexpectedly strong showing. For, the Congress has bettered its 2004 performance in Lok Sabha seats despite its vote share going down from 41.6% last time to 39% in these elections. Times of India - ‎May 17, 2009‎ Chiranjeevi's party hit TDP's chances
TDP's dreams of coming to power on its own or with the help of other parties were quashed by the political designs of Chiranjeevi. What went wrong for Chiranjeevi?: Rediff.com news ... Chiranjeevi, Jayaprakash Narayan among new faces in Andhra assembly]

[Nano was bada gift for Mamata, chhota for Modi
Times of India - If driving it out did no small wonder for Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, who brought down the Red bastion there, its arrival in Gujarat seems to have ... Mamata Banerjee: Riding in on people's car
Times of India - KOLKATA: Cheap cotton saree wrapped clumsily, chappals flapping, hysterical pitch, and eyes smouldering in chronic rage, Mamata Banerjee punches above her ...]

The third front is being ridiculed but the Verdict 2009 hinges upon some or other third force in most of the states. If it is Nano in WB, it's Chiru in Andhra; Raj in Maharashtra and Azam Khan in UP. Congress plays spoilsport in Bihar and BSP in Delhi. The middle ground barring Sonia, RSS, and the Left is still a potential contender for power. Savitri Era Party wishes to fill that vacuum.

Savitri Era Party is different from previous attempts of uniting disparate regional parties in that it believes in religion. The role of religion is fundamental to the social life and in the individual’s journey from cradle to grave. Invoking religious sentiments for ethics and discipline in all collective affairs, therefore, should be seen as a sine qua non of any political motivation. Integrating a modicum of spiritual aim with economic and political gain is a valid programme that is bound to strike a chord with the youth. [TNM]