An attempt to analyse the Indian Poll Scene

This blog represents an attempt by some students of the National Law School of India Unviersity, Banaglore to provide insightful commentary on Indian politics in the run up to the 2009 General Elections. This election promises to be one of the most unpredictable elections that we have witnessed in recent times with no party or alliance in a clear winning position. Something that adds to the flux is the fact that alliances also seem to be shifting and changing. Old and trusted allies seem to be parting ways while sworn enemies might come together. The Left is back to treating the BJP and the Congress equally as evils unlike in the 2004 polls. All this promises to serve up a great poll season and we hope to cover it in the best way possible with the resources at our disposal.

As of now, three of us will be involved in writing this blog. All of us are second year students of NLSIU, Bangalore. My two friends are Kunal Ambasta from Dhanbad, Jharkhand and Navaneeth Nair from Trivandrum, Kerala. I am Rohit G Jayaraman from Palakkad, Kerala. Some more of our friends might join in as the election season approaches. More on them when they join in. All of us hold our own strong views on politics and have our own biases which will be revealed as time goes by. This in my opinion will serve to ensure that the blog as a whole is able to take a reasonably obbjective view of the elections.

Hoping that this blog turns out to be a success.
Rohit