Differences in Alliance

     In Punjab State from past almost one and half decades, Shiromini Akali Dal (SAD) and Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) are alliance partners and both parties had gone in elections together whether it is state assembly elections or Loksabha elections amicably, leaving space for each other partners, then support each other partners candidates in the elections with enthusiasm as if he/she is their party candidates, and try their level best for the victory. Thus this alliance enjoys two times governance and once in opposition.
     Presently, this is the second time, alliance is in power, and they have entered fourth year of their rule, now both parties are desperate to woo their vote banks with populist scheme. It is believed that Shiromini Akali Dal has strong vote bank in the rural areas of states that is why from the time coming into power second times, it is giving incentives and bonus to the farmers through free power, and Bhartiya Janta Party has vote bank in the urban areas of the state’s of Punjab and they try to stand in favour, facilities and benefits of them, but it is seen that from gone by years of their rule, Shiromini Akali Dal is bias towards their vote bank at the expenses of its alliance partner, and giving benefit to rural population but putting burden on urban state’s consumers by increasing electricity tariffs and Value added Tax (VAT) surcharges. Previously BJP was not much vocal with these policies, but as time is coming near for party to go in for assembly election in state in less then two years time, they are now standing against one sided decisions of their partner as if they keep on accepting the anti urban policies silently it can make dent in their vote bank, so Bhartiya Janta Party appoints three members committee headed by Navjot Singh Sidhu and will have other members Manoranjan Kalia and Balramji Das Tandon, they will raise party’s point in front of Government which will be –

• Punjab Government on the recommendation of the two members committee of Sukhbir Singh Badal and Manoranjan Kalia on to surcharge on VAT, which was accepted, but later, on had promised that surcharge will be spend on to the development of urban area, which still not spend on to the development of urban areas of the state.
• State Government had also promised to adjust the increase electricity tariffs but till date it is not adjusted because Government has not issued notification till date and without notification process of adjusting the increased bill not begins, so committee will talk to state government.

It is seen that often alliance goes into elections together, Govern together but when time started coming near for elections then both partners become aggressive to get benefits for their vote bank, so that it help them to get next term also as the ruling party, but fight for their vote bank at fag end not always successful to get political party to win elections, now it will be interesting to see the result of committee, if it succeed to get the desire result for their party at the earliest or it goes in backburner of state government.