Uttar Pradesh: SP + BSP + Congress

It would make sense for the SP, the BSP and the Congress to come together. If that materializes, that alliance would sweep Uttar Pradesh. The BJP got 34 million votes, the SP collected 17 million, the BSP 15 million, and the Congress 6 million. 17 plus 15 plus 6 is 38 million. That would be a winning number. Just like in Bihar, the Congress gets to come in as a junior member. And that sets the national trend.

This election might bring the JD(U), the RJD, the SP, the BSP and the Congress under one umbrella. And if that happens, the Hindi heartland is back on rebel ground.

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JD(U) + RJD Could Sweep Bihar

So the BJP got 10 million votes. The RJD collected 7 million and the JD(U) 5 million votes. And the Congress got 3 million votes. 7 plus 5 plus 3 is 15 million votes. That is a winning combination.

Perhaps the country has gone bipolar, and now the Congress will have to join the second pole as a junior partner.

After Modi's victory, all attention shifts to Bihar.

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