Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Web of alliances” (March16). The BJP’s defeat in the three lok Sabha by-polls, especially in Gorakhpur and Phulpur, should be an eye-opener for the party. Nevertheless, the coming together of the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) proves that in politics, nothing is eternal, neither friendship nor enmity, everything is ephemeral.
The SP-BSP combine are likely to follow the same path in the Kairana lok Sabha (Uttar Pradesh) by-poll, which is again not a bed of roses for the BJP as Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya lok Dal is also a figure to be reckoned with, along with the SP-BSP alliance.
The BJP should not remain smug, thinking that the Congress has fared even worse. Having forfeited its deposits on two crucial seats, comparisons must be made with good deeds and not bad ones. The NDA is losing its partners one after the another. It must have the elbow to outcast its competitors in order to stand in merit.