QuestioningCitizen

For decades, the standard, arrogant claim of the CPI(M) was that "without the Left, India will not exist." Today, the people of this country have given their final verdict, ensuring that the Left has been reduced to sheer irrelevance across the nation. Yet, even after this crushing defeat, they refuse to realize that the massive public anger was a direct result of their ten years of tyrannical misgovernance. Recently, social media has been flooded with images of the former Chief Minister—a man who once moved around Kerala like a king with a massive entourage—now sitting at a railway station with just a couple of staff members, while bystanders looked on and laughed. Seeing those pictures, even I felt a pang of sympathy for such a disgraceful fall. But this is the brutal, beautiful truth of a democracy: the real king is always the People, and elected leaders are merely their servants. It brings to mind what our Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji always emphasizes—that a true leader is not a ruler, but a "Pradhansevak" (Prime Servant) of the nation. Instead of introspecting, their machinery will now likely pivot toward creating anarchy, strikes, and disruption just to remain politically relevant. Just yesterday, a friend's son who is studying in the VIII standard made a telling remark. He said, "Since the LDF is now out of power and in the opposition, we can expect a school holiday every month because of their strikes and panimudakku." When even young kids know that disrupting daily life through agitations is the only tool left for them to stay relevant in Kerala politics, it shows how transparent their desperation has become. Look at how this election played out: minority blocks voted almost entirely for the UDF, while the remaining mandate split between the LDF and the NDA. This structural shift has officially given the BJP-led NDA three historic seats—our first-ever major breakthroughs in Kerala. The message is loud and clear: the people of Kerala are actively looking for a real alternative. Under the dynamic leadership of our BJP team in assembly , and the visionary guidance of PM Narendra Modi Ji, we are fully ready to take up this challenge for the people. We are ready to be that alternative. But as a new political alignment takes shape, Kerala needs to watch closely. A certain religion-based political party—now holding the powerful Number 2 position in the UDF-led setup—is going all out to aggressively recapture what their leaders openly claim their community lost during their ten years out of power. No one knows how the new Chief Minister intends to control this overbearing attitude. After all, the CM confirmed his CM post precisely because of their structural support. Furthermore, the victory of the Congress 'first family's' MP in 2026 rests entirely in their hands. They simply cannot afford to alienate them, especially since the 2029 general election is not that far away. The Congress leadership is absolutely clear about one thing: they cannot win that constituency with the support of their national party alone; they unconditionally need the backing of the green flag party. We can only hope that this alliance's hunger for revival does not lead to a deep communal divide in our society. We hope that aggressive Waqf Board encroachments and appeasement blueprints are not part of their hidden agenda. Who will question this? The diminished Left opposition certainly won’t raise a single word against them, out of sheer political survival and vote-bank fear. That is why we are here. The BJP-led NDA is stepping up to be the real, uncompromising opposition in Kerala. The old political landscape is dead. The next election will not be LDF vs. UDF; it will be the NDA vs. The Rest. We are on the ground, ready to grow with the people and truly develop Kerala. We want a state where our youth and GenZ don't have to flee abroad, but can find abundant opportunities, innovation, and self-employment right here at home