The Opposition seems to be left with no choice but to take baby steps in forming a grand alliance (OpEd page, ‘The Wednesday Interview’ – “A pre-election Mahagathbandhan against the BJP is unlikely”, July 4). The reality is that the Opposition is in disarray; there is no meeting of minds among the many leaders, with each one perceiving himself or herself to be the first among equals. Unless there is a merger of a few like-minded secular Opposition parties into a composite unit, a loosely knit Opposition will always be looked at with suspicion by the common man. As far as the BJP is concerned, five years is too small a period to judge its performance.
Subramanian Venkatraman,
Chennai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not far off the mark when he says that the only aim of Opposition parties is ‘Modi hatao’ and nothing more.
Though surveys have shown that the BJP could be slipping, the odds still seem to be in its favour.
C.V. Aravind,
Bengaluru