Shining in national politics is not that easy and that’s the reason why the parties from the northern states shine there. But the trend is changing now and a few regional parties left a mark. Earlier, Telugu Desam Party brought all the opposition under one roof against the grand old Congress.
Taking forward the trend, Telangana Chief Minister KCR announced national party entry. For this, his TRS was named BRS. The party is confident that the Election Commission of India would say yes to the proposal. TRS wants to spread its wings in other states and it is hatching plans to try its luck in Gujarat first.
Before KCR’s BRS could create any magic at the national level, we can see another big party joining the big arena. The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu might also try its luck at the national level. Party chief Stalin expressed confidence that the party might become an important force in Indian politics. He said this at a party meeting.
Looking at the possibilities, the leaders who want to shine in national politics have to speak in Hindi to cater to the larger voters. KCR did the same when he went to Maharashtra and Bihar. He addressed the media in Bihar in Hindi.
We cannot expect someone from Tamil Nadu to speak in Hindi given the anti-image they have of Hindi. An MP from Tamil Nadu lashed out at the media for asking her to speak in Hindi as he is a Parliamentarian. The film stars in Tamil Nadu took part in the protest by wearing T-shirts that says, they don’t know Hindi.
Moreover, the parties are trying to woo Hindu voters by visiting shrines and temples. Who would have expected that Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, and Rahul Gandhi would visit the temples? The rise of the BJP forced the other leaders to do so.
On the flip side, the parties with the highest MP seats can be deciding factors at the national level. DMK has over 38 MP seats and it can be a big force for the opposition parties to take on the mighty BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls. The MP seats might come in handy.