UPA ally NCP, meanwhile, dismissed speculation about cosying up to the NDA. BJP leader Gopinath Munde also said his party will not “feel their need”.
BJD chief and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and AIADMK supremo and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said they were yet to take any decision on the issue of support and were awaiting the Lok Sabha poll results.
The comments came amid speculation that BJP leaders were in touch with these parties for support.
BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi held consultations with senior party colleagues, including Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley, in Gandhinagar on the post-poll prospects. “No such thought has been given. No decision has been taken at the moment. We will see in the future,” Patnaik told reporters here when asked whether he would support NDA if Odisha is granted ‘special’ category status.
When referred to the talk that NDA is the “best alternative”, he replied, “I don’t know about that. But I want to state clearly no thought (has been given) and no decision has been taken about any alliance.”
He noted that BJD’s policy has been to “keep equi-distance both from the BJP and the Congress”.
However, BJD’s chief whip Pravat Tripathy said, “Keeping in view the opinion of the whole country and the state’s interest, there should be no problem in providing conditional support to NDA to form government at the Centre.”
Senior BJD leader Jay Panda said the matter needs to be discussed within the party and a call on this will be taken by the party supremo.
“On this issue, Pravat Tripathi has suggested that conditional support can be given but this is an issue which needs discussion inside the party and ultimately the party leaders and president Naveen Patnaik will take the final call,” Panda said.
Jayalalithaa, when asked in Chennai whether AIADMK would give support to NDA, said, “I am waiting for the results to be declared day after tomorrow, on May 16, as eagerly as every other citizen of this country. There is nothing more I can say now. Let us wait for the results. Then I will give you my comments.”
Asked about the possibility of Third Front which she had earlier tried to build, she said, “I cannot make any remark on any other subject.”
Odisha has 21 Lok Sabha seats and BJD is projected to do well in the polls. Similarly, AIADMK is expected to do well in Tamil Nadu which has 39 seats.
There was also speculation that NCP was cosying up to BJP ahead of formation of the next government, after its leader Praful Patel said the country should have a “stable” government which will “decisively govern” for the next five years.
The NCP, however, dismissed it saying the party will remain with UPA.
24 hours to NaMo
In another 24 hours , exit polls will become obsolete when election results start pouring in
And as the sun rises in the sky on 16th May , usual games will play-out on TV channels
* CLAIM GAME
In this game , the main players will be the leaders of BJP and its pre-poll allies
All of these leaders will claim personal credit for BJP’s victory – without appearing to offend the Great NaMo !
They will tell the TV anchors :
There never was any doubt that we will win
We had told you so , all along
NaMo wave was unstoppable
People were fed up of UPA’s failures
This is the beginning of the end of the Dynasty Rule
We will not be vindictive ( – except in case of RSVP ! )
We gracefully accept the mandate given to us by people to bring in Good Governance
People want Gujarat Model replicated all over India and we will do it
* BLAME GAME
This game will be played by leaders of Congress and its UPA allies
They will try to hide their faces on TV channels ( – now I understand why police cover up the faces of alleged culprits ! )
But if caught unaware by those intrepid roving journalists / cameramen , they will mumble in inaudible voices :
We humbly accept the verdict of the people
We honour their wishes ( though much against our wishes ! )
We will play the role of a responsible opposition ( – but make no mistakes , at every small opportunity , we promise to disrupt the working of the Lok Sabha , better than what BJP ever managed )
RSVP had nothing to do with our defeat
Our Working Committee / Parliamentary Board will examine the reasons why people dumped us ( – and find some scapegoats ! )
After all , we have been playing this game for over 65 years and know too well that you cannot fool all the people all the time !
You win some , you lose some
We will emerge stronger by 2019 ”
* AIM GAME
This game will be played out by the Third Front political leaders whose only ” Aim ” was to remain ” Relevant ” in the Lok Sabha !
These leaders will be saying :
As a Third ( rate ? ) Front , we have emerged stronger
So what , if we cannot form the Government ?
We cannot even agree on who is our Prime Ministerial candidate !
But can’t you see that we are M-powered ? ( Maya / Mamta / Mulayam ) – with 3 potential PMs ?
As always , we will continue to provide NaMo , our ” Issue – based ” support ( – the only issues being , withdrawal of all scam-related cases / disproportionate assts cases / CBI investigations,
etc , against our Behenji / Didiji / Netaji )
And of course , grant of ” Special Status ” to W.Bengal / Bihar / UP / Tamil Nadu / Odisha / Seemandhra etc
On 16th , switch on your TVs to witness the ” Grand Finale ” !
* hemen parekh ( 14 May 2014 / Mumbai )