I don't care much for the author or whose side he is on. I usually post anything that catches my interest. In this case, For whatever reason he wrote it or whether he really believes in that view point or not, I myself have the same perspective and consider post poll alliances to be absurd.
First of all, none of the parties have majority. so it doesn't matter anymore how many seats each got, they are all in the same boat and equally ineligible to form govt. No BJP does not have more eligibility than others by winning more seats. They are all same once they fail to pass the min 50% mark. Not much different from passing test. If pass mark is 50, it doesn't matter whether you failed by 20 marks or 1 mark.
Secondly, how and why does a post poll alliance mean combining the the wins of both parties? It is devoid of any logic. People of 38 areas voted for JD(S) more because they didn't like congress or BJP. People of 78 area voted for congress because they didn't like JD(S) or BJP. By want logic does alliance of congress and JD(S) mean that they have approval of people belonging to 78+ 38 areas. An alliance should mean that people approve both parties. That is what happens in a pre-poll alliance. People will vote only if they approve of both parties and their alliance.
