This is the right time for PM Modi to make gains in industrial south. Here’s why
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Jayaram Jayalalithaa’s demise has given a political opening for Prime Minister Jayalalithaa died at 68 after a cardiac arrest and this could cause a reemergence of national parties in
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"In the short run, you may see a mask of stability, but in the long term I think there's going to be a reconfiguration in state politics. The primary beneficiary will be the
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“BJP could see gains in the state during federal elections in 2019. To do well, a dramatic reshaping of the BJP's local party operations is needed,” N.
"They have to put their house in order,, he said. "They don't have candidates or organization in the state,” he added.
It has also being said that her passing also represents a "short-term opportunity, for rival Tamil party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam but over the medium-to-long-term, he said, the major beneficiary will be Modi and his BJP.
A.R. Venkatachalapathy, a professor at the
"Whether they will win the elections in 2021 is not the question. They will try to become a player,” he said.
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Talking about the economic affect of her death, M.R. Venkatesh, a New Delhi-based independent policy analyst said, “the state may see political instability over the next few years as parties jostle for position. Economic growth could be stunted, corruption will definitely go up and foreign investors might even begin avoiding the state.”
"The state is headed towards political vacuum," Venkatesh said. "How it will be filled up is a critical question.”
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