Mysuru: “Poaching” and “horse-trading” are two terms that have haunted Congress and JD(S) ever since the results came out for the Karnataka Assembly election. Both the parties have been busy in the past three days moving its Legislators from resort to resort in order to keep them out of BJP’s reach.
“MLA shopping”, “resort politics”, “Operation Kamala” — there aren’t enough names and expressions, apprehensions and persuasions to describe the current scenario following the split mandate. Amidst the confusion and the chaos in the State capital where parties are desperately trying to grab power, the loser is the voter who has made his/ her choice. He is a loser because he is not being taken into confidence in Govt. formation. He is apprehensive that the State might go for another election and the money paid by him as taxes will be used by leaders for politicking.
