16th Lok Sabha General Elections of India

[Sushubh]

Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have both taken responsibility

 

[SVK]

This elections marks end of importance for regional parties like BSP, JD(U), DMK, MNS. Mayawati, Nitish, Raj Thackeray, Karunanidhi are biggest losers in this elections.

 

[Sushubh]

BSP would be back in the next UP elections.

 

[pratikr]

The Congress has been reduced to double digits in Parliament, its worst showing ever. It is winning less than 50 seats and might not even qualify to have a leader of the opposition.

Now who will be the leader of the opposition?

 

[manu1991]

Mayawati will probably blame the media for this. BJP seems to have captured a large chuck of the Dalit vote in this election.

 

[Sushubh]

So if Congress does not get more than 57 seats, they do not get to pick the leader of opposition? I heard on TV on something like you need more than 10% of the seats?

 

[manu1991]

yeap. Assam currently has no leader of opposition.

 

[manu1991]

I heard Arun Jaitley might fight the elections from Vadodara.

 

[Sushubh]

How impressive it would be if he loses from there too?

 

[SVK]

Congress can get Opposition leader seat if they form coalition with smaller parties for that
http://www.fakingnews.firstpost.com/2014/05/congress-looking-for-allies-to-form-an-opposition-in-lok-sabha/