Another general elections are round the corner. Crores of rupees will be spent to elect our representatives who may rule over us for the next five years. Whoever loses sits in the opposition and just opposes everything the ruling government does or plans to do. They think that they are there to just oppose oppose and oppose. These opposition leaders think that they can do better and manage better whatever the situation. They never agree on anything and thus goes on our government delaying things.

So these very opposition leaders if chosen by the people to form the next government, they take an year or two blaming the previous government for the lapses and bring about all sorts of excuses for their inability to set right things. Take for example the galloping inflation, the newly formed government may not find it easy to rein in and the previous government will be reprehensible. After a couple of years they should settle down and do all the right things but again the blame will go the the opposition who won't let them do anything. This tug-of-war between the ruling and opposition parties continue eternally.

Previously there used to be one majority party and a collective opposition party but now the ruling party is also divided as they have to reckon with other supports from inside and outside making things even more convoluted. The present UPA government has left party that is almost in the opposition bench. Price rise of essential commodities, fuel price rise and nuclear deal were the major issues that the Congress had to discuss without convincing with the left party. Opposition is in a relaxed position as the infighting in UPA goes on.

To save the people and the country from the enormous expenses of an election that can very well be used to pay the oil companies and thwart further fuel price hikes. Why we need an election when no party can come together to solve the problems of the common man? Just give a chance to all the parties one by one for an year or two and see the performance. Any vital decision should be allowed to be taken after consulting with eminent personalities of that field. As for example, the left parties are opposing vehemently the fuel price hike and are going to hold demonstrations across the country. They certainly have some other ideas that will not necessitate the fuel price hike. Let them be on the drivers seat and see whether their ideas can pay dividends. Of course, we cannot afford to experiment on such things but when we see for every move the government makes there is an opposition. People are left wondering who is right and who is wrong.