Governors as political pawns

Last Saturday, the Congress-led UPA government once again proved that it will play politics with the institution of Governor. A key element in its current political strategy is to drive a wedge between Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal(U) and the BJP in Bihar. The Congress High Command is thus in a mood to appear Bihar-friendly, and the previous Governor Debananda Konwar was a thorn in Nitish Kumar’s side. He had to go in order to placate Kumar, and thus swapped places with Tripura Governor DY Patil.

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