The dysfunctional government in Kerala..yet again....

The LDF government in Kerala, led by V.S.Achuthananthan has been reeling under the pressure of factional feud, both within the CPI(M) and among the allies that constitute the LDF. We are well acquainted with the bitter factional feuds and the resulting paralysis of the government machinery under the Congress led UDF regimes. But the LDF always made sure that their governments were not affected by the factional feud which within the CPI(M). In retrospect, I believe the presence of such eminent luminaries like E.M.S and Nayanar had enabled the LDF governments to function without such blatant disregard for the principle of collective responsibility.

 It is another matter that even these governments were ineffective in capturing the imagination of the people by implementing long-term projects and charting out a clear road map for the state. In fact as the people kept getting disillusioned by the ruling coalition, they kept changing the government every five years. This made the two coalitions even more laid back and dysfunctional.

 Kerala has always been a pioneer in the socio-political arena, many practices in the state later being emulated in the national level. It is about time the people in Kerala came up with a new, effective tactic to make the government function.