According to sources from Bengaluru the Governor of the state not only gave the BJP an opportunity to form the government, but also gave the party a window of 15 days to prove its majority. Meanwhile the Congress and the JD(S), outraged as they indeed were by this decision, got together making it even more difficult for the BJP to pass the floor test. Moreover it was also clear from the arguments in the Supreme Court that the party was on a weak wicket in the apex court. Similarly, the BJP's call for a secret ballot seems to be lacking in merit.
Accordingly the Supreme Court's verdict must be therefore, welcomed. Recently in Karnataka, it is widely believed that the Governor erred in not inviting the JD(S)-Congress combine. However, the BJP will get a breather if the party manages to lure a few legislators over to its side, though its image will suffer a beating in the bargain.
Furthermore in the final analysis, power makes up
for all losses, in terms of damage to image or credibility. Presently in Tamilnadu,
the BJP went all out to protect the Palaniswamy government and failed. Presently
it would be a huge loss of face for PM Modi and Amit Shah if the the BJP fails
to establish its majority today when the curtain comes down on the very last
act of the numbers game. Media reports added that both the BJP on the one hand
and Congress-JD(U)on the other, will try their
utmost to prevent the other from coming to power. 
