What is Jaya amma upto?

Jayalalithaa, the CM of TN, has created a grand alliance with Left, PMK and MDMK. This is a very interesting development for the following reasons:

• Jaya had declared publicly a few days ago that she is not interested in the PM position.
• Jaya was part of the NDA during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and was a solid partner.
• She commands respect in Tamil Nadu. We had projected that she, along with her allies, would pick 16 of the 39 seats in play. We had alloted these seats to the NDA. If she does not align with the NDA, NDA's seat count will go down significantly.
• This was a huge opportunity for the NDA to make an impact in TN. The Congress and the DMK are at loggerheads with respect to the LTTE issue. DMK has a soft corner for LTTE, which is a Tamil organization. Congress are not fond of the LTTE because they were involved with Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. Looks like that opportunity for the NDA to make inroads into this southern state have passed by.

Jaya says she is not interested in becoming PM:



Jaya aligns with several parties: