Opinion | Will Vijay Be The HD Deve Gowda Of Tamil Nadu?

Vijay’s nascent party, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), the new kid in the block, seems to have peaked rather prematurely.

HD Deve Gowda served as the 11th Prime Minister of India from June 1, 1996, to April 21, 1997. Leading a United Front coalition government supported by the Congress party, his tenure lasted 10 months and 21 days. His Janata Dal (S) barely had 40 seats out of the 545 Lok Sabha seats. Inder Kumar Gujral served as the 12th Prime Minister of India from April 21, 1997, to March 19, 1998. Heading a United Front coalition government supported by the Congress Party, his short, less than one-year tenure is best known for the “Gujral Doctrine," a set of foreign policy principles prioritising peaceful, non-reciprocal cooperation with neighbouring countries. Both the governments came for the barbed comment—tail wagging the dog. These two were not isolated instances of the Congress playing on the greed and ambitions of smaller party leaders to do backseat driving.

Earlier, Chandra Shekhar served as the 8th Prime Minister of India from November 10, 1990, to June 21, 1991. Heading a minority government with Janata Dal (Socialist) supported by Congress(I), his tenure lasted only seven........

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