A Political Coup Without Parallel!

We can finally put to rest all the conspiracy theories. The game plan is out in the open. It is now proven beyond doubt that the Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) did not collude after the Primaries - the alliance was struck even before the elections were announced; way before the first Parliament was dissolved and, way before the DNT came into being as a legitimate political entity.

Thus, unlike what the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) and others say, my own view is that their convergence cannot be called collusive politics - not in the sense it is understood or inferred. For me, I see it as a regrouping of the co-conspirators; the implementation of a strategy conceived months before - the brazen and audacious finale to a political coup that is without parallel!

I am aghast at the brilliance and boldness of this scheme. I doubt if something similar has ever been pulled off anywhere else in the world - with such delicacy and flair. This must be the Bhutanese uniqueness that I keep hearing about.

However, the genius of the master schemers notwithstanding, there are certain aspects to this virtuoso that, somehow, come through as something that is not in the regular order of things. After all, even if this was treated as a game, the players are still governed by the rules of the game. We need to understand:

(a)    Was the means employed to achieve the end honorable, well

        intended and transparent to other members in their respective

        parties? Were all the candidates in these two parties aware that

        their leaders had struck a deal? Was the deal, and

        the subsequent transfer of the DNT member to the PDP,

        in the best interest of the country and the people of Bhutan?

(b)    What would have been the implication on the country and its

        governance - had DPT been defeated in the Primary

        round - as a result of the DNT/PDP combine? In other

        words, what would have been the implication, had the

        two parties (DNT & PDP) whose leaders had entered into

        a pre-arrangement - were to be elected to our

        Parliament - to form both the Government as well

        as the Opposition?

(c)    What would be the implication should DPT be defeated in

         the General round and the seven leaders who defected

         from the DNT and those from the PDP go on to form

         the nucleus of our government for the next five years?

(d)    What was the reason behind creating two separate entities -

         when it has already been pre-agreed that they would

         ultimately represent only one party - either the PDP if the

         DNT lost or the DNT - if the PDP lost?  What are the

         implications of such an arrangement - on the state and

         other political parties contesting the elections? And, last but

         not least;

(e)    What is the possibility of an “Acho” factor behind one

         or some of our political parties?

NOTE: One of my inventive friends explained to me that “Acho” is the equivalent of “Sugar Daddy” in the Western concept.