If the recent opinion polls are to be believed, then the BJP-led NDA appears set to form the government at the centre with the Congress set to make an ignominious exit after two consecutive terms.
Over the last two weeks, Jayalalithaa has sharpened her attack against Modi, emphasizing that the development parameters of Tamil Nadu are far better than those of Gujarat.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi immediately endorsed Jayalalithaa and suggested it might do Modi a world of good by adopting the "Tamil Nadu model".
Her agenda seems to be to try and head a government at the centre, even if it is a minority one, with the backing of a Third Front - which has remained a mirage all along. In her ambitions, she has found a supporting partner in Mamata Banerjee. Jayalalithaa and Banerjee are plotting what is being called a Federal Front government at the centre in case, as they believe, the BJP-headed NDA fails to get a majority on May 16.
