when do you think regional parties become more powerful than national parties?
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Till 1989 Congress was the only national powerful party. Even the other national parties then we're not as powerful. Regional parties c were dependent on Congress. After 1989 the regional parties changed their strategy. Each of those regional parties developed strong affinity to a leading caste. Thereby they got unquestionable support from those castes. Because of the strong support these regional parties looked case if very powerful. These regional parties win elections with less than 30% votes in multi-cornered contest.Laluprasad of RJD, won three consecutive terms. SP, and BSP, were alternating in UP with less than 30% votes. TDP, and TRS, too look powerful but they got around 30% votes only. But this myth has been proved wrong by BJP, when it demolished SP, BSP, RJD, RLD, in their own den.