In politics, a defeat is not necessarily the end of the road. Even the BJP and Congress were at one point of time relegated to single digit representation in Parliament from which they came back strongly.And that is because they managed to learn from their mistakes and change strategies accordingly.

Similarly, in Andhra Pradesh, the TDP and Jana Sena received a severe drubbing at the hands of the electorate.It goes without saying that both Parties need to do some serious introspection, especially the Jana Sena.

The TDP of course had failed miserably when in power, giving priority to only one community and indulging in unprecedented corruption at the expense of the rest of society.But Jana Sena, the one-man-army founded by Pawan Kalyan was comprehensively rejected by the people which is synonymous with the public rejecting Pawan Kalyan and his personality.

Nevertheless, the power star seems to be continuing with his same listless statements like in the past.He once again said that he could have easily become a Union Minister if he chose but he decided to work for the people.Fact of the matter is: in the recent election, he had the least credibility among the people.

And, to put things in their proper perspective, Pawan Kalyan is clearly no match to the cunningness of Chandrababu, to the hard-working nature of Jagan, the ruthlessness of the BJP or the demagoguery of KCR. Simply put, he is an LKG student up against PhD candidates.The only advantage he has is caste: his community is the largest in AP but all the rest of society voted unanimously for the YSRCP which prevented him from becoming a king maker.

The biggest challenge is to present himself as a viable alternative to the current dispensation. That calls for a complete turnaround in both his personality and that of his Party which is not easy by any stretch of the imagination.

But, until that happens, he is no match to the competition at all.