There is a saying in Marathi – “Daiva ne dile ani Karma ne ghalavle” which loosely translated means – whatever you gained in fortune, you have lost by your own deeds (Karma). Déjà vu anyone?
Well I am sad. Not because the ‘Mahayuti’ was a great political entity and all. There was bickering even earlier. But at least the marriage was intact. The success of Loksabha elections had led to expectations about (finally) a non-Congress (and I mean any variant of that grass) government being formed in Maharashtra. And that looked like a certainty until today.But the modern political descendants are hell bent on carrying the legacy of their forefathers-Individuals over the state. Looks like narrow political gains and a few seats are more important than the collective wish of maharashtrains. Well they seem to have forgotten the basic principle of politics – Never take the voters for granted. How much I wish the voters had taught you a lesson! But we have experienced the alternative for 15 years and –should I say more!
Discounting the ‘insider politics’ that a commoner like me can hardly perceive, the outward reasons seem to be the want of CM position arising out of perceived strength of the two parties. BJP seems to have forgotten the fact that it had settled for a lesser number of seats earlier and the utility of ‘NaMo’ factor in local elections is yet to be ascertained. And even if it works, is certainly not a long term option. Given the volatility of local issues, it but takes one bad decision to turn tides against a wave. Bad thinking I must say.They clearly seem to have overestimated their strength!.As for the Sena, the success of loksabha election is largely attributed to the ‘NaMo’ factor and legacy of Balasaheb. Current leadership seems to have grossly overestimated its ability to pull on their own.
An alternative theory (and we do have reasons to believe it!) is - the ‘breakup’ is not just related to seat sharing. That was a minor issue and could be resolved amicably. Looks like it was an engineered split. No points for guessing who may be behind it!! . And if true, also goes on to show, who is the ring master of the political circus in Maharashtra. So now you have all cards on the table. Its a five,six,seven cornered fight.Simply put, any two non-Congress (and here I mean non-Indian National congress!) parties will come together and form the government. If required three- Whatever it takes to grab ‘power’. Certainly not ‘Acche Din’ for Maharashtra.
All I can say is – “Good Luck Maharashtra”
Well I am sad. Not because the ‘Mahayuti’ was a great political entity and all. There was bickering even earlier. But at least the marriage was intact. The success of Loksabha elections had led to expectations about (finally) a non-Congress (and I mean any variant of that grass) government being formed in Maharashtra. And that looked like a certainty until today.But the modern political descendants are hell bent on carrying the legacy of their forefathers-Individuals over the state. Looks like narrow political gains and a few seats are more important than the collective wish of maharashtrains. Well they seem to have forgotten the basic principle of politics – Never take the voters for granted. How much I wish the voters had taught you a lesson! But we have experienced the alternative for 15 years and –should I say more!
Discounting the ‘insider politics’ that a commoner like me can hardly perceive, the outward reasons seem to be the want of CM position arising out of perceived strength of the two parties. BJP seems to have forgotten the fact that it had settled for a lesser number of seats earlier and the utility of ‘NaMo’ factor in local elections is yet to be ascertained. And even if it works, is certainly not a long term option. Given the volatility of local issues, it but takes one bad decision to turn tides against a wave. Bad thinking I must say.They clearly seem to have overestimated their strength!.As for the Sena, the success of loksabha election is largely attributed to the ‘NaMo’ factor and legacy of Balasaheb. Current leadership seems to have grossly overestimated its ability to pull on their own.
An alternative theory (and we do have reasons to believe it!) is - the ‘breakup’ is not just related to seat sharing. That was a minor issue and could be resolved amicably. Looks like it was an engineered split. No points for guessing who may be behind it!! . And if true, also goes on to show, who is the ring master of the political circus in Maharashtra. So now you have all cards on the table. Its a five,six,seven cornered fight.Simply put, any two non-Congress (and here I mean non-Indian National congress!) parties will come together and form the government. If required three- Whatever it takes to grab ‘power’. Certainly not ‘Acche Din’ for Maharashtra.
All I can say is – “Good Luck Maharashtra”
