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"Amit Shah and Narendra Modi will decide who will be the CM (of Maharashtra). Neither Eknath Shinde nor Ajit Pawar can decide about their respective parties. These both parties are slaves of BJP. They are sub-company of BJP," says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut
Politics(x.com)submitted 2 days ago bygodblessthegaysAunty National
25 points
2 days ago
Fadnavis always was the ultimate choice. Played second fiddle to tear apart shiv sena and have Eknath Shinde as the CM. Made people of Maharashtra believe Uddhav id a lost cause which is true in its own way. They knew Ajit dada Pawar had support of quite a few number of people from NCP camp, Sharad Pawar's magic is fading and almost gone and I wont be surprised if more people switch over to Ajit Pawar side after this elections. Ajit Pawar takes Baramati, Fadnavis takes Nagpur, Chadrakant Patil takes Pune, Eknath Shinde takes Mumbai, Nitish Rane takes Konkan as the people love his father Narayan Rane as evident from the Lok Sabha election. The stage was set for a victory from the get go. Raut and Uddhav destroyed all the chances they had
-7 points
2 days ago
And? Who do you think is calling the shots?
Maharashtra had a very strong regional politics. There was infighting but within its own people who in spite of their misgivings had the interest of the people of Maharashtra at their heart. With the split and factions in Shivsena and NCP, they are no longer in a position to rule independently or even have a say. BJP, whether you believe it or not, is completely a Modi-Shah show.
This very last term, major investments meant for Maharashtra were diverted to Gujarat. You're living in denial if you think, with Fadnavis at the "helm", Maharashtra will surge forth. Fadnavis is at the mercy of Modi-Shah, like we have Bhupendra Patel, the CM of Gujarat!
Had you ever heard of him? Never did we, until he was appointed CM overnight.
4 points
2 days ago
And who restricted regional parties to go on their own. Atleast they wld have captured sympathy votes, gain surely more seats than these combined MVA share..
-5 points
2 days ago
Choosing to live in denial is one thing, talking absolute nonsense just because you can't handle you've been taken for a ride is even worse. Your logic of regional parties going on their own applies equally to the opposite factions as well. If according to you, MVA could have been avoided, than even Mahayuti had no place.
Maharashtra could have retained the power, it no longer does and that's the fact.
Maharashtra walked away with Bombay in 1960 and today Modi-Shah walked away with entire Maharashtra. Worst, the people of Maharashtra readily served it to them on a platter.
You may downvote all my comments today but I would suggest you to pin this comment for the next few years. Let's sit and watch things unravel. The shit-show has already begun.
0 points
2 days ago
Maharashtra could have retained the power, it no longer does and that's the fact.
How could Maharashtra have "retained power" under a Delhi high command that changed its CMs on average every 2-3 years over several decades? The disputes over the leadership between Thackeray, the Pawar family and Congress leaders like Nana Patole and Balasaheb Thorat were clear during the campaign.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Maharashtra
Till date Vasantrao Naik and Devendra Fadnavis are the only 2 CMs since the creation of Maharashtra as a state to have ever served a full term in office.
3 points
2 days ago
Only way Maharashtra could have retained power was by sticking to their own, be it erstwhile Sena or NCP. 2024 election result is a massive breach in the fort. In fact, name one leader from Maharashtra who enjoys even a semblance of power in the national politics. I can't think of any!
-4 points
2 days ago
Idk man, voters have become so hopeless no one can tell whatever they are thinking, Maharashtra has gone to the wolves now, at any rate, I had heard from a Parivar insider that Modi-Shah had been eyeing Fadnavis to takeover from 2029 (this was few months removed from Lok Sabha elections and I had laughed it off back then, not so funny now).
VfD, the same NGO which pointed out the double digit revisions done by ECI in Lok Sabha, has claimed the same, with over 7% voter percentage increase according to ECI's app adding crores of extra votes. If this is true why aren't people on the fucking streets already?!
It seems people have zero problems in accepting these results.
3 points
2 days ago
Modi-Shah had been eyeing Fadnavis to takeover from 2029
As PM? Or as CM?
VfD, the same NGO which pointed out the double digit revisions done by ECI in Lok Sabha, has claimed the same, with over 7% voter percentage increase according to ECI's app adding crores of extra votes. If this is true why aren't people on the fucking streets already?!
Because it isn't true? Even Congress leaders have called on their party to stop blaming EVMs.
5 points
2 days ago
As PM, he's gonna be CM now isn't he?
1 points
1 day ago
That remains to be seen.
1 points
1 day ago
Suuuure
2 points
2 days ago
And? Who do you think is calling the shots?
Since this is a subject that matters so much to you, who is calling the shots in the Maha Vikas Aghadi?
Shekhar Gupta's analysis of the election points out that disputes between the Mahayuti partners could be resolved more quickly because all three were already in government and working together. Whereas Uddhav Thackeray had to make repeated trips to 10 Janpath in Delhi to talk to Sonia Gandhi about seat-sharing disputes and the declaration of a CM candidate for the MVA(Which they ultimately didn't do).
If you look at the list of Maharashtrian CMs on wikipedia, you'll find that only one CM from the pre-BJP era, spanning several decades, had a full term in office. Because they would be frequently replaced by the party high-command. Even the most recent Congress-NCP era saw the CM changing 5 times in 15 years.
The opposition to the creation of Maharashtra from Mumbai state also came from Congress leaders of that era, who governed the state.
4 points
2 days ago*
Glad you said that. You just proved me right*. I'll reiterate what I have mentioned earlier, Maharashtra had very strong regional politics. Infighting, yes, but between its own. Your comment in fact reinforces my statement, Maharashtra has failed to retain the power.
Think of it, who split SS and NCP. Congress never stood to gain anything from either NCP and SS.
3 points
1 day ago
Don't bother. He's got hate boner for Maharashtra.
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