Maharashtra goes to polls today: Battle hinges on sops, jobs, quota & crop
Published On : 2024-11-20T08:39:32+0530 [ IST ] |
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Cash, Caste, Crop and perhaps Community. That pretty much defines the main factors at play as Maharashtra heads into an election on Wednesday.
This is the first assembly poll since the dramatic split of Shiv Sena and NCP which led to major political realignments and comes barely six months after the Lok Sabha results in which the oppositionMaha Vikas Aghadicame out on top. Wresting 30 of the state's 48 seats it left the governing Mahayuti reeling
However the Haryana verdict has given BJP and allies an impetus in the form of an unprecedented third term. They have since worked overtime to counter anti-incumbency in one of India's largest states. This includes carpet-bombing the electorate with sops such as a monthly income support scheme Mukh
Its popularity is evident from the manifestos released by both sides - they are offering even more sops for women. While Mahayuti has offered Rs 2,100 per month if it is voted back MVA has offered a monthly stip
Low procurement prices for soyabean and cotton farmers can be a decisive factor in Vidarbha and Marathwada During the Lok Sabha polls Mahayuti faced a backlash in these regions.
The opposition has also invoked Marathi asmita or pride by focusing on Adani group's presence in the Dharavi Redevelopment Project and the flight of industry and jobs from Maharashtra to Gujarat. Ajit Pawar's revelation that industrialist Gautam Adani had attended a meeting at
The Mahayuti campaign also adopted a majoritarian theme by dropping terms such as "vote jihad" and "dharma yuddh" to counter the consolidation of Muslim votes in favour of MVA candidates. The BJP manifesto calls for an anti-conversion law.
In the Lok Sabha polls the opposition set the narrative with its anti-Modi campaign and the threat of the Constitution being changed and the Mahayuti parties had to respond to it. In the state polls the ruling parties seem to have set the narrative with the Ladki Bahin Yojana and the 'batenge to katen
In the LS polls the agitation for the Maratha quota led by activist Manoj Jarange led to defeat of BJP stalwarts including Raosaheb Danve and Pankaja Munde. Though he threatened to field candidates again this time Jarange decided to stall
The split of the two major regional parties - Shiv Sena and NCP - continues to cast its shadow over the state. Indeed the unlikely post-poll alliances and changes in govt have led voters to question the value of
Shiv Sena of Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) are pitted in direct contests on 51 seats. A similar war will rage between NCP (Sharad Pawar group) and Ajit Pawar'
Rebel candidates could queer the pitch for both fronts. And small parties and independents will also play a key role in close contests. The smaller parties include Maharashtra Navnirman Sena of Raj Thackeray, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi led by Prakash Ambedkar the Rashtriya Samaj Paks
Whichever alliance wins will have to face the challenge of managing the state's precarious financial condition. Debt is upward of 7.8 lakh crore. Fiscal deficit is expected to be 2 lakh crore, much beyond norm. And dropping schemes after winning the
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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Cash, Caste, Crop and perhaps Community. That pretty much defines the main factors at play as Maharashtra heads into an election on Wednesday.
This is the first assembly poll since the dramat
