BJP'S magic in Maharashtra

 

The BJP'S remarkable accomplishment with its allies in the recently concluded assembly elections in the Maharashtra polls exemplifies the fact that the saffron brigade has emerged strongly after the Lok Sabha and subsequent regional bypolls where it did not gain much momentum as expected.Despite frantic efforts by its chief rival the INDIA alliance alongwith with its associates  trying its best to garner the minority votes, the plot did not yield the desired result. It was once again Modi's charismatic stature that stood in good stead for the Mahayuti alliance. The saffron brigade with its emphasis on the terminology batenge to katenge found reasonable acceptance among the voters. The Mahaagadi combine was unable to counter this narrative successfully and was totally outwitted by the ruling dispensation. The Congress which was brazenly optimistic about queering the pitch fot its arch rivals the BJP with its strategy of exploiting the caste equation and toying with the minority sentiments could not put its act together in a sensible manner. With a section of religious leaders strongly urging the electorate to refrain from voting for the BJP it was evident that a frantic attempt was being made to keep the Saffron brigade from getting into an advantageous position at any cost. But in the end the endeavour to rally the voters around by a section of minority leaders on religious lines did not yield the much sought after consequence but turned the tide in favour of the BJP led combine. Unable to accept it's rout in the Maharashtra Assembly polls the INDIA alliance and its allies as in the past have blamed the EVMs for their debacle. As the saying goes a bad worksman always complains about his tools. Instead of deliberating on its weakness and finding ways to cope up with the challenges posed by the BJP and its allies the INDIA alliance has termed the victory of the NDA as a conspiracy to undermine the efforts of the opposition.