Have you anytime scrutinized Modi’s picture anywhere,
say on hoarding, newspapers and election campaign posters or simply in photo
frames. An elegant looking, confident posture, affirmative stance and extraordinary
guileless personality. Can a man of this stature fear the wrangle caused by the
recent separation of Shiv Sena? In politics no one is your permanent friend or
foes and so this party now acts like a
bête-noir of BJP, after snapping the
tie. Since then, the Shiv Sena has accused Modi for his election campaign in Maharashtra’s
assembly election that he unnecessarily drains the state coffer for spending money
for his high profile rallies. They say that, if he has that much mass appeal,
he should have relaxed in Delhi instead
of attending on an average twenty five rallies in different parts of
Maharashtra. Simply, they are not able to suppress their anger of frustration and
publicly outcry; otherwise can a sensible party leader comment like that? Further, the opposition
parties, which mainly includes MNS howl that Modi wants to divide Maharashtra separating
Mumbai from the state. You will be startled to observe his
reaction to the said allegation. He said that till the time, he is at the helm
of affairs in Delhi, he ensures that Mumbai is an undivided part of
Maharashtra. Just to see his posture
when he reacts to this allegation, a firm, polite, but with a stentorian voice.
The Congress leaders already understand that they are
in the slough of defeat and so now engage in the activities of spreading lies and rumors on cotton and onion, which, of
course, they did for the past ten years. Of course, they do not have any other
option, because in the past ten years, they have not established their credits
to flourish the progress of this state much. The other opponents, namely MNS beseech
the gatherings in the rallies to take utmost care against the impending
division of Maharashtra, which is a baseless political stunt only. The past
government led by the Congress is taking the said strategy is basically to save
their party's existence and divert the
focus as they did not have any concrete evidence of good governance in
Maharashtra in the recent past. Further, Modi simply refutes all these
allegations with his convincing style and firmly says in the rallies that his party BJP
will be in a position to rule this financial capital after the election results are declared to
make Maharashtra as one of the most prosperous states in India.
In his rallies, he lambasted the Congress for the
cotton and onion farmers’ suicide in the past couple of years. He also urged
the people to rip the mask of these leaders and punish these murderers. He emphatically
expressed his views to release Maharashtra from the clutch of these selfish
leaders and franchise freely to liberate Maharashtra and celebrate the
liberation day for the state on October 15
In almost all fronts, say, GSDP (Gross State Domestic
Product) growth to provide employment and also to increase the number of
establishments, Maharashtra is ahead of even Modi’s Gujarat. So, Modi is
campaigning fiercely to rout his
opponents in this election so that after the election, he can concentrate more
to the upliftment of the economical and social progress of this state, which
was almost stagnant during the past couple of years.
Now, what transpires
behind the curtain in this split-up between the BJP and the Shiv Sena. The new
leadership under the stewardship of Modi has decided to snap the tie of 25 year
old relationship. Modi was not
interested to succumb the unwanted pressure of Shiv Sena. While the old leaders
of the BJP were not that unkind to this party, but the new breed of BJP, which
includes Modi was not at all comfortable to muse Uddhav Thackeeray’s aspiration
for the coveted post of the Chief Minstership. Further, for the past few months,
the Shiv Sena was doing all the negative
campaigns against Modi through their mouthpiece Saamna. This continuous provocation
and stringent criticism of Modi and RSS Chief as well as the demand for the
post of CM ultimately snapped the friendship band.
The BJP was also initially not in favor to end its electoral
pact with the Shiv Sena because of later’s massive success in the last Lok
Sabha polls, but the situation and the continuous criticism spoiled the
relationship. The seat sharing and the adjustment did not materialize and
ultimately both the parties now fight the ensuing election slated on the 15th
instant on their respective identities. But to my mind, since,
Modi is an astute and shrewd politician
and have a tremendous mass appeal, he knows how to fight
an election better than anybody and so, the Shiv Sena alone will not be able to
garner a clean majority. And eventually, they will be forced to make a rat-tat to the ajar door of their desire to take
part in the future ministry and to have some portfolios under the consideration
of the BJP. Contrarily, if BJP wins the election and fall short of a majority, then
they have to take the help of their old friends to form ministry to keep the
arch rival Congress and NCP at bay. It
is but natural that neither Congress nor
NCP or their combination can form a government in Maharashtra for another term.
So, pre election bickering and criticism of Modi by
Shiv Sena, may be their strategical deployment of their political stunt, but
they have to forge their relationship again
with the BJP to be a partner of a
probable coalition state government.
What a superb role Modi has played? Whether you decide to be away from him or attach with him, you have to depend on him
to ensure to remain in power in Maharashtra.. Metaphorically, It is like the adage, ‘’you
can either love him or hate him, but you cannot ignore him.’’
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