To be or not to be

A better option for the Shiv Sena is to extend outside support to the BJP to form the government. However, its power-hungry MLAs would never allow its leadership to think of long-term politics.

Two weeks after the announcement of the assembly results, Maharashtra is on the verge of President’s Rule. This is despite the fact that a pre-poll alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena has secured a comfortable majority in the assembly. If politics is about the art of possibilities, the major parties in the state are deeply engrossed in creating the best of the possibilities for themselves. However, politics is more about the core social constituencies of each political party, and all the possibilities need to be identified without hurting the core politics of the parties. The key political players in Maharashtra are attracted to new possibilities, while simultaneously pulled back by the consideration of their core constituencies. While Shiv Sena and NCP do not have a social base outside the state, the BJP and the Congress have to take into account their national politics before making any decision on government formation in Maharashtra. The BJP’s internal competitive politics is also proving to be an obstacle for its leadership known for quick-fix solutions in terms of government formation. 

 

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Parimal Maya Sudhakar
8 Nov 2019

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Read this article published in Asiaville on 8th Nov 2019

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