Voters perhaps may be the worst losers
CAMIL PARKHE Sakal Times Blog
Wednesday, 22 October 2014 09:29 PM
The verdict of the multi-cornered Maharashtra state assembly polls has not been totally unexpected. The route of the ruling Congress-NCP group was clearly forecast after the Lok Sabha polls results. But the state experienced many high intensity political tremors a fortnight before the voting days which have influenced the assembly poll results .Both the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance and Congress-NCP front broke off, hoping to do better than its ally in the polls. It's interesting to see who have benefited the most by the mutually agreed separations. The assembly polls have thrown a hung assembly. The BJP's gamble to go it alone in polls has succeeded but the voters have denied it clear majority, much to the chagrin of the Shiv Sena and also the NCP.
The Shiv Sena which hoped to retain its role of the elder brother has been left with less than half of the seats garnered by BJP. The Congress and NCP who were expected to face a total debacle in the Lok Sabha polls have surprisingly done much better, they together winning over 80 seats.
Those who left the sinking ships of the Congress, NCP and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena have won entry into the House, albeit with the lotus symbol and their number is over 20. Raj Thackeray-led MNS has turned out to be a pauper with a single seat. And so is the case with the much hyped smaller allies who after debates in full media glare finally decided to go with the BJP.
It is a verdict delivered by the electorates. These voters perhaps may be the worst losers as they will now witness repeat of the one-upmanship experienced earlier during the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance and Congress-NCP front governments.
