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The biggest and shocking news of this time is coming out from the politics of Maharashtra. The results of the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC Election Result), which were held amidst high-voltage drama and confusion, have been declared. These results have completely shaken the political equations of the state. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has suffered a big and unexpected setback in this election, while its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has maintained its dominance and registered a bumper victory. After these results, political turmoil has reached its peak in the entire state including Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune, because it is believed that it will have a direct impact on the upcoming assembly elections also.
Amid claims of cross voting, BJP wins, Shinde group on backfoot
According to the data coming from Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, Bharatiya Janata Party has strategically succeeded in making all its candidates win. With this brilliant performance of BJP, the trouble-shooting aspect of Devendra Fadnavis has once again emerged. On the other hand, these results have been extremely disturbing for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a key partner of the ruling Mahayuti alliance. According to sources, there is a possibility of cross voting on a large scale during the elections, due to which the calculations of the strategists of Shinde group proved to be a complete failure and the party had to suffer huge losses.
Confusion in Mahavikas Aghadi, know the condition of Congress and Uddhav Shiv Sena
For the opposition alliance Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) too, these results have been mixed and eye-opening in many ways. Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party had tried their best to save their credibility. The effect of internal strife and factionalism within the Congress Party has once again been seen in this election with secret ballot. The news of some Congress MLAs voting beyond the party line has increased the concern of the Congress high command from Delhi to Mumbai. After this victory and defeat, now a period of introspection and meetings is going to begin within Mahavikas Aghadi in the coming days.
Equations changed before assembly elections, now what will be the strategy next?
Political analysts believe that these results of the Legislative Council will have a deep impact on the everyday politics of Maharashtra. While BJP can adopt a more aggressive stance on the seat sharing formula after this victory, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will have to do damage control afresh to keep his MLAs and ministers united. It is a common discussion in the political circles of Mumbai and Nagpur that this election has made it clear that no election can be taken lightly without strengthening the grip at the grassroots level. Now the eyes of all the parties are fixed on the roadmap for the upcoming monsoon session and the subsequent assembly elections.
