BJP-Sena-MNS Triangle
Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena has
chosen to support Narendra Modi for Prime Ministership. This decision was taken
by Raj Thackeray after meeting former Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin
Gadkari.
Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena too support Modi. Raj
Thakeray has decided not to field candidates in many of the seats where the BJP
is in the fray. But he has released a list of candidates to contest against the
Shiv Sena.
Both the Sena and the MNS are targeting
the Maratha-Hindu chauvinist sections of
the vote base.
Can Gadkari and BJP win over both the Sena and the
MNS?
Whom will they support at places where Sena
is pitted against the MNS? The
battle between the Sena and the MNS will be of keen interest since whichever between
the two wins will be considered as genuine Sena.
Raj Thackeray was looking for some political space
at the national level and not just at the state level and Gadkari provided him what he wanted. Did
Gadkari provide Raj Thackaray this opportunity due to his own rivalry within
the BJP with some faction?
Any visible advantage to MNS in the national
election results will be a huge trouble for BJP-Sena alliance during formation
of BJP Government at the Centre and the forthcoming state election.
Previously Raj Thackeray's influence did not go
beyond Mumbai-Nashik-Pune belt. But now BJP has provided him an opportunity to
spread his influence not only all over the state but throughout the country
too.
It is clear that Raj Thackeray desperately
wants to grab political centre-stage in Maharashtra. BJP has provided him the opportunity to make materialize his dream of
dominating in Maharashtra.
The side effect of this sibling rivalry could be
that there might be considerable reduction in regional chauvinism. Anyway, the
BJP-Sena-MNS triangle is an interesting development and this will have an
effect on the future politics in Maharashtra, if not in India.
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