By PTI
MUMBAI: With altered political equations within the state, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena seems to be gravitating in direction of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a key issue to observe for forward of the Mumbai civic polls the place Marathi votes play a vital position.
Ever for the reason that fall of the federal government led by Raj Thackeray’s estranged cousin and arch-rival Uddhav Thackeray in June, the bonhomie between Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis has led to a buzz of latest political alignments.
Shinde and Fadnavis met Raj Thackeray for MNS’ Deepotsav occasion in Shivaji Park on the eve of Diwali.
The brewing chemistry was evident when the trio walked collectively to the venue in Shivaji Park from the residence of the MNS chief.
Last month, Raj Thackeray had written a letter to Fadnavis, urging him to withdraw BJP’s candidate from the Andheri East Assembly bypoll in favour of late Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke’s spouse.
The BJP later withdrew its candidate from the race, for which Raj Thackeray thanked Fadnavis.
In the months resulting in the autumn of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, Raj Thackeray had raised the difficulty of loudspeakers at mosques and introduced to go to Ayodhya.
After the change in guard in Maharashtra, leaders of the BJP and the Shinde faction met Raj Thackeray individually on varied events.
Both Shinde and Fadnavis had additionally met the MNS chief individually.
Raj Thackeray additionally wrote a letter to his ‘buddy’ Fadnavis, hailing him for setting an instance of loyalty and dedication to at least one’s get together by taking on because the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Officially, all sides has declined to touch upon a doable tie-up within the state. After Fadnavis, Shinde met Raj Thackeray on the Deepotsav occasion, mentioned Raju Patil, MNS’ lone MLA. He mentioned they’re nearer by coronary heart however will go forward with regardless of the management says.
With the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena aligning with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the talks of a brand new political realignment between BJP and MNS are getting louder.
The chance of such a state of affairs comes at a time when civic physique polls are across the nook, particularly the essential Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
Sujata Anandan, the creator of ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’ How the Shiv Sena modified Mumbai eternally, mentioned it’s clear that Raj Thackeray’s MNS will go along with the BJP as it isn’t a risk to the get together.
More importantly, Raj Thackeray’s politics since he parted methods with Shiv Sena in 2006 has labored in opposition to Uddhav Thackeray, Anandan informed PTI.
Ketan Bhosale, an affiliate professor at Mumbai University’s Sathaye College, mentioned Raj Thackeray leaned in direction of Hindutva two years again and shares the identical trigger with the BJP and the Shinde faction.
“The MNS chief had done ‘somersaults’ in the past and he is fiercely against Uddhav. This has happened in the past and at every juncture, Raj was always in the camp opposite Uddhav,” Bhosale mentioned, including the upcoming BMC elections is also the final likelihood to consolidate MNS, which is attempting to remain related politically.
The MNS was based in 2006 after Raj Thackeray stop Shiv Sena over who could be Bal Thackeray’s political inheritor.
He took up the difficulty of the sons-of-the-soil, the agenda on which Shiv Sena was in-built 1966.
In 2007, in its debut municipal polls, the MNS received seven seats in Mumbai, adopted by 27 in 2012- the very best thus far for the get together in Mumbai, one among its core base areas. In 2017, it received solely seven seats.
In 2009, driving on the “Marathi manoos” plank, Raj Thackeray ate into the votes of Shiv Sena and BJP in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik.
In the Assembly elections held that yr, MNS bagged 13 of the 288 seats. This paved the best way for a straightforward win for the Congress-NCP mix, primarily at the price of Shiv Sena.
“The MNS’ performance in the first assembly election after it was formed far exceeded the Shiv Sena’s historic performance ” the get together (the Shiv Sena) crossed single digits solely in 1990,— creator Dhaval Kulkarni writes in his e book ‘The Cousins Thackeray” Uddhav, Raj and the shadow of their Sena’.
The 2009 Assembly polls stay the most effective efficiency of MNS thus far. It has been on a fast slide since.
In 2014, the MNS contested 219 seats and forfeited its deposit in 209. It received only one seat and bagged 3.15 per cent of the votes.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Raj Thackeray overtly advocated the candidature of Narendra Modi for the prime minister’s publish and fielded candidates largely in opposition to the Sena.
More than a yr forward of the polls, he additionally visited Gujarat and praised Modi. In the 2019 basic elections, Raj Thackeray did a U-turn and took up cudgels in opposition to Modi. Experts view this as assist provided to the Congress-NCP alliance.
In the Assembly polls held in the identical yr, the MNS contested 101 seats and forfeited its deposit in 86 segments. It bagged just one seat within the state and garnered 2.25 per cent votes.
Cut to 2022, Shiv Sena disintegrated by Shinde’s rise up, it stays attention-grabbing to see if MNS fills the void and attracts Marathi votes in alliance with BJP and the Shinde faction.
MUMBAI: With altered political equations within the state, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena seems to be gravitating in direction of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, a key issue to observe for forward of the Mumbai civic polls the place Marathi votes play a vital position.
Ever for the reason that fall of the federal government led by Raj Thackeray’s estranged cousin and arch-rival Uddhav Thackeray in June, the bonhomie between Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis has led to a buzz of latest political alignments.
Shinde and Fadnavis met Raj Thackeray for MNS’ Deepotsav occasion in Shivaji Park on the eve of Diwali.
The brewing chemistry was evident when the trio walked collectively to the venue in Shivaji Park from the residence of the MNS chief.
Last month, Raj Thackeray had written a letter to Fadnavis, urging him to withdraw BJP’s candidate from the Andheri East Assembly bypoll in favour of late Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke’s spouse.
The BJP later withdrew its candidate from the race, for which Raj Thackeray thanked Fadnavis.
In the months resulting in the autumn of the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities, Raj Thackeray had raised the difficulty of loudspeakers at mosques and introduced to go to Ayodhya.
After the change in guard in Maharashtra, leaders of the BJP and the Shinde faction met Raj Thackeray individually on varied events.
Both Shinde and Fadnavis had additionally met the MNS chief individually.
Raj Thackeray additionally wrote a letter to his ‘buddy’ Fadnavis, hailing him for setting an instance of loyalty and dedication to at least one’s get together by taking on because the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
Officially, all sides has declined to touch upon a doable tie-up within the state. After Fadnavis, Shinde met Raj Thackeray on the Deepotsav occasion, mentioned Raju Patil, MNS’ lone MLA. He mentioned they’re nearer by coronary heart however will go forward with regardless of the management says.
With the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena aligning with the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the talks of a brand new political realignment between BJP and MNS are getting louder.
The chance of such a state of affairs comes at a time when civic physique polls are across the nook, particularly the essential Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.
Sujata Anandan, the creator of ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’ How the Shiv Sena modified Mumbai eternally, mentioned it’s clear that Raj Thackeray’s MNS will go along with the BJP as it isn’t a risk to the get together.
More importantly, Raj Thackeray’s politics since he parted methods with Shiv Sena in 2006 has labored in opposition to Uddhav Thackeray, Anandan informed PTI.
Ketan Bhosale, an affiliate professor at Mumbai University’s Sathaye College, mentioned Raj Thackeray leaned in direction of Hindutva two years again and shares the identical trigger with the BJP and the Shinde faction.
“The MNS chief had done ‘somersaults’ in the past and he is fiercely against Uddhav. This has happened in the past and at every juncture, Raj was always in the camp opposite Uddhav,” Bhosale mentioned, including the upcoming BMC elections is also the final likelihood to consolidate MNS, which is attempting to remain related politically.
The MNS was based in 2006 after Raj Thackeray stop Shiv Sena over who could be Bal Thackeray’s political inheritor.
He took up the difficulty of the sons-of-the-soil, the agenda on which Shiv Sena was in-built 1966.
In 2007, in its debut municipal polls, the MNS received seven seats in Mumbai, adopted by 27 in 2012- the very best thus far for the get together in Mumbai, one among its core base areas. In 2017, it received solely seven seats.
In 2009, driving on the “Marathi manoos” plank, Raj Thackeray ate into the votes of Shiv Sena and BJP in Mumbai, Thane, Pune and Nashik.
In the Assembly elections held that yr, MNS bagged 13 of the 288 seats. This paved the best way for a straightforward win for the Congress-NCP mix, primarily at the price of Shiv Sena.
“The MNS’ performance in the first assembly election after it was formed far exceeded the Shiv Sena’s historic performance ” the get together (the Shiv Sena) crossed single digits solely in 1990,— creator Dhaval Kulkarni writes in his e book ‘The Cousins Thackeray” Uddhav, Raj and the shadow of their Sena’.
The 2009 Assembly polls stay the most effective efficiency of MNS thus far. It has been on a fast slide since.
In 2014, the MNS contested 219 seats and forfeited its deposit in 209. It received only one seat and bagged 3.15 per cent of the votes.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Raj Thackeray overtly advocated the candidature of Narendra Modi for the prime minister’s publish and fielded candidates largely in opposition to the Sena.
More than a yr forward of the polls, he additionally visited Gujarat and praised Modi. In the 2019 basic elections, Raj Thackeray did a U-turn and took up cudgels in opposition to Modi. Experts view this as assist provided to the Congress-NCP alliance.
In the Assembly polls held in the identical yr, the MNS contested 101 seats and forfeited its deposit in 86 segments. It bagged just one seat within the state and garnered 2.25 per cent votes.
Cut to 2022, Shiv Sena disintegrated by Shinde’s rise up, it stays attention-grabbing to see if MNS fills the void and attracts Marathi votes in alliance with BJP and the Shinde faction.