Maha CM Eknath Shinde tags Shiv Sena Leaders for 113 constituencies
Maha CM Eknath Shinde tags Shiv Sena Leaders for 113 constituencies
In the lead up to seat-sharing talks, Maha CM Eknath Shinde tags Shiv Sena Leaders For 113 Constituencies.
It’s anticipated that most of these 113 persons may well eventually emerge as candidates for the assembly elections. Till such time around, they will concentrate in tending these constituences.
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The move makes it precisely clear that Shinde wants a bigger share-more than what he has as of now with him – 40 MLAs who joined forces with him to remove Uddhav Thackeray as the party boss. It also comes even as PM Modi had met BJP CMs in Delhi on Saturday. This emerged a day following PM’s meet with the party MPs from Maharashtra. Apart from this, Shinde faction took a strong exception to a statement made by former union minister and MP Narayan Rane who, amidst addressing media in Mumbai said that the BJP should contest all the 288 seats.
Soon following this Thane MP Naresh Mhaske said that any decision on seat sharing would be be taken by the senior leaders in Delhi and this could be (Rane’s) personal opinion and not of Mahayuti. Shinde’s move notably comes even as he was in Delhi to attend NITI Aayog meeting, whereas Devendra Fadnavis participated in a party meeting in the national capital and Ajit Pawar met Home Minister Amit Shah. This was the second meeting amid Pawar and Shah within five days.
The announcement by Shinde camp shows that either all is not well in the Mahayuti or Shinde is in no mood to take chances, since he has been a witness to the developments that took place in 2014 and 2019.
In 2014, BJP determined to part ways with Shiv Sena to contest the state assembly elections under the wire placing Uddhav Thackeary in a fix. And, in 2019 BJP reduced the seats demanded by Shiv Sena when Aaditya Thackeray was firm on contesting on 155 seats.
The list announced by Shinde-led Sena says, though 46 senior leaders along with ministers will be in charge for 103 constituencies, 93 leaders will assist them as observers for each of the 113 constituencies. Forty three of these prominent leaders also comprise party MPs, ex MPs, MLAs, ex MLAs and ex Ministers with clout in particular areas. To cite an example, Mumbai will have Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora for Worli and Shivadi – constituencies represented by Aaditya Thackeray and Shiv Sena UBT group leader in the state assembly Ajay Chowdhari.
As for the rest of constituencies in Mumbai it will have Yashwant Jadhav, MP Ravindra Waikar, ex MP Rahul Shewale, Shishir Shinde, Sanjay Nirupam, Kamlesh Rai, where they wield influence.
The new development is a major setback to Youth Wing
Of Shiv Sena (UBT) since Key Members Join Shiv Sena.
Further Shinde’s move also as Ajit Pawar group is insisting for 85 to 90 seats. Soon following Pawar’s meet with Amit Shah in Delhi, this number was reiterated. Given this scenario, Shinde seems to have made it clear that he is unmindful of what is going on behind the curtain.
Transiently speaking at the Shiv Sena foundation day function held last month ex Minister Ramdas Kadam pressed for 100 seats for Shiv Sena.
Kadam further stated that not a single seat less should be accepted, adding that he wasn’t interested in going by surveys like the one the BJP had shown the alliance during Lok Sabha polls.
Kadam further went on to add that they have won notwithstanding such surveys giving negative reports about winning chances. He also said not to delay the announcement of candidates like the Lok Sabha polls where a few seats were lost just because of this.
Shinde, who had been present on the dais, as Kadam vented, was obviously listening to his lieutenant.
News Edit K.V.Raman
