Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the math of the alliance has begun to settle. Seat-sharing talks between Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have entered In the final phase, the party was part of a grand alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP also announced its candidate list for 99 parliamentary seats. Meanwhile, the issue of seat allocation for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has yet to be resolved. Following sustained efforts by two alliances, now a third alliance has entered the electoral battle in the state.
Raju Shetty’s party Swabhimani Shetkari Paksha and Bachchu Kudu-led Prahar Janshakti Party have also been included in this new alliance led by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sambhaji Raje Chhatrapati. Sambhaji, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, also invited Maratha reservation movement leader Manoj Jarange Patil Patil) and Prakash Ambedkar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) in this third alliance. He also said that there are two Shiv Sena and two NCP. Each of these two political parties has a set of ruling parties and each has a set of opposition parties. People are confused about this. The people of Maharashtra are desperate for change.
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Now that the Third Alliance has entered the Maharashtra election, the discussion begins about who benefits and who loses? While announcing the formation of Parivartan Mahashakti, Sambhaji Raj Chhatrapati also said that we should not ensure that someone loses in elections but should work towards making our candidates win, in order to raise the concerns of the people in Parliament. Sambhaji talks about working towards victory but if three angles are formed then obviously someone will gain and someone will lose.
Who will benefit from the third perspective?
The formation of the Parivartan superpower increased the difficulties of the Mahayuti and MVA alliance. If Manoj Jaranj Patil also supports this alliance and Prakash Ambedkar’s party joins it, it could become an issue for the opposition MVA. If we look at the recent Lok Sabha election results, out of the 46 assembly seats in Marathwada region, MVA party candidates were leading in 31 seats. Meanwhile, farmer leader Raju Shetty’s influence is more concentrated in western Maharashtra.
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Talking about Western Maharashtra, the recent Lok Sabha elections saw a fierce fight between the MVA and the Mahayuti alliance. Western Maharashtra has 70 assembly seats and MVA candidates are leading in 35 of them. Mahayuti candidates also managed to lead in 30 seats. The fight between the Congress and the BJP over the Vidarbha district seat was considered decisive, but with the entry of Parivartan Mahashakti, tensions have increased with the MVA, who are angry at the government and Looking forward to a straight vote.
