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More Stories The PM ran a gruelling campaign, campaigning probably for the first time as extensively for a state election, and staked his personal stature on its outcome. BJP's win in Maharashtra and Haryana will certainly boost the process of the NDA eventually achieving bicameral parliamentary supremacy by 2017. No sooner had the trends from the counting become clear and showed BJP well on track to emerge the single-largest party, than Pawar's party sprang a surprise. The election results from Haryana and Maharashtra are positive affirmation of Modi's continuing grip on the electorate's imagination. But the BJP should not feel happy about its performance in Maharashtra or Haryana as the party faced a badly divided opposition. The NCP has dropped ideological fig leaf in its desperation over losing power in the only source of funding it has, by offering to support a BJP govt. Keeping away from Delhi on result day, Rahul Gandhi said, "we accept the people's verdict. Congress will work hard on the ground to once again earn the people's confidence". The moment I utter the word 'secular' in a warm tone, the cyber trolls from Madison Square Garden attack me for being 'anti-Modi'. The Congress and NCP are clearly big losers in terms of seats in Maharashtra, but an analysis of vote shares in the state shows that the Pawar-led party has actually improved its share. After the exit polls almost confirming those figures, the BJP had gone into euphoric ecstasy. |
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