Building India : Maharashtra to be at core of examination by the Lok Sabha polls this year..!

Mumbai, April 2: In the wake of upcoming 17th General Elections this year, all the states in India have pulled up their socks for being in the extant reigns. Out of the 543 total seats in the lower house of Parliament, the election contesting parties need to be in a majority of 272 seats coming in power up. Scheduled in the seven phases, elections have rolled up the campaigns abide nation challenging various social, economic and cultural development issues.

 

 

The Election Commission had on 10th of March declared wide that the election procedure will be conducted in seven phases starting from 11th of April to 19th of May, results of which will be declared in the last week of May, 2019. Particularly, when focussing on the state of Maharashtra, the lower house of parliament gives away a section of 48 seats, citing the total strength, population and the power allied to the developmental acts.

Maharashtra, the state spanning west central India and the one best known for its fast paced capital, Mumbai, sprawls to contest total of 48 seats, the battle being between BJP and the INC wide. Bharatiya Janata Party has coalition with the Shiv Sena, a Marathi regional and Hindu nationalist political organisation in India founded by a political cartoonist Bal Thackeray.

On the other hand, the Indian National Congress has allied with the Nationalist Congress Party. Fighting for the places this election, the ruling reigns have decided to match for 25 seats while its ally ShivSena has moved up contesting 23 seats together. These two parties, having a long history of the power tugs within the state, realised for the need to corroborate and fight together this time.

BJP meanwhile, matching for 25 seats was actually supposed to contest 26, but the mutual discussions amongst the duo, led the party to give away one position to its ally. In the current scenario i.e within the 2014 loksabha election, BJP holds 22 positions, while its ally ShivSena tends to have 18 seats in the lower house. Further, INC, NCP and Swabhimani Paksha having 2, 5 and 1 seat, sums up to be a basket of 48.

While this happened, the party rule in Maharashtra, BJP last time managed securing 27.56 per cent of votes counting 1.3 crores for 23 seats, and the Shiv Sena managed accumulating 20.82 per cent of votes, being 1 crore approximate for 18 seats acquired. The lowest cent of votes however granted was that by the Communist party of India, being 0.14 per cent, gradually winning no post. Further capturing 18.29 per cent of polls, the Congress party won 2 seats for 88 lakhs of votes, and the NCP flagged for 4 seats winning 77 lakhs of them.

 

 

This time, Maharashtra will be facing the elections in four phases dated 11th, 18th, 23rd and 29th of April. The first phase will be dealing in 7 seats, while the second, third and last phase will be involving 10, 14 and 17 seats respectively. However, polling will be held at 95473 polling stations spread across 49284 polling station locations. Out of the state’s total of 87330484 electors as on 31st January 2019, women constitute 47.7%.

Stressing at the constituencies and the candidates further, it becomes significant to note some of the major spots of contest in the state. Nitin Gadkari, seeking another term from Nagpur, this time is facing Nana Patole of the Congress. Nagpur will go to polls in the first phase on April 11.

Solapur, in western Maharashtra is meanwhile set to witness a triangular battle between Sushilkumar Shinde of Congress, Dr. Jaysiddheshwar Shivachaya Maharaj of BJP and Prakash Ambedkar of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (Coalation of RPI & MIM). Shinde, a former State Chief Minister lost to BJP’s Sharad Bansode in 2014 by 1.49 lakh votes. The triangular contest is said to have made his path difficult due to division in anti -BJP votes. Solapur constituency is largely dominated by Lingayat, Dalit and Muslims. Prakash Ambedkar’s entry into this constituency means clear division of Dalit and Muslim votes. Divide between Shinde and Ambedkar may create winning situation for Dr. Jaysiddheshwar Shivachaya Maharaj.

Madha however, in western Maharashtra was in the news after Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar first announced that he would contest and later withdrew from the race. This led to sitting NCP MP Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil’s son Ranjit quitting NCP to join the BJP. The NCP has fielded Sanjay Shinde from Madha while the BJP is yet to be announced.

Further stressing at the new comers in the battle-field, its keen to observe the political graph in the reigns. NCP leader Ajit Pawar’s son Parth is making his political debut from Maval while actor Amol Kolhe, known for portraying on-screen characters of Chhatrapati Shivaji and Chhatrapati Sambhaji, is the NCP candidate from Shirur. Dhairyasheel Mane of Shiv Sena is another newcomer who will contest against Raju Shetti of Swabhiman Paksha in Hatkanangle. Also, in Baramati, BJP’s Kanchan Kool, wife of MLA Rahul Kool, will be making her debut against the sitting NCP MP Supriya Sule.

With this the battle at the core state turns blazed up. Interesting it will be to note that whether the powers within twist abreast or continue preserving the reigns abide the social, political, economic and cultural development..!