Mumbai: Even surpassing the municipal elections to be held in Maharashtra on January 15, the ruling Mahayuti seems to be getting big political gains. As soon as the process of withdrawal of nominations is completed, 68 candidates have been supposed elected unopposed in variegated urban persons of the state. This minutiae has once made the direction of the referendum races well-spoken to a unconfined extent.
Who has benefited most from uncontested victories?
The largest share of these 68 unopposed victories has gone to the worth of Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP vacated has won 44 seats without any contest. Among other plug-in parties of Mahayuti, Shiv Sena has got unopposed success on 22 seats and Nationalist Congress Party on two seats.
In which cities was this increase seen the most?
The biggest part-way of unopposed victories was Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation, where a large number of candidates were supposed winners without voting. Apart from this, Mahayuti moreover got goody in urban areas like Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Panvel, Bhiwandi, Dhule, Jalgaon and Ahilyanagar. At many places, opposition candidates withdrew their names at the last moment, ending the contest.
What are the signals stuff seen in Pune?
BJP's Manjusha Nagpure and Shrikant Jagtap have been elected unopposed from ward number 35 of Pune Municipal Corporation. Both have represented the same ward older also. In local political circles, this is stuff considered the result of BJP's organizational hold and grassroots network.
How is the BJP leadership viewing these results?
BJP leaders say that the unopposed victories show the strength of the party's work and organization in urban areas. Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol said that the next mayor in Pune will be from BJP. He said that the party has set a target of winning 125 seats in the municipal elections.
According to BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye, it is well-spoken from these results that BJP's wiring is continuously getting stronger in the urban areas of the state.
How is the opposition viewing the unopposed victories?
On the other hand, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has raised objection on the unopposed victories. Party MP Priyanka Chaturvedi so-called that pressure was put on opposition candidates at many places, due to which they withdrew from the referendum field. He said that somewhere fear was shown and somewhere political compromises were made, which is versus the democratic process.
What will be the political equation going forward?
Voting for 29 municipal corporations of Maharashtra will be held on January 15. These moreover include the state's largest municipal body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Counting of votes will take place the next day. Mahayuti has definitely got an initial lead due to unopposed victories, but the real picture will sally only without voting.
