Months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, it seems the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is headed for a bitter end.
THE BJP - SHIV SENA alliance is over. Or so it seems. The BJP, under constant attack from its alliance partner, has decided to not play ball with the Sena for electoral gains. This was evident when, at a party event in Latur on January 6, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We will field candidates in all 48 seats [in the Lok Sabha elections]. Even the seats contested by our friends will have BJP candidates. So, you must ensure that we win 40 of the 48 seats.”
A senior BJP leader told THE WEEK that the Sena wanted to damage the BJP at any cost, and that it might not work earnestly even if the alliance endures. Apparently, there is a large section in the BJP that wants the alliance to end. “What is the guarantee that they will not help an independent or a Nationalist Congress Party candidate in the seats contested by the BJP?” asked the leader. “The Sena wants the [number of] BJP seats to reduce. They are also sending out feelers, saying the assembly elections should be held along with the Lok Sabha elections. They also want us to give them an assurance that the Sena will get the chief minister’s post, even if we have more seats. They want us to follow the Karnataka formula where the Congress, despite more numbers, has supported H.D. Kumaraswamy. There is a strong feeling in the party that we have waited long enough now. We do not see any change in the Sena’s attitude; they continue to hit out at us every day. So, why keep the doors open and face the stones? They are anyway out to sink us. I feel the chief minister was right in his position. Now, if they want an alliance, let them come forward with a concrete proposal.”
Denne historien er fra January 20, 2019-utgaven av THE WEEK.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra January 20, 2019-utgaven av THE WEEK.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
William Dalrymple goes further back
Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.
The bleat from the street
What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.
Courage and conviction
Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case
EPIC ENTERPRISE
Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus
Upgrade your jeans
If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.
Garden by the sea
When Kozhikode beach became a fertile ground for ideas with Manorama Hortus
RECRUITERS SPEAK
Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates
MORAL COMPASS
The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape
B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH
INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
COURSE CORRECTION
India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI
