The elections to the 288-member Maharashtra legislative assembly slated for November 20 is witnessing strong communal polarization. One of the principal reasons for the defeat of the ruling BJP in the recent Lok Sabha elections, which found its tally of MPs drop sharply from 23 to a mere nine, is believed to be the result of tactical voting by Muslims who backed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in a big way.
Muslims backed even Shiv Sena (UBT) candidates like Arvind Sawant despite the past fiercely anti-Muslim stance of the party in the past and its active role in the January 1992 riots. They deliberately overlooked the fact that the last decision of the state cabinet presided over by Uddhav Thackeray was to rename Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Nagar. They were asked by the Maulanas and other religious leaders to defeat the BJP and its allies even if it meant voting for the Shiv Sena (UBT).
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