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Proving that the Modi wave has not yet tapered off, the BJP was voted to power in Haryana and was poised to form a government in Maharashtra with either the Shiv Sena support or the outside support extended by the NCP.

The BJP kept the Sena on tenterhooks, delaying its decision on government formation in Maharashtra, where the party has fallen short of the magic figure of 145. The BJP emerged as the single-largest party, winning 122 seats, but that is not enough to form a government on its own in the 288-member assembly

The party fought in all the 90 seats in Haryana and 256 constituencies in Maharashtra. In Haryana, it won 47 seats to form a government on its own while in Maharashtra, it won 123 seats.

The meeting of the BJP's parliamentary board, which was also attended by PM Narendra Modi on Sunday, decided to send party observers to Maharashtra and Haryana to decide on the leadership issue.

What was the NCP drama?
In Maharashtra, as political analysts were debating various permutations and combinations, the NCP sprang a surprise with an offer of outside support to the BJP. When the NCP said it didn't want anything in return, it raised eyebrows and various theories and motives were read into the offer, prime among them being the offer as a shield against the government from moving with corruption charges against NCP leaders.

So, has the BJP accepted the offer?
Not so far. During campaigning, the BJP had described the NCP as Naturally Corrupt Party. If the BJP accepts the offer, it will go against its anti-corruption plank. Some even saw the NCP offer as a move to help the BJP to put pressure on the Sena and bring it around. BJP general secretary JP Nadda emphasised that the party would form governments in both states, but evaded questions on the party's approach to the NCP's offer.

Will BJP ally with Sena?
The BJP refuted TV reports that Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had spoken to its national president Amit Shah. "There were no calls," Nadda said. The Sena, sources say, is still insisting on deputy chief ministership and rotational chief ministership. But the BJP has sent a clear signal to its allies that it would give priority to addressing the leadership issue before a call on alliances.

So, where does the two former allies stand now?
While home minister Rajnath Singh and Nadda will come to Maharashtra to decide on the leadership issue, parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu, along with Dinesh Sharma, will go to Haryana. The BJP is also tight-lipped on who would be its chief ministers in the two states.


Where is the BJP's assessment?
Giving credit to the "wonderful blend of Modi's leadership and Shah's organisational skills", Nadda said it had reduced the Congress to the third place in Maharashtra and Haryana and reflected the "dominant position" the BJP has acquired in the politics of India.




 

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