With just around a month left for the Lok Sabha elections, we decode the political landscape of Maharashtra on ‘NDTV Battlegrounds’. The state has gone through two rounds of political changes in the past three years and is currently in power under the Maha Vikas Aghadi Alliance.
In ‘NDTV Battleground’, we discuss politics in the state, economic growth, seat distribution in the upcoming elections, challenges facing the current government and the opposition, and more.
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Journalist Rohit Chandavarkar said: “Maharashtra is already a developed state in terms of industry. So, employment is not a big issue here. It may be in Uttar Pradesh A problem but not here. Someone may have to leave their village but they will go 100 km away to find a job. Price rise is not a big problem here either. That is why caste is an important factor here, against The faction is also taking advantage of the farmers’ unrest.”
Political strategist and commentator Amitabh Tiwari said: “The opposition is confused. The Indian bloc is there but we only heard Cong’s assurances. When voters hear this, they will think Model state. You see that in Karnataka.”
Sandeep Shastri, national coordinator and teacher at Lokniti Network, said: “I have not seen a survey where unemployment and inflation are not top issues. People know they face these issues. When our When voters go to the polls, are they thinking about unemployment and inflation or are they thinking about something else? So we need to consider whether emotion is a factor.”
Manisha Priyam, a political analyst and researcher, said: “Unemployment is a big problem. However, young people believe in the BJP because they know the party will work for it and achieve its goals.”
Neelkanth Mishra, chief economist at Axis Bank, said: “During the COVID-19 crisis, the economy lagged behind for a year. However, this did not stop the movement of labor. That is why we feel unemployed. But Jobs are being created at a rate of 5%. But in order to absorb all the workforce, we have to grow above 7%.”
Political strategist and commentator Amitabh Tiwari said, “BJP has put the ‘tadka’ of class politics over caste politics. The act of voting has become very complicated. Voting is an emotional decision, rather than a rational decision. But no election can be called a done deal because of these three reasons – India has a lot of late decision makers, 25% of the people voted for the candidate and 69% of the people are floating voters , they are kingmakers. That’s why things can become unpredictable in Maharashtra.”
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Rohit Chandavarkar said: “Maharashtra is a decisive state because of its numbers — 48. In the last 30-40 years, we did not see as much uncertainty as we are seeing now. Things are going to be very unpredictable here.”
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Sandeep Shastri, National Coordinator and Teacher, Lokniti Network said, “In this election, I am focusing on 5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra States, Karnataka, Bengal – there is some scope for change in these states. The results here will reflect the mood of the country,” he said.
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