On one side, a Marathi weekly associated with the RSS launched a strong attack on the Ajit faction of the NCP. In response, NCP (Sharad Pawar’s faction) has also come forward with a statement. The NCP (Sharad Pawar) claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is asking the Ajit Pawar faction to leave the Mahayuti alliance.
The NCP (Sharad Pawar) cited a report published in the RSS's Marathi weekly, saying, 'The BJP is signaling the Ajit Pawar-led NCP to exit the ruling 'Mahayuti' alliance in Maharashtra.' The report also highlighted that the BJP's alliance with the NCP led to their poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections.
Voting in Favor of Sharad Pawar
Spokesperson for the Sharad faction, Clyde Crasto, said, 'Following the Lok Sabha election defeat, the BJP is striving to win the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. The party has realized that its alliance with the Ajit Pawar-led faction is detrimental to their prospects. The truth is that a large section of Maharashtra's citizenry has voted overwhelmingly in favor of the NCP (Sharad Pawar). The BJP is treading with caution in this matter because their sole aim is to win the elections.'
BJP's Efforts to Distance Themselves
The spokesperson for the Sharad faction further stated, 'The BJP is attempting to distance itself from the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. It might be possible that they are being asked to leave the Mahayuti in one way or another.'
Alliance Behind Electoral Shock
In fact, a major statement about the NCP was made in an article published in a Marathi weekly linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The article claimed that the alliance with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP was responsible for the BJP’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections. The latest issue of the weekly magazine 'Vivek' pointed out that when discussing reasons for their defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, every BJP worker names the alliance with the NCP first.
Increased Disappointment Over Election Results
The article further stated that BJP workers were unhappy with the alliance with the NCP. Even the BJP’s own workers are aware of this. The BJP’s alliance with Shiv Sena was based on Hindutva and was relatively seamless. Despite a few setbacks, the decades-old BJP-Shiv Sena alliance was naturally aligned. But this was not the case with the NCP. The disappointment over the Lok Sabha election results has intensified. The party and leaders had made their calculations, but where did they go wrong? This question needs an answer.
