Is BJP losing the plot in Maharashtra? Recent panchayat polls suggest so

Although the rural body elections were not fought on party symbols, going by the backing that the panel of candidates received, the MVA won a majority of the panchayats

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Devendra Fadnavis and other BJP leaders in Maharashtra have been unable to overwhelm the MVA as they initially hoped

Radhika Ramaseshan

5 min read Last Updated : Jan 24 2021 | 8:19 PM IST

Life has not been good for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra since it lost power in the state in 2019. The outcome of the panchayat polls is the latest setback the BJP suffered after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government, helmed by the Shiv Sena with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress as the other constituents, was installed. As the single largest party in the Maharashtra legislature, the BJP was unable to overwhelm the MVA as it initially hoped.

Although the rural body elections were not fought on party symbols, going by the backing that

Topics : Bharatiya Janata Party Devendra Fadnavis panchayats Indian National Congress Congress Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar Prithviraj Chavan Ashok Chavan