In Maharashtra, BJP works on constructing all-India politics while also appropriating the regional space | The Indian Express

In Maharashtra, BJP works on constructing all-India politics while also appropriating the regional space | The Indian Express

Written by Suhas Palshikar |Updated: October 18, 2019 12:58:18 pm

The writer taught political science at Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, and is chief editor of 'Studies in Indian Politics'.

In Maharashtra, BJP works on constructing all-India politics while also appropriating the regional space

In Maharashtra, the party works on constructing all-India politics while also appropriating the regional space

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. (Express photo/File)

The development of Maharashtra brought about by the “double engine” of Narendra (Modi) and Devendra (Fadnavis) may be a matter of contention, but this engine is surely pumping in a lot of political energy into the BJP’s electoral campaign in the state, which votes on October 21. Election outcomes tend to spring surprises, but it will be a real surprise if the Maharashtra assembly results are not what they are generally expected to be.