NAGPUR: As the ultimate nominations are in, it has change into clear that Congress has didn’t safe sufficient seats on the MVA bargaining desk. Congress managed to eke out round 100 seats within the MVA alliance. Compared, BJP walked away with round 150 within the seat-sharing haggling match inside the Mahayuti.
Whereas it is clear that Congress is approach off the mark, opinion is split as to who’s accountable for it. Final week, stories surfaced that Congress’ Rahul Gandhi had chided state-level functionaries for a poor seat-sharing deal, although these stories have been denied by the celebration.
A Vidarbha-based Congress neta stated the bargaining sport was misplaced by his celebration due to two causes. “First, the interior variations inside our state leaders. Second motive was that in contrast to the Mahayuti, our two regional allies are extraordinarily onerous bargainers with a hotline to our excessive command,” he added.
“Each NCP (SP) & Sena (UBT) have direct entry to Congress excessive command. Sharad Pawar, for apparent causes, was capable of communicate anytime with our decision-makers each time bargaining turned too sizzling,” the neta stated.
“On the similar time, Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut can apparently dial in Rahul Gandhi at any level, thus making native functionaries redundant in case of a impasse,” stated the neta. He added that in Mahayuti, neither Ajit Pawar nor Eknath Shinde can straight name PM Modi or Amit Shah, and that went in favour of BJP’s state unit throughout bargaining periods.
One other Nagpur-based chief, who can be an ex-minister, stated Congress netas from western Maharashtra scuttled some onerous bargaining by state president Nana Patole and LoP Vijay Wadettiwar. “Patole has an alpha-male kind character, and that’s mirrored within the bargaining talks for seats. He was driving a tough cut price for seats. Whereas he might not at all times be proper, finally it was essential for the celebration to stay collectively,” he added.
