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'I have termed Mumbai polls UPA vs NDA' (Words of wisdom?)
- A. C.
'I have termed Mumbai polls UPA vs NDA'
By Y. P. Rajesh
The Indian Express
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
In this Idea Exchange moderated by Y P Rajesh (Resident Editor,
Mumbai), Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan says the civic polls could
signal Sena's decline ahead of 2014
Y P Rajesh: Every time there is a new chief minister in Maharashtra,
within a year there is a crucial electoral challenge. Everybody is
talking of this set of elections (zilla parishad and urban civic
body) as a mini-Assembly election. How significant are these
elections for the party and for you personally?
They are quite important because almost 80 per cent of Maharashtra
would be voting in these polls including the December municipal
council polls. I term this Mumbai election a turning point in the
state because of our decision to go for an alliance with the NCP. I
was particularly insistent that we should not miss the opportunity we
missed in 2007 and must go for an alliance against communal forces.
The Sena's power comes from controlling the Mumbai corporation, a
very large corporation financially larger than almost 17 or 18
states. If we get the Sena out of power from Mumbai, their expansion
and continued presence in the rest of state becomes a question mark.
I have termed this election a UPA vs NDA election. If the Sena goes
out of power, there will be migration from the Sena to different
formations. It will spell the decline of the Shiv Sena. This is
primarily important for the Congress because we can weaken the
communal forces in the country. Maharashtra being a large state, it
is a good signal for the rest of the country.
More importantly, in 2014, the number of seats that BJP-Sena win in
the Lok Sabha is likely to be reduced if not completely gone. And
that is my objective in this election. I desperately want this
alliance to succeed.
(The above is the first comment made by Chief Minister.)
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-have-termed-mumbai-polls-upa-vs-nda/912091/
End of forwarded post from A. C.
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
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'I have termed Mumbai polls UPA vs NDA' (Words of wisdom?)
- A. C.
'I have termed Mumbai polls UPA vs NDA'
By Y. P. Rajesh
The Indian Express
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
In this Idea Exchange moderated by Y P Rajesh (Resident Editor,
Mumbai), Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan says the civic polls could
signal Sena's decline ahead of 2014
Y P Rajesh: Every time there is a new chief minister in Maharashtra,
within a year there is a crucial electoral challenge. Everybody is
talking of this set of elections (zilla parishad and urban civic
body) as a mini-Assembly election. How significant are these
elections for the party and for you personally?
They are quite important because almost 80 per cent of Maharashtra
would be voting in these polls including the December municipal
council polls. I term this Mumbai election a turning point in the
state because of our decision to go for an alliance with the NCP. I
was particularly insistent that we should not miss the opportunity we
missed in 2007 and must go for an alliance against communal forces.
The Sena's power comes from controlling the Mumbai corporation, a
very large corporation financially larger than almost 17 or 18
states. If we get the Sena out of power from Mumbai, their expansion
and continued presence in the rest of state becomes a question mark.
I have termed this election a UPA vs NDA election. If the Sena goes
out of power, there will be migration from the Sena to different
formations. It will spell the decline of the Shiv Sena. This is
primarily important for the Congress because we can weaken the
communal forces in the country. Maharashtra being a large state, it
is a good signal for the rest of the country.
More importantly, in 2014, the number of seats that BJP-Sena win in
the Lok Sabha is likely to be reduced if not completely gone. And
that is my objective in this election. I desperately want this
alliance to succeed.
(The above is the first comment made by Chief Minister.)
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-have-termed-mumbai-polls-upa-vs-nda/912091/
End of forwarded post from A. C.
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
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which may or may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright
owner. This material is being made available in efforts to advance the
understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic,
democratic, scientific, social, and cultural, etc., issues. It is believed
that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as
provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title
17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without
profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included
information for research, comment, discussion and educational purposes by
subscribing to USENET newsgroups or visiting web sites. For more information
go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
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