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Mumbai: An opinion piece in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghs (RSSs) mouthpiece Organiser, which called the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Partys (NCPs) inclusion in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ill-advised, has caused a flutter in Maharashtra political circles...
NCPs Praful Patel told reporters Thursday that the alliance is here to stay and win the next round of elections..
In the opinion piece, Sharda wrote that joining hands with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP was unnecessary politicking that actually hurt the BJPs brand value, and was needless because the BJP and the Shinde-led Shiv Sena had a comfortable majority in the state...
In an interview with ThePrint in May, while the Lok Sabha election was still underway, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he did not think BJP leaders were unhappy with the alliance with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP, but that BJP leaders did have some explaining to do to the cadres...
A senior BJP leader who did not wish to be named said that the alliance with Ajit Pawars NCP did upset the BJP cadre and voters to a certain extent, but there were also deeper reasons for the BJPs poor performance in Maharashtra...
