True, Uddhav Thackeray’s arch-rival Eknath Shinde got the support of the BJP, but Sharad Pawar’s NCP was also in Mahavikas Aghadi and the Congress, which had done well in the Lok Sabha elections, was also with him, and Jharkhand assembly election results. They are also an example.
Circumstances were also against Hemant Soren, but Uddhav Thackeray spent all his time criticizing Eknath Shinde and the BJP, and neither could he get sympathy like Hemant Soren, nor could he remove Eknath Shinde from Shiv Sena’s share of inheritance. Despite everything, the people. of Maharashtra accepted the “traitor” as the real legitimate person. Uddhav has always called Eknath Shinde a traitor. And he repeated it repeatedly from the stands during the elections.
Uddhav’s politics ended within the framework of the Hindutva agenda.
Is Uddhav Thackeray’s politics over? The question arises, but the answer cannot yet be found. And such a response should not be expected at this time. This is also because despite the BJP’s continued campaign, the dream of a Congress-less India has not been fulfilled, but one thing is certain: if the Thackeray family does not make efforts to recover, it will have to be assumed that a Thackeray A family-free Maharashtra will be achieved. Amit Thackeray also achieved third position in Mahim.
Uddhav Thackeray had inherited the Hindutva agenda, but now it seems he has lost everything. For some time, Uddhav Thackeray had received praise for liberalizing the Shiv Sena from hardline Hindutva politics, but joining hands with Sharad Pawar and the Congress and going ultra-liberal turned out to be the pit of death for Uddhav Thackeray’s politics.
Even while sitting in Matoshree, Uddhav Thackeray should have known that the Shiv Sena Party with a Difference used to exist in Maharashtra politics only on the basis of hardline Hindutva politics, progressive innovation and modification seems to be the last nail in the coffin of his party. – Now even the talks about joining the BJP, which were talked about a lot during the elections, seem to be over.
The rightful owner of Bal Thackeray’s legacy
Before Eknath Shinde, Raj Thackeray was also a contender for the political legacy of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, but being a son, Uddhav Thackeray was named political heir along with the property.
Even though Raj Thackeray had all the political qualities, the blood relation turned out to be important and Uddhav Thackeray won. Uddhav Thackeray did not become the first leader to contest the Matoshree elections, but he definitely made a record by occupying the seat of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Uddhav Thackeray’s problems began after he became the leader of Shiv Sena and the Chief Minister.
Eknath Shinde, who was waiting for the opportunity, acted as soon as he received a hint of support from the BJP. Uddhav Thackeray could not save Shiv Sena or the electoral symbol.
Eknath Shinde claimed to be the true heir of Balasaheb Thackeray, but despite Uddhav Thackeray’s derogatory language, there was no impact. Bal Thackeray’s photograph was placed on the red sofa, Eknath Shinde sat on his knees at his feet and worshiped him like a god, and the effect was such that people joined Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray was left heartbroken.
Certainly, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray would have seemed the happiest today, provided Amit Thackeray had also won the elections. His son Amit Thackeray has reached third position in Mahim assembly seat.
Shinde alone outshone all the Aghadi Mahavikas.
Mahim seat may be telling a different story, where Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena was defeated by Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena in a direct contest, but of the 38 seats in Maharashtra where both forces were neck and neck, Eknath Shinde won 68 percent, that is. They win 26 seats and Uddhav Thackeray is expected to win only 9 seats i.e. 32 per cent of the seats.
It seems that the people of Maharashtra were also testing both the leaders regarding their language and image and there Uddhav Thackeray turned out to be fake and Eknath Shinde turned out to be real. Uddhav Thackeray told Eknath Shinde everything, from being a traitor, Ravana and a sole-licker, but Eknath Shinde spoke only what he felt was necessary to respond.
Uddhav Thackeray had said: I call him a traitor… They are all traitors… This ministerial post is for a few days, but the tag of a traitor will remain with him for the rest of his life.
And Eknath Shinde’s response to this was: They are calling us traitors… What we did is not treason, it is treason… treason. Gadar means revolution… we have made a revolution. The number of seats that Eknath Shinde seems to be winning on his own is more than that of all the Aghadi Mahavikas.
