How is Raj Thackeray special for NDA?
Reportedly after the lok sabha elections, political activity is intense from delhi to Maharashtra. nda hopes to get another partner. MNS chief Raj thackeray met amit shah in Delhi. According to sources, Raj thackeray is demanding two lok sabha seats. MNS may get South mumbai seat.
Perhaps with the arrival of Raj thackeray, the inclination of Marathi voters is expected to increase. The focus is on 2.25 percent vote bank of MNS. At the same time, the sympathy that uddhav thackeray is getting may reduce. nda is expected to benefit from raj Thackeray's flamboyant image. Voters may be attracted by the image of Hindutva.
Raj thackeray did not field any candidate in the 2019 lok sabha elections. He had campaigned against NDA. uddhav thackeray and bjp had contested together in the last lok sabha elections. Raj thackeray had fielded candidates on 101 seats in the 2019 assembly elections. Only one seat, kalyan Gramin, was won. The deposits of 86 candidates were confiscated. MNS got 2.25 percent votes. In the 2014 lok sabha elections, MNS got 1.5 percent votes. In the 2014 assembly elections, MNS got 3.1 percent votes. In the 2009 lok sabha elections, candidates were fielded on 11 seats. In the 2009 assembly elections, MNS had won 13 MLAs and the party had got 5.71 percent votes. Meanwhile, Sharad Pawar's party said raj Thackeray's meeting with Union home minister amit shah is not surprising as there were already indications of his closeness to BJP. Clyde Crasto claimed that MNS leader thackeray is under the scanner of central agencies and he has been trying to save his party. The leader of the Sharad Pawar-led ncp faction claimed that Thackeray's MNS was faltering and the meeting could save him and save his party.