Devendra Fadnavis | Mandar's World View

Ashok Chavan’s miracle in 2009

June 11, 2021

Ashok Chavan’s masterstroke during the Maharashtra Assembly election of 2009 to use Raj Thackeray to electorally damage the Shiv Sena-BJP is well known, but he has not been credited enough for this. This led to an unprecedented third term for the Congress in the state (rarity in the post1996 era)

Gondogol in Maharashtra politics

March 21, 2021

The 100 crore corruption charge on Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh which has been levelled by ex Mumbai Police commissioner Parambir Singh has thrown the MVA government into a tizzy. Deshmukh is unlikely to survive this allegation. Can the MVA government survive this scandal?

The evolution of the BJP in Mumbai and the MMR

June 12, 2020

BJP has evolved in the city of it’s birth. From a junior partner of the Sena in the politics of Mumbai, it has become the numero uno party of the city. Idispel some myths about the BJP, which are prevalent in the mind of the voters and perpetuated by the Sena and Marathi media

NCP succession race looks settled as of now

January 6, 2020

Ajit Pawar has made a grand comeback in less than a month of rebelling against his uncle and creating a short-lived alliance with the BJP. This has enormous implications on the NCP succession plan

Six political personalities to watch out in Maharashtra

December 2, 2019

As Maharashtra embarks on a curious political experiment that has deep repurcussions on national politics, let us examine the six main political players whose actions would impact the politics of the state

Implications of a Sena-Cong-NCP government on Mumbai-Thane-Konkan region

November 18, 2019

The formation of the Sena-NCP-Congress coalition government has major implications in Maharashtra politics, especially in the crucial Mumbai-Thane-Konkan belt that has 75 assembly seats. Could it be advantage BJP in this region? I explore the possibilities.

Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai – Part IV

October 21, 2019

Analysis and result prediction for the six assembly seats that make up the Mumbai South Central Lok Sabha constituency viz. Anushakti Nagar, Chembur, Dharavi, Sion-Koliwada, Wadala and Mahim

Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai – Part III

October 19, 2019

Analysis and result & victory margin predictions for the six assembly seats under the Mumbai North East Lok Sabha seat viz. Mulund, Vikhroli, Bhandup West, Ghatkopar West, Ghatkopar East and Mankhurd-Shivajinagar

Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai- Part II

October 17, 2019

Analysis of the current situation in the six assembly seats under the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha seat. I predict the winners and their victory margins

Final Prediction for Assembly seats in Mumbai – Part I

October 16, 2019

My final prediction for the twelve assembly seats of Mumbai that form the part of Mumbai North and Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seats. This could well be a clean sweep for the NDA

Son rise in the Shiv Sena

October 16, 2019

The entry of a Thackeray family member into legislative politics is a very positive move in my opinion. At age of 29, Aditya fighting an election could be the formula that could ensure the survival and well- being of the Shiv Sena in the next 10-15 years

Why the Shiv Sena is likely to lose its bastion of Mumbai to the BJP

October 12, 2019

Shiv Sena’s political domination over Mumbai has remained for the last four decades. But the BJP is fast emerging as the only alternative that can dethrone the Sena from the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

The Konkan factor in the Maharashtra assembly elections

October 9, 2019

The “Konkan factor” puts the NDA’s nose ahead in the Maharashtra Assembly elections. I explain in detail

Game of alliances and the vote katua factor in Maharashtra

September 17, 2019

Electoral politics in Maharashtra has been hugely impacted by making & breaking of alliances and the presence of vote katua (vote cutter) parties in the fray, in the last 30 years. The BJP-Sena seat sharing talks is a major inflection point that can have major implications on politics in the future

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