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In India, the BJP managed to overthrow the opposition in the state of Maharashtra and its 115 million population. This scenario, the result of secret political negotiations to seduce the deputies, is described as “ cut by the opposition and the press. In Bombay, the country’s economic capital, some residents fear the new government.
With our correspondent in Bangalore, Como Bastin
The country has been following the woes of rebel lawmakers from the Shiv Sena party for weeks. They have been transported to Gujarat and then Assam, two states governed by the BJP where they have received 5-star treatment away from Bombay.
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This Wednesday, 29 June, Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray, resigned. The son of the founder of the Hindu nationalist party, Shiv Sena, was surprised by choosing in 2019 to ally with the Congress party, rather than the BJP to rule Maharastra. A decision that some, on the party’s right wing, have not digested everything and which the BJP must play out, among other things, to convince deputies to join Narendra Modi’s camp. The leader of the rebel MP, Eknath Shinde, therefore became Maharashtra’s new chief minister, assisted by Devendra Fadnavis, the former BJP state chief minister.
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Anand Pendharkar, an environmental activist and resident of Bombay, is worried about the new government’s roadmap. ” This political action goes against the people’s mandate to their leaders and makes me angry. Almost hours after being elected, the new government announced that it would resume work on a metro in Bombay’s natural park. I think this is disastrous news for the city he says.
Don’t project anger for me on Mumbaikars. Do not change the proposal for the metro warehouse. Don’t mess with Mumbai neighborhoods: Shiv Sena leader and former CM Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray pic.twitter.com/zsr3bzcf0l
—ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2022
Some Shiv Sena and BJP activists, on the other hand, let their excitement explode at the idea of returning Bombay to the fold of the Hindu nationalist alliance.
