File photo: BJP chief Amit Shah
Mumbai:
BJP President Amit Shah will head a meeting of the party's core committee in Maharashtra in Mumbai today evening, days after talks between his party and long-time ally Shiv Sena over seat sharing for the forthcoming state polls hit a roadblock.
Mr Shah's meeting with party leaders also comes in the wake of a lackluster performance by the BJP in the by-polls to 32 assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats in nine states.
The BJP suffered electoral setbacks in Uttar Pradesh, and losses in Rajasthan and Gujarat, states it swept four months ago in the national elections
The BJP was advised to draw lessons from its sub-par performance in by-elections by the Shiv Sena.
Former leader of Opposition, Shiv Sena's Ramdas Kadam said, "BJP leaders need to have their feet planted firmly on the ground. It's still not too late." He added sarcastically, "If BJP leaders in Maharashtra are still banking on the Modi wave, I wish them luck."
At the core of their tussle is the BJP's suggestion that the two parties should contest 135 seats apiece in the assembly elections in Maharashtra, leaving 18 seats for their smaller allies.
The Sena wants to contest nothing less than 155 of the state's 288 seats. The BJP, which had won more seats in the national elections, credits the spectacular performance to a "Narendra Modi wave" and argues that it is no more the junior partner.
The stakes are high as the party with the most legislators will have the bigger claim to the Chief Minister's post.
Mr Shah's meeting with party leaders also comes in the wake of a lackluster performance by the BJP in the by-polls to 32 assembly seats and three Lok Sabha seats in nine states.
The BJP suffered electoral setbacks in Uttar Pradesh, and losses in Rajasthan and Gujarat, states it swept four months ago in the national elections
The BJP was advised to draw lessons from its sub-par performance in by-elections by the Shiv Sena.
Former leader of Opposition, Shiv Sena's Ramdas Kadam said, "BJP leaders need to have their feet planted firmly on the ground. It's still not too late." He added sarcastically, "If BJP leaders in Maharashtra are still banking on the Modi wave, I wish them luck."
At the core of their tussle is the BJP's suggestion that the two parties should contest 135 seats apiece in the assembly elections in Maharashtra, leaving 18 seats for their smaller allies.
The Sena wants to contest nothing less than 155 of the state's 288 seats. The BJP, which had won more seats in the national elections, credits the spectacular performance to a "Narendra Modi wave" and argues that it is no more the junior partner.
The stakes are high as the party with the most legislators will have the bigger claim to the Chief Minister's post.
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