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The NCP’s tally for Lok Sabha elections held in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 was 6,9,8 and 4. In the Maharashtra state assembly, it has 41 out of 288 seats. Compare this with Ms. Mamata Banerjee’s contingent of 34 Lok Sabha MPs and her sweep in the state assembly. The lady is a lot younger, and the minorities trust her. She too would like to unfurl the national flag at the Red Fort next year. 2. The Congress, above all, would not like the incumbent to get a second term. So would many regional parties, for whom the magnificent sweep of the BJP poses an existential threat. No one needs to be persuaded by Mr Pawar of the need to unite against the dominant political formation. See how the BSP and the SP have overcome their legendary incompatibility. 3. While the Congress may be willing to concede the top post if it barely crawls into three figures, above 120, it will not budge. There is also a lot of history between the Gandhi family and Mr Pawar. They may not welcome a spoiler’s act when, after the total eclipse of 2014, they smell power in the shape of UPA III. In Maharashtra, the Congress and the NCP have a fighting chance to return to power in October 2019, a certainty, in fact, if the Shiv Sena stays with its resolve to fight on its own. Mr Pawar would want to set his house in order in 2019, as the NCP readies for generational transition. All that would be imperilled if he makes a bid for the top job.
The NCP’s tally for Lok Sabha elections held in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014 was 6,9,8 and 4. In the Maharashtra state assembly, it has 41 out of 288 seats. Compare this with Ms. Mamata Banerjee’s contingent of 34 Lok Sabha MPs and her sweep in the state assembly. The lady is a lot younger, and the minorities trust her. She too would like to unfurl the national flag at the Red Fort next year. 2. The Congress, above all, would not like the incumbent to get a second term. So would many regional parties, for whom the magnificent sweep of the BJP poses an existential threat. No one needs to be persuaded by Mr Pawar of the need to unite against the dominant political formation. See how the BSP and the SP have overcome their legendary incompatibility. 3. While the Congress may be willing to concede the top post if it barely crawls into three figures, above 120, it will not budge. There is also a lot of history between the Gandhi family and Mr Pawar. They may not welcome a spoiler’s act when, after the total eclipse of 2014, they smell power in the shape of UPA III. In Maharashtra, the Congress and the NCP have a fighting chance to return to power in October 2019, a certainty, in fact, if the Shiv Sena stays with its resolve to fight on its own. Mr Pawar would want to set his house in order in 2019, as the NCP readies for generational transition. All that would be imperilled if he makes a bid for the top job.