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No Modi wave? You gotta be kidding!

No Modi wave? You gotta be kidding!

That the BJP was able to get an absolute majority in Haryana but not in Maharashtra is being seen as an endorsement of the fact that the Modi wave was present in Haryana but not in Maharashtra.

Nothing can be further from the truth! For the record, in the recent assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, where Modi campaigned extensively, the BJP bagged 122 seats out of 288 in Maharashtra and 47 out of 90 in Haryana.

While the BJP got a more than decisive mandate in Haryana, that it failed to get past the coveted 144 mark in Maharashtra is in no way an indication of the absence of the Modi-wave for the results have to be looked at in comparison to 2009.

In 2009, the BJP got only 46 seats in Maharashtra and 4 seats in Haryana. So, thanks to the Modi factor, the Party’s tally has improved more than 100% in Maharashtra and 500% in Haryana. This is entirely because of Modi for he is the sole pulling factor in the Party.

Granted that there is a brilliant poll strategist in Amit Shah but ultimately it is the face of the Party which the people vote for and that is undoubtedly Modi. In Maharashtra, where Modi single handedly took the BJP from 46 to 122 and that too after his Party severed ties with the Shiv Sena, not giving his persona any credence is just a blatant rejection of reality.

The Modi wave is very much on including in Maharashtra and stronger than ever.

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