A month after BJP’s big win in Maharashtra polls, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday claimed that his party’s win ended the politics of betrayal and treachery started by veteran leader Sharad Pawar in 1978.
“The victory (of BJP) in Maharashtra ended the politics of instability and backstabbing started by Sharad Pawar in 1978. You (people) have buried such politics 20-foot in the ground,” said Mr Shah, addressing a state BJP convention in Shirdi.
In 1978, Sharad Pawar, who later founded Nationalist Congress Party, walked out of the Vasantdada Patil government with 40 MLAs and became the Chief Minister. Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar’s nephew, split the party in 2023 and joined the Eknath Shinde-led government, in which the BJP was also a partner.
The BJP emerged the single largest party in 2024 state polls, winning 132 seats, which is also its highest seat tally in the state.
“From 1978 till 2024, Maharashtra was prone to political instability. You have shown the way by bringing in a stable and strong Devendra Fadnavis government,” stressed Mr Shah.
