Did the Congress return to power in Maharashtra because of its strong track record as an able administrator? Or simply because it is the lesser evil?
No party is doing any great work. It is just the politics that help any party get the votes. BJP-Shiv sena failed in their political approach. Congress has been smart enough to get desired votes. They could "show" that they were making positive growth. So they won.
To be a leader, you must be able to do one of the 3 C's: convince, corrupt or confuse! :)
Doing good work is a matter of perception... Whether Congress really did good work can be judged from either of the 2 facts:
1) 145 seats out of 288 won by Congress: 50% of the people believed in the work done by Congress
2) 143 seats out of 288 not won by Congress: 50% of the people did not believe in their work!
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The recent track record of Congress-NCP in Maharashtra is not that great. Not many significant things were achieved by the Deshmukh administration.
Talking about first of the 3 C's, the Congress-NCP did not succeed much in convincing the voter about it's able administration. The second C, is a non-factor as every politician, irrespective of the party indulges in corruption. The deciding factor was the third C. The mandate clearly shows that the voter was confused. To choose from Congress-NCP, BJP-SS, MNS and rebels + independent, the voter was thoroughly confused. At most places the number of votes polled for BJP-SS and MNS combined exceeded those for Congress-NCP. Though the rebels did play spoilsport, it was the split in SS and MNS that led to Congress-NCP win. Moreover, the thumping win that Congress scored at the LS elections must have influenced the mandate.
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