Amit Shah, Nadda dissect Maharashtra LS debacle, mull state polls strategy
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: After its poor showing in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, the BJP’s central leadership on Tuesday held a meeting with its state core committee to deliberate upon the reasons for the defeat and chalk out a roadmap for the forthcoming assembly polls. New Delhi, Jun 18 : BJP National President JP Nadda in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah chairs Maharashtra BJP core committee meeting, in New Delhi on Tuesday. According to the Maharashtra leaders, factors such as the delay in announcement of candidates, the “false narrative” set by the opposition, wrong selection of candidates, consolidation of Maratha voters against the alliance and the lack of coordination among the three ruling partners were the major reasons for the BJP’s poor showing. The central leadership was apprised of this and we have now decided to better our coordination for the assembly polls.” After the meeting, Fadnavis said that a road map had been prepared for the assembly polls, which would soon be discussed with the BJP’s alliance partners.