First MP, Now Maharashtra: How ‘Silent’ Strategists Yadav, Vaishnaw Delivered BJP Wins One After One other – News18

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The 2 Union ministers, Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw, have been in command of Madhya Pradesh final yr the place they delivered a win for the BJP when issues have been in disarray for the get together. This yr too, their technique has labored for Maharashtra, with Mahayuti set…Learn Extra
Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw’s inputs like consolidating the OBCs, mortgage waiver for farmers, and the ‘Ladki Behin Scheme’ proved to be worthwhile for the BJP in Maharashtra.
When Union house minister Amit Shah launched the BJP manifesto in Mumbai on November 10, two senior get together leaders selected to not be on the stage however sat within the rows within the viewers, giving the BJP state leaders their second of glory.
This has at all times been the model of Bhupender Yadav and Ashwini Vaishnaw, the 2 Union Ministers who have been the in-charge and co-in-charge respectively of the Maharashtra election for the BJP. They spoke little or no, labored behind the scenes like there was no tomorrow, camped in Mumbai for weeks collectively to make sure the technique of the BJP was executed until the grass-roots, and dissidents being introduced round and placated. BJP put them in command of the state in June, when nobody appeared to present BJP an opportunity in Maharashtra after the debacle within the Lok Sabha polls.
The marketing campaign strategists-cum-managers have proved their mettle but once more after delivering Madhya Pradesh to the get together.
BJP sees Yadav and Vaishnaw as profitable performers – within the authorities and as political strategists. Whereas Yadav has been an previous hand as election strategist, delivering huge states like Uttar Pradesh to the BJP, Vaishnaw has come into the limelight after securing the Madhya Pradesh win for the get together because the co-in cost. The truth is, this is similar ‘hit group’ of Yadav and Vaishnaw, which was tasked with Madhya Pradesh final yr when the get together appeared to have its again to the wall in a state after ruling it for practically 20 years.
Many didn’t give the BJP greater than 60 seats in Madhya Pradesh too at the beginning of the marketing campaign. However the BJP finally completed with a giant majority of 163 seats out of the entire 230 seats within the meeting.
The identical group was therefore in command of Maharashtra the place the NDA has seen reverses within the Lok Sabha. The lead to Maharashtra is a repeat of the Madhya Pradesh win with the NDA crossing over 215 seats in Maharashtra, which has an meeting of 288 seats. Maharashtra is in actual fact a a lot greater win.
Senior BJP leaders mentioned Yadav and Vaishnaw wouldn’t declare any credit score for the win even now, because the get together feels the lieutenants clicked given the enchantment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the bottom and his hit slogan ‘Ek Hain Toh Protected Hain’. However some key inputs to the get together which proved decisive – like consolidating the OBCs, promising a mortgage waiver for farmers, and pinning the marketing campaign on the ‘Ladki Behin Scheme’, are mentioned to have been pushed forward by the Yadav-Vaishnaw duo.