The municipal election results in Maharashtra reveal the BJP’s impressive performance in the State despite the rift with the Shiv Sena and the impact of demonetisation. The results are a reminder to the Sena chief that overconfidence does not pay at times. The state of the Congress reveals its poor organisational ability to counter the BJP. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should now seize this opportunity and work towards development. The defeat should jolt the Congress into action. It must revamp the party structure rather than depend on allies.
K.R. Srinivasan,
Secunderabad
