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Crowded field: On Maharashtra politics

Maharashtra politics has metamorphosed beyond recognition (पहचान, मान्यता) in the last five years

In the extraordinary political landscape (परिदृश्य) in Maharashtra, there are two factions (गुट) of the Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), each facing each other as part of opposing alliances (गठबंधन) around the two national parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is set to (ready, prepared, organized, equipped) contest 21 constituencies, the Congress 17 and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) 10 of the 48 Lok Sabha segments in the State, under the banner (as part of a particular group (by saying that they support that group’s cause, idea, or belief)) of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). These parties managed to arrive at (to reach something; accomplish, attain, achieve, work out, negotiate) an amicable (मैत्रीपूर्ण, सौहार्दपूर्ण) settlement as each made significant concessions (छूट, रिआयत) to ensure unity against the Mahayuti coalition (association, union, bloc, partnership), comprising the BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s NCP, that has yet to announce its seat-sharing arrangement. The MVA had a tough time reaching this agreement as there were multiple aspirants (seeker, candidate, contender) for each seat. The Shiv Sena (UBT) will be fielding candidates in all five regions of the State — Konkan, western Maharashtra, Marathwada, north Maharashtra, and Vidarbha — while the NCP (SP) will concentrate its resources on seats with a higher win probability (संभावना), largely (काफी हद तक) in the sugar belt (region, area, district, territory) of western Maharashtra. The Congress’s seats are distributed across Vidarbha, western Maharashtra, and Marathwada, leaving the entire Konkan region and most of the Mumbai seats to the other two allies.

In 2019, the united Sena was an ally (partner, supporter, confederate) of the BJP and the united NCP, an ally of the Congress. Mr. Thackeray’s switching sides (to change one’s loyalties (from one team/group to an opposing one)) to the Congress-NCP triggered (cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate) new political forces, and the opportunistic (अवसरवादी) shifts and splits within the Sena and NCP are turning into more enduring (lasting, long-lasting, continuing; long-standing) arrangements. Troubles are far from (not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from) over, however, and in many constituencies, the alliances will have to manage resentment (आक्रोश) and rebellion (defiance, resistance, dissent, disobedience, nonconformity). The Pawar family is split between two parties, and Ajit Pawar has fielded his wife, Sunetra, against his cousin Supriya Sule in Baramati, the family stronghold (गढ़). The Lok Sabha elections will be the first test of the popularity of various leaders and formations that have dramatically (नाटकीय रूप से) metamorphosed beyond recognition in the last five years. The Congress, in its enthusiasm (उत्साह) to preserve (संरक्षित करना) its partnership with the Sena (UBT) and senior Pawar’s NCP, ended up losing some of its leaders who could not be given a ticket to contest. The MVA is also trying to keep Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) within its fold (community, group (with shared aims and values)), though it has not been given any seats. The State is critical to the BJP’s national calculations (assessment, judgement, forecast, projection, prediction, expectation, reckoning, estimation) also — it won 23 seats in 2019. Its alliance with factions of the Sena and the NCP is going to be tested and its campaign (अभियान) will mostly pivot around (to depend completely on something; be based entirely on something; rely on, depend on, hang on, hinge on, be contingent on, revolve round, be determined by, be based on) Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.recognition (noun)

Hindi Meaning - पहचान, मान्यता
English Meaning - identification, recollection, perception, realization.

2.landscape (noun)

Hindi Meaning - परिदृश्य
English Meaning - the distinctive features of a field of activity.

3.faction (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गुट
English Meaning - a small group within a large group; sector, wing, section, division, side.

4.alliance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गठबंधन
English Meaning - coalition, partnership, bloc, union.

5.amicable (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - मैत्रीपूर्ण, सौहार्दपूर्ण
English Meaning - friendly, good-natured, cordial, cooperative, peaceful.

6.concession (noun)

Hindi Meaning - छूट, रिआयत
English Meaning - compromise, adjustment, modification, exception.

7.probability (noun)

Hindi Meaning - संभावना
English Meaning - chances, likelihood, potentiality, possibility.

8.largely (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - काफी हद तक
English Meaning - mostly, mainly, generally.

9.opportunistic (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अवसरवादी
English Meaning - selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, egocentric, inward-looking.

10.resentment (noun)

Hindi Meaning - आक्रोश
English Meaning - fury, anger, wrath, shock, outrage, indignation.

11.stronghold (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गढ़
English Meaning - fort, fortress, bulwark, mainstay, support.

12.dramatically (adverb)

Hindi Meaning - नाटकीय रूप से
English Meaning - greatly, largely.

13.enthusiasm (noun)

Hindi Meaning - उत्साह
English Meaning - zeal, energy, eagerness, keenness, willingness, readiness.

14.preserve (verb)

Hindi Meaning - संरक्षित करना
English Meaning - conserve, protect, save, safeguard, take care of.

15.campaign (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अभियान
English Meaning - canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.

16.metamorphose (verb)

English Meaning - transform, change, transfigure, convert, alter, modify, remodel, reorganize, translate.

17.set to (adjective)

English Meaning - ready, prepared, organized, equipped.

18.under the banner (phrase)

English Meaning - as part of a particular group (by saying that they support that group’s cause, idea, or belief).

19.arrive at (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to reach something; accomplish, attain, achieve, work out, negotiate.

20.coalition (noun)

English Meaning - association, union, bloc, partnership.

21.aspirant (noun)

English Meaning - seeker, candidate, contender.

22.belt (noun)

English Meaning - region, area, district, territory.

23.ally (noun)

English Meaning - partner, supporter, confederate.

24.fold (noun)

English Meaning - community, group (with shared aims and values).

25.calculation (noun)

English Meaning - assessment, judgement, forecast, projection, prediction, expectation, reckoning, estimation.

26.pivot around (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - to depend completely on something; be based entirely on something; rely on, depend on, hang on, hinge on, be contingent on, revolve round, be determined by, be based on.

27.switch (verb)

English Meaning - change, convert, shift.

28.switch sides (phrase)

English Meaning - to change one’s loyalties (from one team/group to an opposing one).

29.trigger (verb)

English Meaning - cause, give rise to, lead to, bring about, generate.

30.enduring (adjective)

English Meaning - lasting, long-lasting, continuing; long-standing.

31.far from (phrase)

English Meaning - not, not at all; nowhere near, a long way from.

32.rebellion (noun)

English Meaning - defiance, resistance, dissent, disobedience, nonconformity.