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​Old rivalries: On Maharashtra’s ruling coalition

The underlying (अंतर्निहित, आधारभूत) differences (मतभेद) are beginning to hurt Mahayuti

Inherent contradictions (विरोधाभास) have a way of showing up at irregular (अनियमित) intervals. In the ruling coalition (गठबंधन) in Maharashtra, the Mahayuti, the tensions (तनाव) between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Ajit Pawar, are visible to all. The setback (झटका, बाधा) the coalition faced in the 2024 general election might have been the immediate trigger (cause, reason, grounds, factor, motive, occasion) for the open display of discord (कलह, असहमति) in the alliance. But for the BJP, the leading partner in the alliance, this could not have come at a more inopportune (inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable, ill-chosen, ill-timed, unfavourable, awkward) time. Assembly (विधानसभा) elections are to be announced in the State soon. While the Mahayuti is caught in internal strife (conflict, friction, discord, disagreement), the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — of the Shiv Sena led by Uddhav Thackeray, the NCP led by Sharad Pawar and the Congress — has managed to put its house in order. A flagship (प्रमुख, मुख्य) scheme that the ruling alliance unveiled (अनावरण करना) recently in the hope of (with the aim of, with the intention of, with the expectation of) recovering some lost political ground is itself cause (कारण) for strife among partners as each one of them calls it by a different name. Mr. Shinde uses the full name ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’, while the BJP calls it the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’. Ajit Pawar, who introduced the scheme during the Budget session in June, refers to it as the ‘Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana’. The recent incident where a statue of Shivaji Maharaj collapsed in the Rajkot Fort in Sindhudurg district has further embarrassed (शर्मिंदा करना) the coalition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had unveiled the statue last year. Mr. Modi has apologised to the public for the collapse of the statue but that has not laid the matter to rest. The MVA is determined to milk (use, utilize, exploit, cash in on, take advantage of) the issue, and on Sunday, organised a protest. Shivaji Maharaj, a Maratha king, holds (have, own, bear, possess) immense significance (महत्व) for the Maratha community, to which Ajit Pawar and his uncle and patriarch (a powerful & eldest male head of a family or an organisation or a social system) of the State’s politics, Sharad Pawar, belong (be a member of, be connected to, be associated with).

Ajit Pawar was the first to offer an unconditional (complete, entire, unlimited, outright, out and out, wholehearted) apology for the statue’s collapse. Both the BJP and the Sena have had a long tussle (fight, clash, scuffle, skirmish, squabble, quarrel, argument, contention) with the NCP, and Ajit Pawar personally (in person), before becoming political partners. A Sena Minister recently said that sitting in close proximity (near/close to each other) to NCP members in cabinet meetings made him feel nauseous (sick, bad; disgusting, appalling, loathsome, obnoxious). Many in the BJP blame the Ajit Pawar group for the debacle (fiasco, failure, disaster) in the Lok Sabha election. Ajit Pawar also appears unsure of his association with the BJP and the Sena. He surprised his alliance partners by admitting (acknowledge, realize, recognize, disclose, confess, reveal) that fielding (nominate, propose, put up (a candidate) to stand in an election) his wife Sunetra against his cousin Supriya Sule in the general election was a mistake. He also said that he had asked the BJP not to target Sharad Pawar and felt that Mr. Modi’s remark calling Mr. Pawar a ‘Bhatakti Atma’, or an aimless soul (person, individual, human, man/woman), while on the campaign (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) trail (path, route, course) in the run-up to (a period of time just before an important event) the general election did not appeal (attract, be attractive to, be of interest to, please, engage, fascinate) to the people. Clearly, he has not burnt his bridges with the larger Pawar family. The underlying rivalries are beginning to hurt the Mahayuti.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.rivalry (noun)

Hindi Meaning - प्रतिद्वंद्विता
English Meaning - opposition, contention, conflict, discord, friction, enmity.

2.coalition (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गठबंधन
English Meaning - alliance, association, union, partnership.

3.underlying (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अंतर्निहित, आधारभूत
English Meaning - fundamental, basic, primary.

4.difference (noun)

Hindi Meaning - मतभेद
English Meaning - disagreement, difference of opinion, dispute, clash, dissension, quarrel, wrangle.

5.contradiction (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विरोधाभास
English Meaning - conflict, difference, disagreement, dispute.

6.irregular (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - अनियमित
English Meaning - erratic, patchy, occasional, sporadic, unsystematic.

7.tensions (noun)

Hindi Meaning - तनाव
English Meaning - strained relations, strain, unease.

8.setback (noun)

Hindi Meaning - झटका, बाधा
English Meaning - problem, difficulty, issue.

9.discord (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कलह, असहमति
English Meaning - strife, conflict, friction, hostility, disagreement, lack of agreement, lack of harmony.

10.(Legislative) Assembly (noun)

Hindi Meaning - विधानसभा
English Meaning - Assembly/Vidhan Sabha; a legislative body in the states and union territories of India.

11.flagship (noun as modifier)

Hindi Meaning - प्रमुख, मुख्य
English Meaning - the biggest, the best, the most important (event/programme).

12.unveil (verb)

Hindi Meaning - अनावरण करना
English Meaning - present, make public, introduce, launch, release; reveal, disclose.

13.cause (noun)

Hindi Meaning - कारण
English Meaning - reason, grounds, basis, motive, pretext, purpose.

14.embarrass (verb)

Hindi Meaning - शर्मिंदा करना
English Meaning - humiliate, shame, abash, upset, make uncomfortable, make awkward, make (someone) feel ashamed.

15.significance (noun)

Hindi Meaning - महत्व
English Meaning - importance.

16.inherent (adjective)

English Meaning - ineradicable, indelible, deep-rooted, intrinsic, natural, deep-seated.

17.have a way of doing something (phrase)

English Meaning - used to say that something often or usually happens.

18.show up (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - reveal, expose, manifest, make visible, make obvious, bring to light.

19.trigger (noun)

English Meaning - cause, reason, grounds, factor, motive, occasion.

20.inopportune (adjective)

English Meaning - inappropriate, inconvenient, unsuitable, ill-chosen, ill-timed, unfavourable, awkward.

21.be caught in something (phrase)

English Meaning - to be in a situation from which you cannot easily escape of.

22.strife (noun)

English Meaning - conflict, friction, discord, disagreement.

23.put one’s house in order (phrase)

English Meaning - improve one’s own behaviour before criticizing others.

24.in the hope of (phrase)

English Meaning - with the aim of, with the intention of, with the expectation of.

25.lose ground (phrase)

English Meaning - lose one’s advantage in a conflict or competition.

26.make up or recover lost ground (phrase)

English Meaning - to become successful again after having disadvantages, delays or problems (in a conflict or competition); cope, overcome, surmount, get over.

27.lay something to rest (phrase)

English Meaning - to end something; bring something to a close; to stop someone from worrying about something, to stop someone from believing something (as true)

28.milk (verb)

English Meaning - use, utilize, exploit, cash in on, take advantage of.

29.hold (verb)

English Meaning - have, own, bear, possess.

30.immense (adjective)

English Meaning - huge, very great.

31.patriarch (noun)

English Meaning - a powerful & eldest male head of a family or an organisation or a social system.

32.belong (verb)

English Meaning - be a member of, be connected to, be associated with.

33.unconditional (adjective)

English Meaning - complete, entire, unlimited, outright, out and out, wholehearted.

34.personally (adverb)

English Meaning - in person.

35.proximity (noun)

English Meaning - nearness or closeness.

36.in close proximity (phrase)

English Meaning - near/close to each other.

37.nauseous (adjective)

English Meaning - sick, bad; disgusting, appalling, loathsome, obnoxious.

38.debacle (noun)

English Meaning - fiasco, failure, disaster.

39.admit (verb)

English Meaning - acknowledge, realize, recognize, disclose, confess, reveal.

40.field (verb)

English Meaning - nominate, propose, put up (a candidate) to stand in an election.

41.soul (noun)

English Meaning - person, individual, human, man/woman.

42.campaign (noun)

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.

43.trail (noun)

English Meaning - path, route, course.

44.run-up to (noun)

English Meaning - a period of time just before an important event.

45.appeal (verb)

English Meaning - attract, be attractive to, be of interest to, please, engage, fascinate.

46.burn one’s bridges (phrase)

English Meaning - to end one’s relationship permanently; to destroy one’s connections completely; kick down the ladder, burn one’s boats, go for broke.

47.tussle (noun)

English Meaning - fight, clash, scuffle, skirmish, squabble, quarrel, argument, contention.