Ex-CM in line of fire after Ajit gambit fails

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI:Over five years, as he navigated between Shiv Sena, opposition heavyweights in NCP and Congress, and in-house challenges as well, former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis established a reputation as a skillful politician and efficient administrator. The stumble after the assembly elections was unexpected.
Questions on why he allied with Ajit Pawar, whom he had roundly attacked, will dog him as the gambit failed. Several party leaders and workers in Maharashtra expressed unhappiness over the decision to align with Ajit, saying that BJP had lost its moral high ground.
"We will be constantly reminded about it for years to come," said a BJP leader. BJP activists said that after mollycoddling Sena for five years, Fadnavis' inability to hold discussions with it and the snapping of ties showed "political immaturity".
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