Why Gujarat is the arena of political riots: The tried and tested maneuver to save the MLAs from breaking, in 2020 also BJP-Congress brought their MLAs here

The epicenter of the political earthquake that shook the Uddhav government of Maharashtra has shifted to Gujarat. While Shiv Sena’s rebel leader Eknath Shinde has reached Surat with 30 MLAs, now the BJP, which is dreaming of forming the government in Maharashtra, is also preparing to bring its MLAs to Gujarat.

After Shinde’s rebellion against the Uddhav government, if the BJP wants to form the government in Maharashtra, then it is necessary that not a single one of its 105 MLAs deviate from the party line. According to sources, the party is preparing to collect all its MLAs and bring them to Ahmedabad airport by special aircraft and take them directly to some resort or club to save them from breakup.

La Meridien Hotel on Dammas Road in Surat is strictly guarded by Gujarat Police, 30 MLAs along with Eknath Shinde are staying here.

Before investigating why Gujarat is suitable for both Shiv Sena and BJP, the arch rivals in the politics of Maharashtra, let us know in bullet points what is the status of the rebel MLAs present with Shinde…

1. Shinde suddenly went missing along with 30 MLAs
Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde suddenly went missing with 30 MLAs in the Uddhav government. Among them there are three women MLAs, while in media reports, one MLA of Sharad Pawar’s NCP is also being told. After some time news came that all these MLAs including Shinde are staying in a luxury hotel on Dammas Road in Surat. The Gujarat Police is strictly guarded outside this hotel named La Meridien.

2. Maharashtra BJP MLA arrives to meet Shinde
Till this time there were reports of Shinde getting angry with Uddhav Thackeray, but in the meantime, BJP MLA from Maharashtra Sanjay Koote reached Surat and met the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs. After this it was decided that Shinde’s departure to Gujarat was more than political displeasure.

3. Uddhav holds a meeting with colleagues in Mumbai
On Tuesday morning, when it came to looming over the government after the crisis, there was turmoil in the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, the big parties involved in Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi. When Sharad Pawar held a press conference, Uddhav’s special warlord Sanjay Raut postponed the program to go to Delhi. Here, all the Congress MLAs were summoned by the party’s state president Nana Patole.

After these three points, now let us know why Gujarat has become the shelter home of political upheaval. There are some solid reasons for this…

1. Gujarat BJP President is Marathi
Gujarat BJP President CR Patil on Monday night canceled all programs to participate in the World Yoga Day. Discussions started in the political circles that he can hold a meeting with the disgruntled MLAs of Shiv Sena. Actually, CR Patil himself is a Marathi. He has very good contacts with Shiv Sena MLAs.

2. Strong Cadre of BJP in Gujarat
There is a BJP government in Gujarat for the last 24 years. The cadre of the party is very strong here, so the Prime Minister and the Home Minister also come from this state. Hence, this could have been the safest place to protect the disgruntled MLAs from Shiv Sena from any pressure. Secondly, the connectivity between Maharashtra and Gujarat is very good, so the MLAs could have been brought here quickly.

3. Gujarat has already become a political haven
In August 2020, there was political turmoil in Rajasthan, during which the BJP shifted 18 of its MLAs to Gujarat by special plane to save its MLAs from breaking up. These MLAs were brought to Porbandar and taken to different resorts in Sasan.

Apart from this, Sachin Pilot, who rebelled against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, also reached here. The 12 MLAs who supported him were kept at a resort in Bavla near Ahmedabad.