Political circus

People of Maharashtra are the biggest losers

Maharashtra has come under President’s rule after none of the political parties or formations was able to find the required numbers in the Assembly to form a government — an outcome even the brightest political analysts did not anticipate after last month’s elections. Although the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not do as well as many were expecting, it got a comfortable majority in the 288-member Assembly with its pre-poll alliance partner, the Shiv Sena. But the latter had other plans and demanded an equal share in power with a claim on the chair of the chief minister — something