AS THE Maharashtra Assembly elections loom as soon as the current round is over, the BJP is grappling with one urgent question: what next for Devendra Fadnavis?
Few dispute that he is the most popular BJP face in the state. He also has youth on his side, is seen as a leader who delivers, is believed to enjoy the confidence of the RSS, and is seen favorably by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. What has muddied the waters for Fadnavis is the series of missteps blamed on him since the BJP failed to get a majority in the 2019 Assembly polls, leading up to the party’s collapse in the recent Lok Sabha elections, to nine seats in Maharashtra, from 23 in 2019.