When Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited New Delhi last week, the buzz in the media and in the political sphere was that he was there to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah to decide what action should be initiated against the ministers in the Maharashtra government who have, of late, been highly controversial.

It was perceived that the BJP, who always seems conscious about the image and optics part of the political activity, has almost reached the conclusion that, ahead of the big civic poll season in Maharashtra, some stern action should be taken against four or five Mahayuti ministers. In other words, ask them to resign from the cabinet.

However, after several meetings in Mumbai between the leaders, it has transpired that the BJP leadership in the state seems hesitant to announce any big action against the so-called "tainted ministers."

So what changed suddenly in a matter of days, and why does the BJP seem so hesitant and uncertain about what action to take against ministers who faced huge criticism even in the national media after they were caught doing objectionable things on video?

One needs to take a look at the brief history of what happened during the two big elections of the year 2024. The BJP hyped up many achievements........

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