The Nirdhar Parivartan Rally led by Shri Sunil Tatkare, Mahad

The 17th Lok Sabha election is going to be a big challenge and tough competition for the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency. The way is not easy for the Shiv Sena candidate and present Member of Parliament Mr Anant Geete, because the NCP candidate, Mr Sunil Tatkare has already expressed his aspirations to win the election and gain the opportunity to serve the local people. For election campaign, Nirdhar Parivartan Rally is started at Raigad district and many NCP leaders have joined the campaign at Mahad.

NCP and Mr Sunil Tatkare have a grand desire to secure the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency for the NCP. In the 2014 election, Mr Sunil Tatkare had to face unfortunate and accidental failure due to certain political strategies played by the opposition parties. To be more specific, Mr Sunil Tatkare gave a strong fight to the Member of Parliament Mr Anant Geete. Unfortunately, the name similarity strategy was used against Honourable Mr Sunil Tatkare and the two other candidates with the same name as that of Shri Sunil Tatkare who lost 10,000 + votes. Moreover, one Muslim candidate also shared the votes of the Muslim community. In this way, Mr Sunil Tatkare lost his prospect as a Member of Parliament in 2014.

In 2019, the situation is different but again it is going to be a direct fight between Honourable Mr Sunil Tatkare versus Mr Anant Geete. In the 2019 election, a significant plus point for Mr Sunil Tatkare will be his massive work for different communities during his tenure and even after his failure in the last election. Likewise, the strength of Mr Sunil Tatkare will be the support of the Peasants and Workers Party. This factor will be highly decisive and relieving to Mr Sunil Tatkare because Alibaug, Pen, and Shrivardhan belt have a good hold of Peasants and Workers Party. It is also observed that the followers and supporters of Peasants and Workers Partyhonestly support their candidate.

On the other hand, Mr Anant Geete’s inactive and dismal leadership is going to be an important election marketing strategy for the NCP. Having Central Minister and Member of Parliament positions, Mr Anant Geete has been unsuccessful to impress the masses with effective projects and works. Last but not the least, Mr Anant Geete has not begun the election campaign yet, while the NCP has shown aggressiveness by initiating the election campaign at the bastion of the Shiv Sena, Mahad city. This is also an alarming signal for Mr Anant Geete who has been the Member of Parliament for the last 30 years.

The Raigad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the prestigious constituencies in the state of Maharashtra. For the 2019 election, the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency will seek major public and media attention. If Mr Tatkare defeats Mr Anant Geete in the Raigad election, it is going to be a new beginning for the Raigad Lok Sabha constituency. This type of decision will also help the NCP in order to uplift the party in Konkan region. People of Konkan area have their own demands and they require strong political support in order to complete these demands. Mr Anant Geete has been unsuccessful to fulfil the expectations of Konkani people. Therefore, it is expected that Mr Sunil Tatkare can get the chance to obtain the opportunity as a Member of Parliament. Nirdhar Parivartan Rally has begun at Mahad city. Mr Sunil Tatkare and the NCP have demonstrated their aspirations for the historical victory of the NCP. It will be interesting to implement a wait and watch strategy for the actual results.