With the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues its strategy of outreach but with a fresh attempt towards implementing the memorial that was long pending at Mumbai.
In the current politics of BJP, their emphasis on how important Shivaji is history is visible — which they want to distance from voter’s mind and create a bond with people particularly in maharashtra.
I the Shivaji memorial Mumbai, has turned back into a key issue as new talk twists and commitments around the mammoth project to build Shivaji statue Arabian Sea.
With the BJP leaders highlighting DBM again this time for a second time, this initiative which has drastically delayed and rectified environmental clearances problem once again.
It’s a fortuitous time being adjacent of The Shivaji death anniversary 2025 which makes the memorial significant for political mobilization and receptivity.
Amit Shah may visit the Shivaji memorial, many BJP workers expect that to show their devotion to the project. Parliamentary sources have said that the BJP Shivaji statue promise is a cornerstone electoral pledge that aims to win an elector of Marathas.
This is because, the BJP is deployed in the political arena of Shivji legacy by positioning itself as the substitute custodian and owner of his values and heritage.
But the project on Shivaji has also raised red flag of controversies with some environmentalists opposing the impact on marine habitat. The environmental hurdles in getting Shivaji statue eco clearance has magnified criticism further. However, the BJP have a hangover of determination in tackling this one out in the field.
Udayanraje Bhosale — a descendent of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Shivaji legacy has also been a prominent political theme in these talks. The views and endorsements of Mr. Bhosale add significant political import to the memorial.
A long-term Narendra Modi Shivaji project, the PM had repeatedly quoted about Shivaji in his speeches. The BJP’s acumen in tenuating itself with the legacy of Shivaji to sate its politics in Maharashtra seems indispensable, to say the least.
Meanwhile, In Tamil Nadu the BJP announced leadership shift with Nainar Nagendran emerging as the new BJP Tamil Nadu president. Its a strategic move in the beginning of the year to re-invigorate a presence in-state and blow its ear hole. The BJP leadership change is part of the party’s wider drive to solidify itself in India at the political level.
On a day-to-day basis in politics today, the BJP’s two-fronts — with respect to making a point about memorial at Shivaji in Maharashtra and changing the leadership of Tamil Nadushows how diversified is their path of political mobilization. India’s broader national plan, in which the party use historial figures and try to regain its niche in regional politics is perhaps most potent.
