MAHAPOL POWERLIST APR 09 Edition

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The complete list of 25 most powerful politicians is as follows -

1. Bal Thackeray (82) SS +1
2. Sharad Pawar (68) NCP -1
3. Ashok Chavan (50) INC 0
4. Chhagan Bhujbal (60) NCP +1
5. Gopinath Munde (59) BJP -1
6. Uddhav Thackeray (48) SS 0
7. Raj Thackeray (39) MNS 0
8. Vilasrao Deshmukh (63) INC 0
9. Narayan Rane (56) INC +3
10. Ajitdada Pawar (49) NCP -1
11. R R Patil (52) NCP 0
12. Nitin Gadkari (60) BJP -2
13. Praful Patel (53) NCP 0
14. Ramdas Athavale (55) RPI 0
15. Prakash Ambedkar (51) RPI 0
16. Vinay Kore (37) JSP 0
17. Murli Deora (71) INC 0
18. Gurudas Kamat (51) INC 0
19. Sushilkumar Shinde (66) INC 0
20. Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil (76) INC 0
21. Manohar Joshi (71) SS 0
22. Vijaysingh Mohite Patil (64) NCP 0
23. Vinod Tawde (45) BJP 0
24. Jayant Patil (46) NCP 0
25. N D Patil (78) PWP 0

Party Code

BJP – Bharatiya Janata Party

INC – Indian National Congress

JSS – Jana Surajya Shakti

MNS – Maharashtra Navanirman Sena

NCP – Nationalist Congress Party

PWP – Peasants & Workers Party (Shetkari Kamgar Paksha)

RPI – Republican Party of India (any faction)

SS – Shiv Sena

Movement on the MahaPol ladder –
0 : Zero indicates that there has been no change in the ranking over the previous month.
+X : Plus indicates improvement in ranking over last month and ‘x’ indicates how many ranks he/ she has moved upwards.
-X : Minus indicates degradation in ranking over last month and ‘x’ indicates how many ranks he/ she has moved downwards.

To understand the methodology used for the ranking click here.

The figure in bracket indicates the age of the politician.

Analysis

• Balasaheb Thackeray - Sharad Pawar Khokho continues for the top post. Pawar’s acceptance of Manmohan Singh’s candidature as PM has weakened his position. Also he has succumbed to the bullying tactics of Udayanraje Bhosale of Satara.
• Inability of Gopinath Munde to get a ticket for his niece (Poonam Mahajan) has pulled him down by one rank while Chagan Bhujbal has acquired more बळ (Strength) by getting a LS ticket for his nephew (Sameer) by keeping aside all the Maratha claimants.
• A variety of factors have ensured that Narayan Rane is back in the Top 10 Hall of Fame – Son Nitesh has got the Congress LS ticket, Better say in LS election strategy etc.
• Rane’s ascendancy has pushed Nitin Gadkari and Ajitdada Pawar on the lower rungs of the power ladder.
• Not much change in the lower ranks but the scenario can change rapidly after the polls!

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