India, Nov. 15 -- Why this hue and cry over President's rule in Maharashtra

The hue and cry over President's rule in Maharashtra is unwarranted. The voters had given a clear verdict to pre-poll alliance partners BJP-Shiv Sena to rule the state but politicians backstabbed voters in the lure for power and governors decision to impose President's rule was correct. A stable government in a fractured mandate is impossible and re-election costs a bomb. President's rule is a cool off period for politicians to rethink on their political agenda and gauge public mood in the state.

Only BJP-Shiv Sena which has the voters mandate can give a stable government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi should directly speak to Uddhav Thackeray and try to form a c...