Eknath Shinde is learning the hard way that karma exists. It is looking increasingly possible that Operation Lotus, which catapulted him to national fame, could well be used to bring him down today

What goes around really does come around, and politics is no exception. Eknath Shinde’s rise was boosted by what many people call “Operation Lotus”, the strategy used to shake up the alliance. Now it seems to be swinging back like a boomerang. The same strategy that once helped him climb is today creating more headaches than support. The situation has escalated so much that Shinde, known as “Mr Cool”, is said to be losing his temper often.

“Operation Lotus” is a phrase that is often used to describe the BJP’s behind-the-scenes strategy to alter political equations without a direct electoral

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