In 2019, a high-voltage political drama unfolded over thirty-five
days between the declaration of the Maharashtra assembly election
results and the formation of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government in
the state. The startling events that had the entire country glued to
television screens culminated in the swearing in of Uddhav Thackeray as
chief minister on 28 November 2019. This book is a blow-by-blow account
of the ups and downs that took place during those thirty-five days that
baffled even hardcore political pundits. The goings-on unmasked almost
all parties and politicians of the state and changed Maharashtra’s
politics forever. With exclusive reportage and interviews from close
observers of the whole drama, 35 Days goes behind the scenes to
reconstruct what took place during the Maharashtra elections 2019.