Portraying the poll as not just an unequal contest but a non-contest didn’t cut much ice with Maharashtra’s voters, who placed the BJP-Sena alliance across the winning line for sure but not before making it clear that this was no one-horse race. The hype around the target of “220-plus” seats set by the BJP-Sena combine has understandably triggered odd reactions after the results.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-why-maharashtra-went-from-a-no-contest-to-a-strong-contest/articleshow/71768377.cms