In this video, Zeeshan Kaskar of The Wire attempts to understand the ground reality by speaking with journalists from Pune. In this detailed discussion, the journalists predict a rise in seats for the INDIA alliance.Participating in this discussion are Advait Mehta, a journalist for the “Bol Bhidu” YouTube channel; Dnyaneshwar Bijle, who has covered the BJP for more than 35 years; photojournalist Sandesh Bhandare and writer Pramod Muzumdar.All these journalists have closely observed Maharashtra’s politics. The experiences and opinions of all four are evident in this discussion, but there is a common guess among them that the INDIA alliance will benefit in this elections.Reservation for Marathas, Hindu-Muslim tension, the politics of party subversion and the problems of farmers were discussed.Watch the full video here: