How the members of the India block will gain electoral losses of the Congress in Hindi Heartland – Firstpost

The misery for the congress does not end. After losing three of the four states that went to the polls on Sunday December 3 – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh – The allies of Congress in the Bloc of the Alliance of India have their knives, putting the party in A precarious position.

After breaking in the polls – although the congress managed to tear power from Telangana – the alliance partners pointed out the big old party, which is not a good sign for the alliance a few months Only before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.

In fact, while Congress looked at its losses in the ballot boxes, it called for a meeting of the block on December 6. The last time the alliance had met was in Mumbai in early September.

We are more closely examined how the losses of the congress were received by members of the Indian block and how these results can be more beneficial for regional and smaller constituents of the Alliance.

Bloc in India on the loss of congress

The Congress imprint in the political landscape was considerably reduced after Sunday’s results. The great Old Party is now in power in only three states – thanks to Telangana – with a single state in the North, Himachal Pradesh.

The last time the Congress was in power in a single Hindi state of language was in 1998, when Sonia Gandhi took over as president of the party. The party was then in power in three states – Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Mizoram.

This situation not only disrupted the party and its leadership, but also the members of India Alliance.

Janata Dal-United (JDU) by Nitish Kumar was one of the first to give congress after the survey losses, saying that it is clear that the main opposition party is not able to win alone. The spokesperson for JD (U), KC Tyagi, said that the results of the assembly polls in the three states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are a defeat of the Congress and a victory for the BJP, noting that the opposition block of India was missing during the elections.

He was cited as told NDTV“Now it is clear that Congress cannot fight against the BJP. The India alliance was not in the race anywhere. »»

The deputy for Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Manoj Jha, added: “leaders like our national president Lalu Prasad and the chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar recognized that among all the partners of the Coalition of India, the Congress has the greatest imprint. But now the ball is in the courtyard of the congress. He should realize that the vanity of Narendra Modi cannot be fought vanity. »»

“I am sure that Congress will realize that the self -centered policy of the BJP can only be beaten by collectivism. In the coming days, much better coordination in India can be there so that everyone can see. »»

Sanjay Raut of Shiva Sena, member of India Alliance, was also of the opinion that the results would have been different, especially in Madhya Pradesh, if the Congress had shared seats with allies. “The congress should review its prospects for the allies,” he said, adding that he was the head of the Madhya Pradesh congress, Kamal Nath, who had opposed seats with the Samajwadi party.

The chief of the national conference and former chief minister of Jammu-et-Cachemire, Omar Abdullah, adopted more critical of the results. He told journalists: “By judging the results of India Alliance during the state elections, if the situation is like this in the future, we cannot win.”

He also reacted during the call of the congress for a block meeting in India, “it is good that they remembered it again after three months.”

Perhaps the most spicy reactions came from the Trinamool Congress. Party spokesman Kunal Ghosh said that the losses of the congress were “more a failure of the congress than a success of the BJP”. He declared in an article on social media platforms: “The TMC is the party which can ensure leadership in the battle to defeat the BJP in the country.”

The AAM AADMI Party (AAP) focused on Arvind Kejriwal (AAP) also took shots at the Congress, saying that he had more governments in northern India than the great old party. The senior AAP official, Jasmine Shah, posted: “After today’s results, @AamaadMIAPTY appears as the largest opposition party in northern India with 2 governments of states – PUNJAB and DELHI . “

However, the AAP said that the results of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh did not reflect the national mood, stressing that the Congress won Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan in 2018, but the BJP won The 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Loss of Congress, victory of the Allies

The losses of congress on Sunday have put the side in a very difficult place now. His previous statement that it was the only part capable of leading a head-to-head fight against the BJP, is now discredited.

This gives regional parties such as TMC, AAP and JD (U), which are major constituents of the Indian block, more space to negotiate seats for the 2024 elections. News18 In other words, the front of India will no longer be willing to give the congress the stature of a “big brother”. Thus, when the seats sharing talks begin, the congress may be forced to be soft. It will notably be interesting to see how the TMC, the AAP and the SP treat Congress with regard to the sharing of seats for the 2024 elections.

It will not be a surprise if the Indian block sees different equations with regard to the sharing of seats, because the allies will become more demanding.

The games are already playing hard to obtain the Congress, which called for a meeting on December 6. According to the report, Abhishek Banerjee of TMC cannot attend the meeting of December 6. “We pleaded for the congress to summon a meeting of India Alliance. They blocked all the activities and we lost the momentum. Now they called a meeting, why? »A leader was cited as saying the Indian Express.

In addition, the congress has lost its credibility with voters – the feeling that the other parties will capitalize. They might say that their ally with Congress could hurt them and that is why the great old party should be pushed to second position in alliances.

The results also open how the rise of a new national leader. The allies could argue that the management of Congress has lost its influence with the voters and, therefore, a face that has been able to lead a better fight against the BJP – Read Mamata Banerjee or Arvind Kejriwal – should be the engine of the alliance big.

In addition, Congress’s desire to push Rahul Gandhi to be the greatest rival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also take a hit.

‘Will not harm India Bloc’

But while many voters of the Alliance of India hold and aimed at Congress after their poor performance in the Hindi heart, Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) had a different opinion.

He told journalists: “I don’t think it will have an impact on the India alliance. We will meet at the residence of the president of the Mallikarjun Kharge congress in Delhi. We will talk to those who know the reality on the ground. We will be able to comment on it after the meeting only. »»

The secretary general of the Communist Party, Indian Marxist, Sitaram Yechury, said: “These election results underline the need for Laïc forces to redouble their efforts to defend the means of subsistence of people and the secular democratic character of the Indian Republic. »»

We will have to wait until December 6 to see how the equations have changed within India Alliance, but one thing is certain. The congress with its reduced influence is likely to lose more than it accepts if it gives the request small parts in the alliance.

With agency entries