The opposition entrance has united to contest towards the BJP within the Lok Sabha elections to be held within the yr 2024. Leaders of 26 events needed to maintain a number of rounds of conferences to unite the opposition. Within the assembly held in Bengaluru on seventeenth and 18th July, the identify of the alliance of the opposition events was mentioned to stipulate the long run technique and points.
Nonetheless, no determination has been taken but on many essential points starting from seat sharing to PM face. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge positively mentioned that Congress is just not within the submit of PM. He mentioned that our intention is to not acquire energy for the Congress however to guard India’s structure, democracy, secularism and social justice.
Political specialists say that taking this determination of the Congress is a part of a really properly thought out technique. However the query arises that the Congress occasion, which has proven nice coronary heart by withdrawing itself from the declare of the submit of PM, will now be able to again down even on the problem of compromise of seats?
These challenges are going to come back in entrance of 26 events concerned in INDIA
Two conferences of opposition unity have already taken place. The 26 events concerned in INDIA will now meet in Mumbai for the following assembly. The place the face of the opposition alliance will be determined.
Other than the PM’s face, the occasion’s convenor, many issues are but to be agreed upon within the alliance. Within the coming instances, many challenges will are available in entrance of the alliance. Like seat sharing, frequent candidate and ambitions of regional events.
Other than all this, the checklist of contenders for the submit of PM within the alliance can be lengthy. On the one hand within the race for the submit of PM, the names of many massive leaders like Nitish Kumar, Sharad Pawar, Mamta Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal are coming to the fore.
On the opposite hand, though the Congress has withdrawn itself from the race to assert the submit of PM, it has not closed all of the doorways. The occasion is aware of that after the elections, if the Congress emerges as the most important occasion within the opposition alliance, then it can declare the submit of PM.
Will Congress compromise on seats after the submit of PM?
Professor of Political Science Ankul Mishra advised ABP that the Congress, being the most important and oldest occasion among the many 26 events concerned within the alliance, has taken a step ahead and eliminated itself from the declare for the submit of PM.
Now on the subject of seat sharing, Congress can ask different events to indicate massive coronary heart like themselves to subject their candidate.
Congress might should do extra brainstorming concerning seat sharing in Punjab, Delhi, UP and West Bengal.
Congress must compromise within the state the place the regional occasion dominates
From Rahul Gandhi to Mallikarjun Kharge, a number of Congress leaders have publicly acknowledged that their occasion’s objective is to not turn into the PM however to oust the BJP from energy.
How a lot the Congress follows its assertion, it was proved with the removing of itself from the declare of the submit of PM.
The occasion desires to defeat the BJP on this Lok Sabha election at any value, because the Congress is dealing with defeat within the final two Lok Sabha elections. In such a state of affairs, if it loses the election this time too, then it could be tough for the occasion to avoid wasting its political existence.
At current, there may be going to be a contest between NDA and INDIA on a lot of the seats within the 543-seat Lok Sabha. In keeping with the method of opposition unity, INDIA is considering of fielding a candidate towards NDA on 450 seats. If this occurs then there can be a head to head election between NDA and INDIA.
Congress must contest on much less seats
Within the meeting elections held in Karnataka within the yr 2023, the Congress shaped the federal government with a majority by profitable 135 seats. At the moment, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee mentioned on a public platform that, ‘If the Congress fights solely the place it has a powerful maintain, then we are going to assist it. However he may also should assist different events.
Now, if we take a look at the outcomes of the Lok Sabha elections held within the yr 2019, Congress turned the second largest occasion by profitable 52 seats. After Congress, DMK was the second largest occasion with 24 seats and TMC was fourth with 23 seats. Whereas Shiv Sena had received 19 seats and JDU had 16 MPs.
At current, the alliance shaped of 26 opposition events contains DMK, TMC, JDU and Shiv Sena. Which implies that on about 82 seats, these events wish to subject their candidates and both of them must surrender their seats.
Presently West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are dominated by small events whereas AAP is in energy in Delhi-Punjab. In these states too, it will likely be tough for the Congress concerning the distribution of seats. In such a state of affairs, one of many events might should compromise.
The Samajwadi Celebration’s plan in UP is to permit its candidate to contest extra seats within the elections. Not solely this, small events are additionally giving recommendation to massive events. In UP itself, RLD has given a message to not break the belief to take care of the alliance. Regional events say that initially they’re included within the alliance however after the outcome they aren’t taken care of.
20 seats in Punjab-Delhi, can speak be finished on 10-10?
There are 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, right here in 2019 the Congress had received 8 seats. You had received one seat. Congress can contest on 7 seats and AAP on 6 seats in Punjab. Speaking about Delhi, there are a complete of seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi.
In 2019, all of the seven seats went to BJP’s account. On 4 AAP and on 3 Congress was second. Seats will be distributed right here underneath this method.
Is not going to get any seat in UP-Bengal
Congress claims extra seats in UP, however SP is just not prepared to offer. In keeping with the alliance method, Congress can get 7-12 seats in Uttar Pradesh. These embody seats like Rae Bareli, Amethi, Kushinagar, Fatehpur Sikri, Kanpur, Bijnor and Sitapur.
Congress is claiming 21 seats on the idea of 2009 outcomes. Even in West Bengal, the Congress might hardly get greater than 6 seats. Right here underneath the method, Trinamool can contest on 32, Congress on 6 and CPM on 4 seats.
Congress’s historical past of sacrifice
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress President Rajesh Thakur whereas speaking to ABP on the declare seat settlement for the submit of PM says, ‘This isn’t occurring for the primary time when Congress is compromising for the nation. If we wished, Sonia Gandhi would have turn into the Prime Minister in 2004 itself. Congress has a historical past of constructing sacrifices. Indira Gandhi sacrificed her life within the service of the nation, Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed his life for worldwide peace. Congress has been making such sacrifices.
What number of seats did the Congress contest within the final 5 elections and what number of seats did it win?
- Within the yr 1999, Congress fielded its candidates on 453 seats and received 114 seats.
- Within the yr 2004, Congress fielded candidates on 417 seats and received 145.
- Within the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Congress fielded its candidates on 440 seats and the occasion received 206 seats.
- Within the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had contested 414 seats and was lowered to 44 seats.
- Within the yr 2019, Congress contested on 421 seats and will win solely 52 seats.
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