Why is Congress's loss in Gujarat more important than Win in Himachal? : know the report.
<p>As the results of both the states for Assembly election were announced on 8th of December, where Congress was Defeated by Bharatiya Janta Party, but on the other hand Congress won its majority seats in the hill state Himachal Pradesh. Both the parties got to win in one of the states they contested the election. Then why is Congress’s defeat in Gujarat is the talk of the town than its victory over BJP in Himachal?The scale of Congress defeat in Gujarat and in Delhi — municipal elections results were announced on Wednesday – is dramatic: In Gujarat, its vote share has fallen steeply while its tally in MCD has come down from 31 wards to a mere 9. These results should force the Congress leadership to reflect on the party’s inexorably shrinking national footprint, ahead of assembly elections due in states including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the next few months. And in between of the Assembly election held in both the states, Bharat Jodo Yatra organized b</p>
02:20 PM Dec 09, 2022 IST
As the results of both the states for Assembly election were announced on 8th of December, where Congress was Defeated by Bharatiya Janta Party, but on the other hand Congress won its majority seats in the hill state Himachal Pradesh. Both the parties got to win in one of the states they contested the election. Then why is Congress’s defeat in Gujarat is the talk of the town than its victory over BJP in Himachal?
The scale of Congress defeat in Gujarat and in Delhi — municipal elections results were announced on Wednesday – is dramatic: In Gujarat, its vote share has fallen steeply while its tally in MCD has come down from 31 wards to a mere 9. These results should force the Congress leadership to reflect on the party’s inexorably shrinking national footprint, ahead of assembly elections due in states including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the next few months. And in between of the Assembly election held in both the states, Bharat Jodo Yatra organized by Rahul Gandhi in order to rebrand the Congress as a Political party was it a success or a clear loss to them?
In Himachal, less than one per cent vote share separates the winner from the loser. Evidently, BJP rebels, anti-incumbency sentiment on issues such as corruption and low apple prices, disgruntlement over Agnipath and the pension scheme, worked against the Jairam Thakur government, and the absence of a third force — the AAP focused on Delhi and Gujarat — laid the ground for Congress in Himachal.
Basically the small win of Congress in Himachal is being overshadowed by the drastic fall of the party in Gujarat in front of BJP. Rahul Gandhi set out on the Bharat Jodo Yatra instead of joining the battle in Gujarat. Party resources that could have been channeled for the election campaign got pulled in to facilitate his yatra. In contrast, newcomer AAP showed a will to fight, pooled in resources from its strongholds to compensate for its lack of organization in the state and campaigned vigorously. The party has won close to 13 percent votes and five seats; its rise could further erode Congress’s base in the state.
The main question lies here is Can a political party afford to ignore electoral imperatives? For now, it looks like Congress doesn’t have an answer.
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