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Kumar Anshuman worked as Associate Editor for ThePrint. He is a physics graduate from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya and has a diploma in Multimedia Studies from the Asian Centre for Journalism from the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. He has an interest in India’s Modern Political History post-Independence. Hailing from Bihar he is also keenly interested in Socialist Politics and has written a book on the Samajwadi Party and the Yadav Family of Saifai. He writes about the Indian National Congress, regional parties and social issues that impact society. Follow him on Twitter @anshumanscribe
Does the setting of ‘defeating the BJP’ as a top priority automatically mean that Congress can set the rules, hog as many seats as it desires and generally act as Big Brother to other parties, despite being the WEAKEST link in the MGB? Every political party exists for itself and will never brook another party getting stronger at its expense. Congress simply does not seem capable of shedding its delusions of grandeur. The days of Indira Gandhi no longer exist.
This is the outcome of BLUNDER done by RAHUL in KARNATAKA when his party surrendered power to smaller party JD(S) to keep off BJP from power. But this step resulted in the biggest mistake made by Rahul in Congress history. AS A RESULT, ALL POLITICAL PARTIES LIKE TMC, BSP, SP, RJD, TDP, BJD ETC WILL NOT ALIGN IN FUTURE ELECTIONS BECAUSE ALL PARTIES KNOW THAT IT WILL FACE SAME FATE AS HAPPENED IN UP WHEN SP GOT HUMILIATING DEFEAT IN ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS LOK SABHA POLL. SO CONGRESS WILL NOW BECOME SMALLER PARTY & UNTOUCHABLE. NO PARTY WILL NOW SHARE POWER WITH CONGRESS IN ANY STATE. ALL PARTY WILL ASK CONGRESS TO SURRENDER POWER ON BASIS OF KARNATAKA WHICH IS NOW BECOME MAJOR PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE. This blunder will finish CONGRESS from map of India.
Personally I welcome this development. In fact THIS shows the way how to go about the objective of defeating the BJP in every election. If one MAHA-gathbandhan pan-India is not feasible for state elections, what’s wrong with having multiple gathbandhans all with the same objective? This particular one in Chattisgarh looks a sound one. Mayawati has been showing positive inclination towards the Congress, but in this case by choosing Ajit Jogi I think she has shown great political wisdom.
Ms Mayawati seems to have changed her mind. There will be speculation over what has induced her to do so.