Even though Kharge has not been big on capitalising on his caste identity, his elevation within the party comes at a time when space for Dalit politics is opening up in India.
Focus still on Gandhis, BJP leaders say they'll deploy the 'remote-controlled' narrative used during Manmohan Singh's tenure as PM, but will be 'careful' due to Kharge's Dalit identity.
Gandhi, who is in Andhra Pradesh as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, alluded to Kharge as the Congress chief even before the official results of the internal polls were announced.
While Congress presidents are mostly chosen via consensus, there have been times when elections were fought. Sonia is the only one from Gandhi family to have contested for the post.
Mallikarjun Kharge & Shashi Tharoor vote in their states. Central Election Authority chair Madhusudan Mistry says 96% turnout registered for polls deciding next Congress chief.
The rally in Bellary was Congress’s show of strength and unity with Rajathan CM Ashok Gehlot, Cong president hopeful Mallikarjun Kharge and feuding state leaders D K Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah in attendance
Senior leader says Congress will benefit from Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, but BJP govt’s own performance will be its undoing. Response to yatra is tremendous, he adds.
Matters of defence and foreign policy are important, but the new government must address widespread discontent in the country. This begins with investing in the rural sector.
Bibek Debroy, chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, also suggested that analysing inequality at the state level might provide a clearer picture of inequality, as a national estimate could be misleading.
Pictures had emerged of Chinese soldiers carrying rifles and iron rods with machete-like heads in the vicinity of India’s forward locations on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in 2020.
Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.
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