Equal votes to BJP! Still, how Congress got bowled on the last ball in Haryana, read inside story

New Delhi : The results of Haryana and Jammu Kashmir elections came on Tuesday, but these results suddenly snatched the crown from the head of Congress. Whereas in Jammu and Kashmir, even though Congress has come close to power along with National Conference, its performance in this is very limited. In such a situation, Congress did not achieve anything special on Tuesday worth smiling at. In Haryana, despite getting almost equal number of votes as BJP (BJP 39.94 percent and Congress 39.09 percent), Congress is out of the race for power by standing at a margin of eleven seats.

Factionalism spoiled the game of Congress

In Jammu and Kashmir, Congress could win only six seats by getting about 12 percent votes. In Jammu division, where it had to stop BJP, Congress’s performance was disappointing. Here, Congress, which contested on 29 seats, could win only one seat, while it got five seats from Kashmir division. In 2014, Congress had got five seats in Jammu. The biggest message that emerges for Congress from these results is that factionalism is ruining the victory. In Haryana, mutual differences and factionalism spoiled the victory of Congress.

Competition seen between Hooda, Selja, Surjewala

The competition and rhetoric between Bhupendra Singh Hooda, Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala for the post of CM once again proved costly for the party. The result of this factionalism was that Selja did not make much of an impact in the election campaign, while Surjewala remained busy in Kaithal regarding his/her son’s election. Internal factionalism and discord among the people on the ground tried to tarnish the chances of Congress’s victory.

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Ignoring party workers

Apart from this, ignoring its workers working on the ground and giving tickets and attention to those who joined the party just before the elections also cost the party dearly. When Congress, high on the chances of victory, brought back Ashok Tanwar just a few hours before the end of the election campaign, it was also considered to be overconfidence and arrogance of the party on the ground. At the same time, a major reason for the defeat of Congress was the lack of coordination with the Aam Aadmi Party due to the ego of the leaders.

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Not having alliance with AAP is also an important factor

Even after Rahul Gandhi’s request, the state leadership did not seem ready for this. As a result, Aam Aadmi Party took 1.90 votes more than the difference of about 0.84 percent between Congress-BJP. If there was coordination, Congress would probably have been in the government. Due to Hooda’s activism, while trying to garner Jat votes, Congress failed to focus on the other communities of the state. This thing proved costly for Congress.

Dalit votes left us

At the same time, Congress, which considered Dalit votes as its own, failed to woo Dalits completely. The coordination of Jat parties with BSP and Chandrashekhar Azad may not have done any special miracle for itself, but it definitely spoiled the game of Congress. These results will have an impact on the elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand and also on the strategy of the opposition in the coming days. The bargaining power of Congress will be weak in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

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There are still more challenges

Even in Maharashtra, Congress has an army of big leaders and their egos, which can overshadow the party’s interests. In such a situation, the Congress leadership will have to stop their aspirations and statements. Not only this, the way Congress showed great courage in the Lok Sabha elections and coordinated among different states, which also benefited. To stop BJP, it will have to show similar big heart in the assembly elections.

Defeat will spoil the equation in India alliance

These results will also have an impact on the internal equations of the India alliance. The way the entire opposition was cornering the Modi government in the Parliament by standing with Rahul Gandhi, perhaps now the opposition will not be able to dominate the BJP in the same way, after the lifeline given to the BJP by the victory in Haryana.