- Congress has suffered three major setbacks in Bengal, Punjab and Bihar before the Lok Sabha elections.
- Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in Bengal and Bhagwant Mann’s Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab have ousted Congress from the electoral alliance.
- In Bihar, Nitish Kumar has restarted the alliance with BJP.
Bengal
In Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress won a historic victory in the 2021 assembly elections. Congress was pushed to third place in this election. Subsequently, TMC ousted Congress from the alliance in the Lok Sabha elections.
There are many reasons for this decision. One reason is that there have been differences between TMC and Congress for the last few years. These differences include attempts to capture power in the state. The second reason is that TMC feels that Congress is no longer a strong opposition party.
Punjab
In Punjab, Bhagwant Mann’s Aam Aadmi Party won the majority in the 2022 assembly elections. In this election, Congress was again pushed to third place. After this, AAP also dropped Congress from the alliance in the Lok Sabha elections.
There are many reasons for this decision. One reason is that there have been differences between AAP and Congress. These differences include attempts to capture power in the state. The second reason is that AAP feels that Congress is no longer a strong opposition party.
Bihar
In Bihar, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United participated in the 2020 assembly elections in alliance with the NDA. NDA had won a majority in this election. However, after the elections, Nitish Kumar parted ways with the NDA. Now he has again joined NDA.
There are many reasons for this decision. One reason is that Nitish Kumar feels that allying with the NDA will help him retain power in Bihar. The second reason is that Nitish Kumar feels that Congress is no longer a strong opposition party.
potential consequences:
Due to these three incidents, Congress may have to face a huge loss in the Lok Sabha elections. Congress will now have to face the challenge of forming new alliances in these states or contesting the elections alone.
