Now it is almost completely clear that when INDIA came together last year before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it has now become very weak. The warmth has now been replaced by sour relations. However, most of the people are not surprised by the separation of these opposition parties which had come together. A major reason behind this worsening pace is the Delhi Assembly elections, in which Trinamool Congress (TMC), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Samajwadi Party (SP) had pledged their support to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) instead of the Congress.
These parties made it clear that their choice is Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party and they consider it a good partner. “How many seats did AAP contest in West Bengal? Zero. But, Congress and Left together contested six seats when they should have stayed away. So, we know,” TMC sources told CNN-News18. Who to trust.”
‘If anyone is giving competition to BJP, it is AAP’
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi made it clear that her party will support AAP. He said, “We feel that if anyone is giving a tough fight to BJP, it is AAP. So we will support them in the Delhi elections.”
But, the reason behind this is Maharashtra, where Uddhav Thackeray is still angry with Congress. He had worked hard during the state elections to contest more seats within the Maha Vikas Aghadi.
Despite appealing to Rahul Gandhi and his party not to attack Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, the country’s oldest party refused to listen to him. Because this would have caused loss to both NCP (SP) as well as his own party.
But the worst signal for Congress is coming from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), where Tejashwi Yadav has said that the opposition front is only for the general elections.
Tejashwi gave message to Congress for Bihar
This statement of Tejashwi is being taken as a message to Congress before the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections that it will not be a big player here. RJD’s Mrityunjay Tiwari said, “Congress should prepare to contest on all 243 seats in Bihar.”
There is a possibility that INDIA block meeting is likely to be held after Delhi elections. The big issue that can be discussed in this meeting is who will be the face of the alliance. At present it seems that no one wants Congress to become its face.
This is alienating the party and disintegrating the alliance, while Rahul Gandhi’s position as leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha is unable to bind them all together.
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