Congress party under Rahul Gandhi is trying the old trick. The Congress said it would explore all options, including a grand alliance, to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi and pose a “formidable challenge” to the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
The think tank opined that Uttar Pradesh elections would have had a different outcome had the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress come together.
The BJP did not get a very strong vote share in recent state elections whereas Congress and its allies got a good vote share despite losing the polls.
“Everything possible will be done to counter the BJP. The Congress and its allies will pose a formidable challenge to BJP in next general elections.”That is the broad opinion.
“Nitish Kumar should be the leader of the grand alliance, only then will it be possible to defeat the BJP,” party leader Sanjay Singh said.
On the day the Congress pitched for the alliance, party leaders defended vice-president Rahul Gandhi over the recent electoral setbacks.
Gandhi, who promised structural changes in the part went abroad to join his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi who is undergoing medical checks abroad.
Gandhi has in the past faced criticism for his unannounced foreign trips, with rivals accusing of him being a “non-serious” leader. There is 2 years time for the regrouping of other parties. But will this work is a big question. People are already giving another 2 terms to Modi.
So winning the 2019 election is easy for BJP under the leadership of Modi.
