Reasons for Congress’s defeat in Haryana.
The results of Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 are almost clear. Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be getting majority for the third consecutive time. Let us tell you that this is the first time that the same party has come to power in Haryana for the third consecutive time. All opinion and exit polls were showing Congress getting an easy victory in Haryana. However, the election results have shown just the opposite. In such a situation, there is a discussion among all the Congress leaders as to where the party failed in this election. Let us know about some of the major reasons which put Congress on the backfoot in Haryana.
internal strife and factionalism
Till the end of the elections, the Congress party was struggling with internal strife. Many factions like Bhupendra Hooda, Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala had come to the fore within the Congress. The circumstances were such that Kumari Shailaja and Randeep Surjewala started the election campaign quite late. Rahul Gandhi was also seen shaking hands with Bhupendra Hooda and Kumari Selja in the rally.
To be completely dependent on Bhupendra Hooda
In fact, in the Haryana Assembly elections 2024, Congress appeared to be completely dependent on Bhupendra Hooda. From ticket distribution to election campaigning, Bhupendra Hooda dominated. When tickets were distributed for the assembly elections in Congress, in this also mostly the MLAs of Hooda group were given tickets.
Politicizing the wrestlers’ movement
In fact, Congress found it difficult to politicize the wrestlers’ movement in the Haryana Assembly elections. The wrestler movement, which was initially getting people’s sympathy, became political with the entry of Congress. After this, the party also included Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia in Congress, after which the wrestlers’ movement was accused of politics.
overconfidence
In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Congress party performed much better than in 2014 and 2019. The party also won 5 out of 10 seats in Haryana. However, in the entire Haryana Assembly elections, it seemed as if Congress was overconfident after this victory. The party made the mistake of considering BJP weak due to which it had to suffer in the election results.
Elections based on caste and reservation
The entire election campaign of Congress and Rahul Gandhi in Haryana revolved around caste and reservation. Whereas BJP continued campaigning with its 10 years of work. Along with this, BJP also criticized the policies of its previous Congress government in Haryana. Along with this, BJP also made an issue of Rahul Gandhi going to America and talking about ending reservation in the entire election.
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