Not for Modi, but the challenge before Rahul Gandhi in 2024 is Kejriwal
Congress is preparing on a large scale by taking Rahul Gandhi on the road. Earlier Congress leaders used to try to mislead by linking Bharat Jodo Yatra with 2024 general elections, but now they are happily accepting that the Congress vehicle is on track towards the goal – speeding up soon is also going to be filled.
Congress has now started projecting Rahul Gandhi as ‘Jannanayak’. After ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, Congress is going to ‘Join hands with hands’ – and the special thing is that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was a part timer in the first yatra, is going to give full time in the next campaign – and the signs are like this That preparations are being made to re-try the failed women’s card in UP.
After UP, the women’s card of Congress may be tested again in Karnataka – if a new strategy has been made by rectifying the previous shortcomings, then it is a different matter, otherwise one should keep less hope. And yes, efforts will have to be made to avoid the controversies in Uttar Pradesh regarding ‘Ladki Hoon… Lad Sakti Hoon’.
On the occasion of the conclusion of Bharat Jodo Yatra, another attempt has also been seen from the Congress side. This is an attempt to connect the opposition, but Arvind Kejriwal and K.K. The disappearance of names like Chandrasekhar Rao is a bit surprising.
Not that Kejriwal and KCR are not kept in Rahul Gandhi’s list of favorite opposition leaders for the same reason. KCR did indicate a little soft attitude towards the Congress. Because in Mallikarjun Kharge’s meeting, BRS leader K.K. Couldn’t understand any other reason for Keshav Rao’s departure. But on the same day, the Congress leaders had criticized KCR for the action of the Hyderabad Police – and had even said that there is no difference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Telangana Chief Minister KCR. There is also one thing that the Congress is going to face KCR in the Telangana elections which are going to be held at the end of the year.
It is also worth noting that Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh also attended the same meeting of Mallikarjun Kharge. Certainly, this too must have been an indication of ceasefire with the Congress from the side of the Aam Aadmi Party. This could also happen because of not being able to do anything special in Gujarat.
But then suddenly Rahul Gandhi turning away from Arvind Kejriwal seems a bit strange. It may be strange, but this step of Congress also indicates its strategy for 2024 – and this strategy can be to try itself directly in the election field. And it can also happen that just see how much water Arvind Kejriwal is seen when the election results are out? If the Aam Aadmi Party gets the same response as in the recent Gujarat elections, then it doesn’t matter – otherwise, like the Congress supported Arvind Kejriwal to form the government in 2013, it can take the same stand. Then Arvind Kejriwal himself ran away after resigning, but Congress has a different history in such matters. The work that Indira Gandhi had done with Chaudhary Charan Singh, almost the same attitude was shown by Rajiv Gandhi in the case of Chandrashekhar.
The debate on the ideology of regional parties was started by Rahul Gandhi in the Congress camp of Udaipur itself, but now he is trying to take it forward with emphasis. Slowly they have also started telling that only Congress can lead the opposition. And also this appeal that opposition parties should come together to defeat BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2024.
When Rahul Gandhi talks about giving respect to regional parties in the opposition camp of Congress, at the same time they also look at him with disdainful eyes. The way Rahul Gandhi tried to show the status of Akhilesh Yadav by taking the name of Samajwadi Party in the press conference in Delhi, it seems that what is the thinking of the Congress leadership?
It seems that Rahul Gandhi has started considering the leaders of opposition parties as Congress leaders. But which leader of the opposition is going to think of killing Rahul Gandhi despite his slave-like behavior. When Nitish Kumar, Uddhav Thackeray and Sukhbir Badal have no hesitation in severing ties with even the strongest party of the current era, then what is Rahul Gandhi in trouble with the Congress?
All India Mission of AAP
Of course Arvind Kejriwal and his team are repeatedly telling that in 2024 only Aam Aadmi Party is going to challenge BJP, but preparations are going on differently there. Talking about the challenge is just an attempt to give this message to the public so that the trust in Arvind Kejriwal can increase.
Before cooking grandiose casseroles, Congress strategists should identify the real challenges – and first of all try to explain this to Rahul Gandhi.
This is the basic difference between the strategies of Arvind Kejriwal and KCR – and the biggest thing is that neither of the two leaders has any special meaning for the 2024 general elections. KCR just wants to return to power in Telangana as soon as possible.
Just like in the society every parent is worried about their children, in politics it is a bit more. And KCR is also thinking exactly the same as the attitude of Sonia Gandhi or Lalu Yadav has been seen in this matter.
Arvind Kejriwal has his eye on the big chair in Delhi, but right now he is trying to weigh himself step by step. It is also necessary to remain on the ground, because once you try to fly up and then the ground also slips from below, it can be easily understood what will be the situation?
And this is the reason why Arvind Kejriwal is slowly spreading his legs. It is clear from his strategies that he wants to set up an organization of the Aam Aadmi Party across the country. After the Gujarat elections, he has become a contender to make AAP a national party, while KCR has only changed the name of the party. However, this is the motive behind his electoral alliance with JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy in Karnataka. And the way apart from Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann and Akhilesh Yadav have been called in their rally, the same can be expected in future like Kumaraswamy.
The stand of Congress and AAP is completely different: Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal are going in completely different ways in the people’s court towards Sangh and BJP – it can even be said that the way of both is opposite to each other.
Rahul Gandhi is talking about opening love shops across the country. When Rahul Gandhi tells this, only then the BJP begins to explain that Congress’s love shop is going to open only for Muslims.
Even before Rahul Gandhi is able to explain his point, the BJP team jumps in the middle and tries to deflate him – and Prime Minister Modi is pitted against Rahul Gandhi. Since the popularity of Modi is very high, people listen to the people of BJP – and those who do not directly listen to BJP, try to create doubt in their mind.
Despite all such efforts, the Congress is unable to come out of its image of a party of Muslims – and at the same time Arvind Kejriwal presents himself as a nationalist Hindu. Irrespective of what people will say, they keep demanding that the pictures of Lakshmi and Ganesha should be printed on the notes to strengthen the rupee.
Arvind Kejriwal has understood that the policy of appeasement is not going to work at all in a country with Hindu majority population. Kejriwal and company have decided that it is better to move forward only by infiltrating BJP’s vote bank in whatever way possible. Anyway, Kejriwal will have an eye on Rahul Gandhi’s strategy as well – what is the condition of Congress, it is also not hidden from anyone.
Kejriwal has connections outside Delhi as well.
Like Arvind Kejriwal, leaders like Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar are already present in front of Rahul Gandhi. The difference is that except for Arvind Kejriwal, be it Mamta Banerjee and Nitish Kumar or any other regional leader, their reach outside their area is negligible. Some of such leaders may become MLAs in other states, but in the present era, there is no such leader who has a government in a state other than the state in which he has his base – only Arvind Kejriwal’s Delhi and Punjab. I have my own government.
The difficulty is that Mamta Banerjee is not able to show her magic outside Bengal even if she wants to. It is becoming difficult for Nitish Kumar to save the chair of Bihar, at present no one can think of JDU government formation in any other state.
Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, who has been doing politics of Hindutva, rather fanatical Hindutva all his life, has to struggle like Rahul Gandhi that he too does Hindutva politics. Maharashtra must have been dominant once upon a time, but now it is in a very bad condition.
The way things are, and the way Arvind Kejriwal is spreading his wings, no other regional party has the same intent or effort – both Rahul Gandhi and JP Nadda have an opinion on the ideology of regional parties , But Arvind Kejriwal does not seem to have any such concern in his mind.
Along with being a nationalist Hindu leader, he is trying to prove himself as the messiah of the poor and the biggest helper of the middle class. Of course, this is not the thought of making the country a trillion economy, but micro economy is slowly making inroads.
Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi may continue to describe Arvind Kejriwal as a leader with rave culture, but people in Delhi feel great relief from the non-increasing of children’s fees. That’s why the whole BJP’s attempt to prove Arvind Kejriwal with terrorist mentality fails, and Arvind Kejriwal goes ahead and forms the government not only in Delhi but also in Punjab – and it should not be forgotten that when Arvind Kejriwal When people are voting, they tear the roof and give mandate only.
Congress first, BJP later
So far it has been understood that neither Rahul Gandhi nor Arvind Kejriwal have been able to reach such a position that they can actually damage Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP a lot in 2024. If both go ahead and join hands, then something can be thought of, but now it is visible that everyone is fighting with each other.
Meaning, in any case and in the current situation, BJP or Modi does not seem to need to worry too much about 2024 – Yes, it would be dangerous to assume that the same situation will prevail in 2029.
Rahul Gandhi may try to take Arvind Kejriwal lightly, but Amit Shah does not think so at all. Under any circumstances, he does not want to allow the vote share of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party to increase. During the Gujarat elections, he kept on explaining the same thing to the BJP leaders again and again – and finally he was successful.
Now the picture is completely clear that in the coming general elections, Arvind Kejriwal’s target is not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but Rahul Gandhi. Arvind Kejriwal first wants to leave Rahul Gandhi i.e. Congress behind – and then in 2029, whoever is the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate, is preparing to fight face to face.
Earlier BJP used to talk about 25 years of rule, but now the intention has crossed 50 as well. May be Rahul Gandhi thinks that like Himachal Pradesh’s tukka, the arrow will also hit the target in 2024 – but Arvind Kejriwal is preparing for 2029 according to his own opinion, but before that he wants to beat Rahul Gandhi in 2024 .
