Meeting Elections 2024: Two states are going to elect their subsequent governments – Jharkhand and Maharashtra within the coming weeks. Each of those meeting polls are essential given the outcomes of the latest meeting elections of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. Whereas Congress misplaced Haryana to the BJP, it is sitting exterior the federal government in Jammu and Kashmir. The election outcomes of those two states had put a severe dent within the Congress occasion’s winnability possibilities.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Congress contested 32 seats however may win solely six seats. In Haryana, it contested 89 seats and received simply 37 in a direct contest with the BJP. Quickly after the election consequence, the INDIA Bloc was fast to boost questions on the Congress occasion’s strike charge in a direct contest with the BJP. The seat-sharing settlement between Congress and INDIA bloc allies mirrored the fallout of the Haryana and J&Okay outcomes.
Uttar Pradesh Bypolls
9 meeting seats are going to the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress and the Samajwadi Get together have been locked in an intense seat-sharing deal. However the Samajwadi Get together refused to buzz to the Congress occasion’s demand and eventually, it was determined that the Samajwadi Get together would contest all of the seats by itself. Nonetheless, Akhilesh Yadav gave a face-saver to Congress by saying that it is INDIA Bloc’s united combat.
Bihar Bye-elections
In Bihar, the place the RJD, Congress and Left events are a part of the Mahagathbandhan, the Congress has once more scored a duck. Of the 4 seats up for bypolls, the RJD is contesting three and the CPI-ML has bought one. Notably, this comes because the Congress occasion’s strike charge has been very low in Bihar. Within the Bihar meeting elections in 2020, Congress contested 70 seats and managed to win simply 19.
Jharkhand Meeting Elections
In Jharkhand, the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has given 29 seats to the Congress out of the 80. It is the one state the place Congress has been given a good seat share by the allies. Nonetheless, it once more leaves the Congress depending on the allies for presidency formation.
Maharashtra Meeting Polls
In Maharashtra, the Congress was attempting to contest round 110 seats citing its improved efficiency within the Lok Sabha polls. Nonetheless, regional events like Shiv Sena-UBT and the NCP-Sharad Pawar didn’t buzz and after marathon conferences, the events agreed to Shiv Sena-UBT’s proposal of contesting beneath 100 seats. Now, all three massive events will contest 85 seats every, leaving the remainder of the seats for Samajwadi Get together, PWP, CPI(M), CPI, and AAP.
Congress Being Pushed To The Wall
As soon as the most important occasion within the nation, Congress is more and more being pushed to the again seats throughout massive states. INDIA bloc allies are forcing the grand previous occasion both to sit down out or sit again on the subject of seat sharing. Be it in West Bengal or Tamil Nadu, the allies took management of the polls by bagging the bulk shares of the seats. The identical is going on throughout different states the place the Congress has did not carry out in a direct contest towards the BJP. Whereas Congress has displayed a maturity by taking part in second fiddle in these polls, the occasion will undergo within the long-run because the allies will bcome stronger, leaving much less area for Congress.
