Congress plays on past fault lines between BJP, JD(U) and TDP even as NDA projects a picture of unity

As the National Democratic Alliance projected a picture of unity before staking claim to form the next government, the Congress on June 5 played on the previous fault lines between NDA allies and the Bharatiya Janata Party to create a sense of unease. The party said the 2024 Lok Sabha verdict is a “big mandate against” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and alleged that Mr. Modi was intent on “sabotaging” the people’s mandate. History that even the Master Distortian cannot rewrite is that Nehru was elected PM in 1952 with 364 seats, in 1957 with 371 seats and in… — Jairam Ramesh June 5, 2024 Taking to social media platform X, Congress’ communication chief Jairam Ramesh pointed out the differences between Mr. Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the caste census, and special category status for Bihar. Mr. Ramesh said the “caretaker Prime Minister is thumping his shrunken chest and boasting that not since 1962 has a government been re-elected thrice consecutively”. The Congress leader’s post was in response to the Prime Minister’s speech on Sunday at the BJP headquarters, in which Mr. Modi stated that no government since 1962 had won the mandate for a third consecutive term.