Karnataka election results 2023 | Triumphant Congress looks at battles ahead
The HinduThe power of poor people defeated the might of crony capitalists and it will be repeated in other elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced hours after his party wrested Karnataka from the BJP. In Karnataka, ‘nafrat ka bazaar’ has closed down’ and ‘mohabbat ki dukaanein’ have opened,” Mr Gandhi said amidst loud cheers from party workers and bursting of crackers at the All India Congress Committee headquarters. “It was during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, from the many conversations @RahulGandhi had with the people of Karnataka, that the Guarantees and the promises in our manifesto were discussed and finalised,” Congress’ Jairam Ramesh tweeted. Local narrative, local leadership Though Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s “venomous snake” comment at Prime Minister Modi and the party manifesto’s promise of decisive action against Bajrang Dal were being aggressively by the BJP to charge the Congress of insulting Lord Hanuman and hurling abuse at Mr Modi, the party, instead of responding, stuck to its campaign of “misgovernance” and “40 per cent commission sakara” against the BJP. Leadership role for 2024 Though much will depend on Congress’ performance in the one on one battle with the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Karnataka win will give the party a boost to reclaim its position as a rallying point for Opposition parties in the run up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.