Lucknow: Congress leaders are hopeful of sewing an alliance with regional events after the elections in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh, and are of agency perception that the members of the Congress’s first household will contest Lok Sabha election from Amethi and Rae Bareli seats.
Although not one of the Congress leaders TOI spoke to was keen to return on report, they consider that Rahul Gandhi would get reprieve from the court docket on his conviction in a defamation case by a Gujarat decrease court docket.
They stated that Amethi and Rae Bareli had been the pocket boroughs of the Gandhi household for lengthy and solely they might contest from these seats.
“If Rahul Gandhi’s conviction isn’t revoked, even then the members from the Gandhi household will contest from the 2 Lok Sabha seats,” a senior Congress chief, who has earlier been an MLA from a seat in jap UP, advised TOI.
One other chief stated that the senior most member of the Gandhi household – Sonia Gandhi – would contest from Rae Bareli whereas her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may be within the fray from Amethi, if Rahul’s conviction was not revoked.
Nevertheless, if Rahul’s conviction is revoked, he’s probably to contest from Amethi and both Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka would contest from Rae Bareli, he added.
He clarified that media stories about Sonia not contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election was mistaken as she by no means stated this. “She had solely stated that she was relaxed ever since Mallikarjun Kharge was made the Congress president,” he added.
On the problem of regional events not displaying curiosity in forming an alliance with the Congress, a pacesetter stated that the celebration had not been capable of set the narrative that these “with the BJP are pro-Modi and people with the Congress are anti-Modi”.
“There is no such thing as a halfway now. Regional events must be both with the Congress or they are going to be labelled as those serving to the BJP,” he stated.
“As of now, all of the events are simply indulging in posturing. Critical discussions on alliance for Lok Sabha elections will solely be held after the outcomes of the 4 state elections are declared,” he stated.
He exuded confidence that the Congress was in place in all of the 4 states. “All regional events might be pressured to affix the Congress after election ends in states. After Rahul’s conviction by the Gujarat court docket, a number of regional events have modified their tone in favour of the Congress,” he added.
Requested about Congress’s dismal efficiency in UP and SP’s Akhilesh Yadav nonetheless showing reluctant to affix arms with the Congress, one other chief stated that SP wouldn’t go it alone in elections as all different main regional gamers would be part of arms with the Congress.
“In any other case too, solely one of many two nationwide events, the BJP or the Congress, can kind the federal government on the Centre,” he stated, including that possibilities had been bleak that the regional gamers would contest the election with out the Congress by their aspect.
Requested why the SP would have an alliance with the Congress when it had didn’t carry out in Uttar Pradesh, a senior Congress chief stated that the celebration didn’t have organisation even within the 2009 Lok Sabha election, however it managed to win 22 seats.
Will historical past be repeated? Solely time will inform.
Although not one of the Congress leaders TOI spoke to was keen to return on report, they consider that Rahul Gandhi would get reprieve from the court docket on his conviction in a defamation case by a Gujarat decrease court docket.
They stated that Amethi and Rae Bareli had been the pocket boroughs of the Gandhi household for lengthy and solely they might contest from these seats.
“If Rahul Gandhi’s conviction isn’t revoked, even then the members from the Gandhi household will contest from the 2 Lok Sabha seats,” a senior Congress chief, who has earlier been an MLA from a seat in jap UP, advised TOI.
One other chief stated that the senior most member of the Gandhi household – Sonia Gandhi – would contest from Rae Bareli whereas her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may be within the fray from Amethi, if Rahul’s conviction was not revoked.
Nevertheless, if Rahul’s conviction is revoked, he’s probably to contest from Amethi and both Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka would contest from Rae Bareli, he added.
He clarified that media stories about Sonia not contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election was mistaken as she by no means stated this. “She had solely stated that she was relaxed ever since Mallikarjun Kharge was made the Congress president,” he added.
On the problem of regional events not displaying curiosity in forming an alliance with the Congress, a pacesetter stated that the celebration had not been capable of set the narrative that these “with the BJP are pro-Modi and people with the Congress are anti-Modi”.
“There is no such thing as a halfway now. Regional events must be both with the Congress or they are going to be labelled as those serving to the BJP,” he stated.
“As of now, all of the events are simply indulging in posturing. Critical discussions on alliance for Lok Sabha elections will solely be held after the outcomes of the 4 state elections are declared,” he stated.
He exuded confidence that the Congress was in place in all of the 4 states. “All regional events might be pressured to affix the Congress after election ends in states. After Rahul’s conviction by the Gujarat court docket, a number of regional events have modified their tone in favour of the Congress,” he added.
Requested about Congress’s dismal efficiency in UP and SP’s Akhilesh Yadav nonetheless showing reluctant to affix arms with the Congress, one other chief stated that SP wouldn’t go it alone in elections as all different main regional gamers would be part of arms with the Congress.
“In any other case too, solely one of many two nationwide events, the BJP or the Congress, can kind the federal government on the Centre,” he stated, including that possibilities had been bleak that the regional gamers would contest the election with out the Congress by their aspect.
Requested why the SP would have an alliance with the Congress when it had didn’t carry out in Uttar Pradesh, a senior Congress chief stated that the celebration didn’t have organisation even within the 2009 Lok Sabha election, however it managed to win 22 seats.
Will historical past be repeated? Solely time will inform.