The Congress has hit out at what it thinks could be a winning formula for the 2024 general elections – Dalit + Women + OBC votes.
The strategy was strengthened in a meeting convened by Rahul Gandhi two weeks ago and attended by Dalit leaders, including former MP Udit Raj. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss how Dalit votes could influence the outcome of the next Lok Sabha elections. In the meeting, it was concluded that since the Congress, especially Rahul Gandhi, was projecting the BJP as a party for the wealthy corporates, the old party was the party of backward groups to occupy an alternative position. can move forward.
This formula dates back to 2004 when Congress coined the winning slogan.The hand of Congress is the friend of the common man‘. At that time, it was positioned as a party that talked about the issues of the poor and socially marginalized communities, while the BJP’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) gave the slogan ‘India Shining’. The Congress campaign got underway and Rahul Gandhi is confident it will click again.
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In the meeting, Rahul Gandhi reportedly told his party colleagues that they wouldCongress hands, with pitches’, it is expected that the party can enter politically important states like Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh by wooing Dalit and OBC voters. This is also likely to go for Dalit CMs in states where possible, as was the case with Charanjit Singh Channi in Punjab. Congress challenged the BJP and asked whether the party has ever chosen a Dalit CM.
Hoping to win in Uttarakhand, the Congress may project the face of a Dalit CM in the hill state, with Yashpal Arya as a potential contender after Arya’s homecoming. Speaking to News18, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said that he is ready to “sacrifice” the CM’s ambitions if it means having a Dalit CM. He said, “The decision to be a Dalit Chief Minister in my state is something that can help my party in 2024. And if I have to make sacrifices for the future of my party, I am ready to do it. I think It is time that Uttarakhand should have a Dalit Chief Minister.
Congress is eyeing another big vote bank, which is women. Mamata Banerjee has successfully wooed women voters with her ‘Kanyashree’ welfare scheme and Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP with free bus rides, both of which have won their respectful state elections. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently released a manifesto promising 40% reservation in electoral tickets for women in Uttar Pradesh.
with your slogangirl power, boy power’, Congress may repeat the campaign in other states as well.
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