Thursday, December 8, 2022

Gujarat and Himanchal Pradesh results puts BJP and Congress on equal footing ..

 

The election results that were declared on the 7th and 8th of December 2022 , ha an interesting message from the voters for the political parties . AAP won MCD elections ,discarding the BJP which was in power for more than 15 years , BJP won Gujarat with record number of seats , and becoming the only party after CPI(M) in West Bengal to win for a record 7th time and with a higher vote margin . AAP and Congress failed to make any dent on the influence of the BJP on Gujarat voters . Congress Party  caused a big upset , dismantling  the BJP rule in Himachal Pradesh . It is after many years the Grand Old Party has a reason to smile .Back home Biju Janata Dal candidate Barasarani trounced BJP strongman Pradipta Purohit  in a much hyped Bye Elections by a record 35000 votes . In the other Bye Elections BJP gained two seats at the expense of JD(U) and SP . On the other hand SP made a spectacular win in the traditional Rampuri seat , defeating BJP by a margin of 2.90 lacs . Congress made its presence felt in the two states they are in power , that is Rajasthan and Chatishgarh and retained both the seats during the Bye Election .

BJP have used the Gujarat victory , to highlight their popularity cleverly camouflaging , their unexpected loss to the Congress and in the evening the party celebrated their win with massive celebrations at New Delhi . In comparison the victory celebration by the Congress was muted and lacked conviction . I feel the Congress leaders are still unable to fathom , that they have won a state on their own ….

In Paralakhemundi the only political party  that showed some enthusiasm for the mini elections was the BJD , and the BJP leaders here for some reasons are not upbeat over the Gujarat victory …

 

 

 

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