Uttarakhand: BJP lost both the seats, who is responsible? BJP high command can seek answers from them…
Congress has won the Badrinath and Mangalore assembly seats in Uttarakhand. Politically, many meanings are being drawn from this victory. While Mangalore assembly seat went to BSP in 2022, Badrinath assembly seat was also won by Rajendra Bhandari of Congress. Despite these conditions, the Bharatiya Janata Party seemed confident to make an upset due to its previous electoral victories in the state. However, the strategy of BJP has completely failed in these by-elections and BJP has had to face defeat in both the seats. The defeat in the assembly by-election in the state cannot be seen only as a change in the numbers in the House. Rather, the election result also changes many other political equations.
Situation of tussle to take responsibility for the defeat: After the defeat in both the assembly by-elections of Uttarakhand, there may be a ruckus within the Bharatiya Janata Party. The ruckus is about who will ultimately take responsibility for this defeat. On one hand, Anil Baluni was strongly involved as the coordinator of this entire election, while on the other hand, the organization and the government, which took credit for the victory in the previous elections, may also face a big dilemma about taking responsibility for the defeat. On the other hand, there may be talks of internal conflict on this seat.
It has been in general discussion that Anil Baluni brought Rajendra Bhandari into the party during the Lok Sabha elections. While BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Bhatt contests the assembly elections from this seat. Obviously, questions can be raised on Mahendra Bhatt regarding this. On the other hand, BJP may have been fighting the Mangalore by-election with full force. But it itself had little hope of winning.
After the defeat, a period of brainstorming will begin in the BJP: Brainstorming will also begin regarding the Bharatiya Janata Party being behind by more than 5 thousand margins in the Badrinath assembly seat. Questions will also be raised on bringing Rajendra Bhandari into the BJP and contemplation will also be done about the preparation for the election. Apart from this, why did the people not vote in favor of the party despite the Bharatiya Janata Party being in power? Party leaders will also give their views on this. After this, some party leaders may have to face political loss in the coming days.
Questions will be asked from CM Dhami, Mahendra Bhatt and Anil Baluni along with Trivendra Singh: Four leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party can be directly asked for answers for the defeat in the assembly by-election. In this, along with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, party state president Mahendra Bhatt, MPs of these Lok Sabha seats Anil Baluni and Trivendra Singh Rawat can also be asked for the defeat. That is, these four leaders will have to answer to the party high command for the defeat within the party. The responsibility also seems to be directly of these four leaders.
Congress party will get a lifeline from victory in the election: After this victory of Congress in the state, the party has got a lifeline. In fact, in the last Lok Sabha elections, Congress had to face a crushing defeat and before that Congress had also lost the by-elections. In such a situation, now the victory in two assemblies of the state will also increase the confidence of the party leaders. However, whether the factionalism within the Congress will reduce after this victory or not, remains a big question. But it is certain that the way the public has supported the Congress, in the coming elections, the Congress can be seen opening a front against the BJP with even more strength.
Karan will answer those who call him a weak president: Those who constantly talk about the weak state president and organization within the Congress have also got a big answer from this victory. After winning these two assembly elections, Karan Mahara can also be seen strongly answering the questions raised on the Congress organization. Actually, there have been discussions about changing the state president in the Congress in the past. But now after this victory, Karan Mahara can also claim a strong organization by putting his strong side in front of the high command.
The enthusiasm of Congress workers will remain in the upcoming civic and panchayat elections: After this victory, the Congress is going to get a lifeline in the upcoming civic elections and panchayat elections in the state. Soon civic elections and panchayat elections will be held in the state. In such a situation, how easy will not be the path of the Bharatiya Janata Party-supported candidates after this victory. Whereas Congress seems to be in a position to contest these elections with enthusiasm.
Senior journalist Neeraj Kohli says that because the government and the organization take credit for the victory. Therefore, they will have to take responsibility for the defeat as well. As far as the question of political equations after the election is concerned, now the Bharatiya Janata Party will join the traditional churning of electoral defeat after the defeat and attempts to blame each other for the defeat can also be seen.
