The Congress has spent the last few months trying to take advantage of the dissatisfaction and anti-incumbency sentiment...
Digital Desk: Telangana voters have chosen to make changes. In the Telangana Assembly elections, the resurgent Congress staged a stunning comeback, taking the lead with 64 out of 119 votes.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of K. Chandrashekar Rao was unable to complete a hat-trick as a result of the results. There was a 39-county lead for the BRS. The outcomes have been brought about by the Congress' persistent and vigorous campaign against the BRS, led by its chief Revanth Reddy. Following the Karnataka results, the Congress began to resurrect in Telangana. The substantial amount of other party defectors improved the party's chances in Telangana.
The Congress has spent the last few months trying to take advantage of the dissatisfaction and anti-incumbency sentiment among the youth, particularly with BRS. According to analysts, the Congress was favoured by several variables, including its six assurances, Rahul Gandhi's enhanced public image, and BRS's inability to keep the pledges it made during the last elections. In recent weeks, the public's opinion of Congress has been impacted by unemployment, particularly due to the inability to complete government assignments and the partial collapse of the Medigadda (Lakshmi) wave.
According to analysts, the party's prospects were enhanced by keeping the Congress' internal strife low. Additionally, the Congress benefited from the backing of civil society organizations that openly opposed the BRS and the BJP, such as Jaago Telangana, which was inspired by Eddelu Karnataka.
The loss of BRS in Telangana can be attributed to tactical, structural, and governance errors, according to political science professor Harathi Vageeshan of Hyderabad's NALSAR University of Law.
According to Vageeshan, one of the main structural problems is KCR's incapacity to involve others in his decision-making. The party has suffered greatly as a result of BRS's choice to keep the majority of the current MLAs, which was first seen as an attempt to portray confidence. This move is being criticized as a tactical error. BRS's chances were harmed by the Congress's claims that the BJP and the party are the same unit. According to Vageeshan, the welfare model, which leaves out several deserving recipient groups, is another important factor.
Furthermore, the BRS policies did not include some groups.
For example, Vageeshan claims that the age group between 18 and 40 was disregarded by the BRS. The win is partly attributed to the gap that exists between the BRS and the people. The Congress emphasized in the last weeks of the campaign that Telangana residents had not been able to contact KCR or the Chief Minister's Office. The BJP has more members in the State Assembly, but still finishing a distant third in Telangana (winning two and leading in seven). This supports the party's assertions that it has gained a lot of ground in the State.
In a significant win for the party, Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy of the BJP defeated KCR of the BRS and Congress chairman Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy. Nevertheless, a few of its top contenders, such as Eatala Rajender and Bandi Sanjay, were unsuccessful. In Hyderabad, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen is headed toward holding onto its seven seats. Vageeshan pointed out that despite maintaining a strong resistance in the Assembly, the people of Telangana voted in favour of change.
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