Even after getting a sound drubbing in the Assembly elections, problems are not over for the Congress party. At a time when the parliamentary elections are just a few months away, the recent results of Assembly elections are no less than a nightmare for party.
The results are also shocking for the Congress that it not only rejected the social engineering done by the party but also the ambitious flagship schemes targeting minority, economically weaker sections and schedules caste and schedule tribes. Of 59 reserved seats in Rajasthan party could manage to get just four seats.
Out of 34 seats reserved in SC category, Congress failed to get even one seat. Similarly out of 25 ST seats in the state, party could get only four. The BJP won 32 SC seats while one seat each was bagged by NPP and Zamindara Party.
In tribal areas, 18 seats went to the BJP. Some Congress leaders feel that party never took demands of ST and SCs seriously and relied on the flagship schemes. It was just like patient being given dose on doctors’ will, ignoring the real problems.
“Retaining the traditional vote bank will be the biggest challenge ahead of general election.
Results of elections can be taken in any sense. But one thing has to be agreed upon that damage was massive that traditional voters too left Congress alone,” said a PCC office-bearer.
Same goes with other castes including minority community. As many as 16 candidates belonging to minority community and none could win. On contrary the BJP fielded just three candidates, of which two leaders that include Habib-ur-Rahaman from Nagaur and Yonus Khan from Deedwana won.
Even Jat votes were polled one-sided which is evident from the fact that out of 31 Jat candidates, 23 won. Senior leaders are of the view that it was not Modi wave in the community but it was anti-Congress feeling that worked as undercurrent. Jats have been blaming that some senior Congress leaders for wiping out their leadership from Rajasthan.
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