In the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party not only put forward the face of Modi, but also raised the slogan of ‘Ab Ki Baar Charso Paar’ with extreme confidence. The disadvantage of this type of campaign was that the party and workers became less active, victory was certain by sitting in cafes. On the other hand, most of the opposition parties entered the electoral fray in the name of ‘India’ party under the leadership of Congress to defeat BJP. The citizens of the country were surprised when Rahul Gandhi, who was ridiculed as a thug or Pappu, addressed the meeting as if he had taken training. BJP stooped to the level of obscenity and vulgarity in many meetings which had a negative impact on the voters. However, in the last days of the campaign, Congress was successful in spreading the message of fear, especially among the Dalits, that ‘if BJP comes back to power, it will change the Constitution from reservation to the heart of the country.’ Due to this the organized Hindu votes got scattered. It is also said that RSS activism and cadre based management have played an important role in the previous elections, but they have remained inactive. BJP had to suffer the consequences of false confidence. BJP got only 240 seats which was less than a clear majority. Fortunately, Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar’s party supported NDA as a constituent party and formed the government with 291 MPs. Congress made a strong comeback with 99 seats (India Alliance won 234 seats.) BJP suffered huge setbacks in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. Out of total 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, BJP got only 33 seats. There has been a clean sweep in only 9 cases in Maharashtra and 14 out of 25 cases in Rajasthan. The loss of dominance over the Hindi belt was heavy. Not only did Modi not get the prestige commensurate with his aura and position in the Varanasi seat, but he also got popularity in Ayodhya. Won 25 out of 26 seats in Gujarat. The overall result was that BJP had to introspect. Even if we say that life has been donated.
BJP government in Haryana: fear of defeat!
BJP was on the backfoot during the Haryana Assembly election campaign. Farmers in particular were very unhappy and the implementation of the Agneepath scheme was also unpopular among the youth. Last year, the wrestlers’ movement also heated up, inflation and unemployment increased. There was also an air that after the results of Lok Sabha elections, the influence of BJP and Modi has reduced at the Centre. All exit polls had predicted that Congress would win, but Congress lost its confidence and BJP maintained its confidence and campaigned on a cadre-based basis. That is, after the counting of votes started, Congress was moving towards a huge lead and preparations for the celebration had also started, but in the last round of counting, BJP made a comeback and won 48 to 37 seats. Bhupendra Singh Hooda of Congress remained in mind.
Mahayuti’s victory in Maharashtra: Uddhav and Sharad Pawar’s alliance is getting strong support from voters.
After Haryana, BJP misled political pundits in Maharashtra also. These two victories have revived the party after BJP’s disappointment in the Lok Sabha elections. The manner in which Maha Vikas Aghadi, the alliance of opposition parties, was defeated would have been a bigger blow to the veterans than the defeat in Maharashtra. BJP (132 seats), Eknath Shinde Shiv Sena (57), N.C.P. Ajit Pawar’s party (41) and other 5M alliance got 235 seats. In comparison, Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray got 20 seats, Congress 16, Sharad Pawar’s NCP got 10 and others got 4 seats. After much suspense, Fadnavis became the Chief Minister and both Shinde and Ajit Pawar became Deputy Chief Ministers. After the defeat in Haryana and Maharashtra, there are rumors that the Congress-led ‘Bharat’ alliance of opposition parties will break.
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha alliance wins: Hemant Soren becomes Chief Minister again
Even though Hemant Soren was the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, he was jailed on land corruption charges and he installed his confidant as the Chief Minister during that time. In a dramatic incident just before the assembly elections, Hemant Soren got bail. He also got the sympathy of the voters. His party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha joined hands with Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal and the alliance won a total of 81 seats. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 34 seats, India Alliance got 56 seats and NDA (BJP) got only 21 seats. Hemant Soren becomes Chief Minister for the second time. Most of the surveys predicted BJP’s victory.
Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after a decade: Omar Abdullah becomes Chief Minister
After 2014, assembly elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir. Since it was the first election after the abrogation of Article 370, the political world was also keeping an eye on it. Out of 90 seats, the alliance of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Congress and Communist Party won 49 seats. Out of which 42 were from National Conference, so naturally their leader Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, father Farooq Abdullah were also in this campaign. BJP won 29 seats, much more than Congress (6).
Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest: released on bail after 165 days
The then Delhi Chief Minister was summoned more than once by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the liquor excise and quota allocation scam, but Kejriwal arbitrarily refused to respond and was eventually arrested on March 21. Went. He was granted bail from May 10 to June 1 so that he could campaign before the Lok Sabha elections. On June 20, the Delhi Trial Court granted bail to Kejriwal and he was about to be released from jail, but the very next day the Delhi High Court stayed the order and he was sent to jail again. After this, when he was about to be released on bail after three days, the CBI arrested him. The Supreme Court finally granted him bail on 13 September on the condition that he could not go to the Chief Minister’s office. He resigned and handed over the responsibility of the post of Chief Minister to his trusted Atishi.
‘India’: ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’ slogan
Seeing the nationwide influence of Modi and BJP, all the opposition parties felt that it would not work if two or three parties agreed on seat sharing alone, more and more opposition parties would come together, only then the wicket of Modi and BJP could fall and 26 The opposition parties came together and formed the ‘Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance’ – thus forming ‘India’ in short. The Congress party has benefited from Kharge’s leadership. Samajwadi Party also became a part of ‘Bharat’. Samajwadi Party upset BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Congress’ performance in other states improved significantly. “Bharat” got 234 seats, including 99 seats of Congress, which can be said to be just a short distance away from gaining power through sabotage. However, with the BJP winning again in the Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections and the weakening of the Congress, the future of ‘India’ has become uncertain.