Big blow to Congress before voting in Assam, candidate left election battle and took another path, created stir

News India Live, Digital Desk: A very bad news has come out for the Congress Party which is standing on the threshold of Assam Assembly by-elections. As the voting date approaches, the rift within the party has now come to the fore. The party suffered a major setback when one of its declared candidates resigned from the party at the last moment, deciding to withdraw from the election contest. This development has not only shocked the Congress high command but has also created panic in the opposition camp.

After all, why did the candidate leave Congress?

Before the by-election on Sidli assembly seat of Assam, Congress’s hopes were dashed when party candidate Sanjib Warya resigned from his post and primary membership of the party. There is a strong discussion in the political circles that Warya was not happy with the factionalism going on within the party and the attitude of local leaders regarding ticket distribution. He has cited personal reasons in his resignation letter, but political experts are seeing it as a major strategic collapse for the Congress.

Will have a deep impact on electoral equations

Congress was preparing to contest the elections strongly on Sidli seat, but the candidate leaving the field just before the voting is raising questions on the credibility of the party. Now instead of the contest on this seat being triangular, it seems to be easier for the ruling coalition. There is a huge disappointment among the local workers after this resignation, because the campaign was at its peak and now the party has very little time left to look for alternatives.

Will BJP and its allies get benefit?

At present, the phase of defection and strategic resignations is going on in the politics of Assam. This step of Sanjeeb Vary is being considered directly beneficial for the BJP supported alliance. While on one hand the Congress is trying to regain its lost ground in the state, on the other hand such internal shocks are exposing its claims of ‘solidarity’. Now it remains to be seen how Congress compensates for this loss or else it will lose this seat completely.