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News India Live, Digital Desk: There is a new stir in Bihar politics these days. Rahul Gandhi’s ‘and OTER Adhikar Yatra’ has not only filled new enthusiasm among Congress workers, but has also forced to think on political equations across the state. The question is whether this yatra will prove beneficial for the Congress in the upcoming assembly elections? Will the Congress, which has been looking for its political land in Bihar for years, will get any life from this visit?
Rahul Gandhi started this journey on the issue of alleged disturbances in Bihar’s voter list, he alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission have removed the names of 65 lakh voters from the list, keeping the same ‘vote theft’ charge at the center, he traveled about 1300 kilometers in 25 districts of Bihar for 16 days, during which he went to village, he met people, he was also seen in a bike and also seen in local ‘Chucha’.
Effect of travel: passion and solidarity
A major impact of this journey has been that the ground workers of the Congress in Bihar, who had been dull for a long time, have become active again. The crowd has increased the morale of the Congress leaders. Apart from this, the involvement of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav and Left parties leaders in the yatra has also sent a strong message of opposition unity.
Rahul Gandhi not only raised the issue of voter list during his visit, but also surrounded the government on issues like unemployment, inflation and Agniveer scheme. This has tried to connect with different sections of society, especially youth and farmers.
Challenges and questions
However, some questions are also arising about the success of this journey. Political analyst Prashant Kishore believes that this journey will not have any significant impact in Bihar, because the Congress in the state has just become a hanger of RJD and people do not take Rahul Gandhi seriously.
Another big challenge is that the issue of ‘vote theft’ raised during the journey will really become an election issue? Some people believe that this is a technical subject and it can be difficult for the general public to understand it. Apart from this, converting public support to the Congress into votes will also be a big challenge.
The Congress’ organization in Bihar has been weak for a long time, in the 2020 assembly elections, the Congress contested 70 seats, but only 19 seats were won. In such a situation, the question arises whether only one travel will be able to strengthen the party’s weak organization?
Seats screw in the grand alliance
After Rahul Gandhi’s visit, the Congress is now seen in a position to do better for the sharing of seats in the Grand Alliance. The party is also preparing to contest about 70 seats this time. But due to the involvement of new parties like Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Pashupati Paras’s LJP faction in the Grand Alliance, the seat -sharing has become even more complicated. While RJD is not ready to fight less than 150 seats, CPI-Ml is also seeking seats according to its increased strength.
Ahead
Overall, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ has created a new hope for the Congress in Bihar. This yatra has worked to enhance the party workers and strengthen opposition unity. But the real success of this journey will depend on how the Congress capitalizes this opportunity. Does the party be able to strengthen its organization and is there a respectable distribution of seats in the Grand Alliance? Answers to these questions will decide that Congress its political drought in Bihar
