Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the INDIA bloc is eager on finalizing a seat-sharing deal to tackle the mighty BJP. After displaying a willingness to contest round 70% of the seats throughout India, the Congress has now taken some steps again to accommodate allies and assist construct a profitable alliance. The grand outdated social gathering has now claimed that it has finalized a seat-sharing deal in Maharashtra the place it is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi consisting of Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
After a gathering final night, Sena MP Sanjay Raut stated that each one three events are united and collectively. He stated that the three events mentioned all 48 seats through the assembly to succeed in a consensus on seat sharing. Maharashtra Congress president Ramesh Chennithala stated that Maharashtra would be the first state of the INDIA bloc to announce seat sharing. He stated that regardless of splits in Sena and the NCP, persons are with Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar.Â
RJD-JDU In Driver’s Seat In Bihar
While Maharashtra could also be a performed deal for the Congress, the true problem for the social gathering lies in Punjab, Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The ruling JDU has already given a actuality examine because it stated that Congress demanding extra seats in Bihar can be unfair and the RJD-JDU are succesful sufficient to problem the BJP within the state. JDU had gained 16 seats through the 2019 parliamentary polls and isn’t prepared to let these seats go. Of the 14 seats, Lalu Yadav’s RJD can be eager on contesting round 16 seats. This leaves simply 8 seats for Congress and the Left. If studies are to be believed, Congress might should handle with simply 4 seats Sasaram, Aurangabad, Kishanganj and Katihar whereas the social gathering additionally needs two extra seats – Purvi Champaran and Purnia that are at present held by the JDU. CPI (ML) might get Ara, Siwan, Begusarai and one of many seats between Karakat and Jehanabad.Â
UP Still A Distant Dream?
The Congress social gathering is but to ring a bell with Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh. While the state has 80 Lok Sabha seats, the Congress social gathering has only one MP from Raebareli from the place Sonia Gandhi maintained the social gathering’s profitable streak. SP is the important thing challenger of the BJP within the state which is essential to sending any social gathering in energy. Congress leaders are nonetheless uncertain of cracking a seat-sharing deal in Uttar Pradesh.
TMC Firm Against Seat-Sharing In Bengal
In West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is the important thing social gathering which has to date maintained an higher hand over the mighty BJP. In the 2019 polls, of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, the Congres had gained two, BJP 18, and TMC 22 whereas the Left had confronted an entire drubbing. Now, given the weak help base of Congress within the state, TMC needs to contest on a majority of the seats because it feels that TMC stands the very best likelihood towards the BJP in Bengal. The Congress nonetheless wish to work out a win-win deal within the state the place the Left may even search a share of the pie. Congress needs round 5 seats in Bengal however Banerjee has to date made it clear that she goes to supply none.
AAP’s Delhi, Punjab Proposal
Congress social gathering’s dialogue with AAP can be in limbo regardless of talks. Congress needs 4 out of seven seats in Delhi and 7 out of 13 seats in Punjab. However, the AAP has reportedly supplied three seats in Delhi and 6 seats in Punjab. According to studies, AAP additionally needs seat sharing in Goa, Haryana and Gujarat.
