In a transfer that hints at extra rifts within the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, the CPI(M) at the moment introduced its candidate fro the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, curently held by Rahul Gandhi. The CPI(M) not directly requested Congress to vacate the seat for the Left pary. The transfer places the Congress on backfoot as soon as once more because the INDIA bloc events have been posing a brand new problem to the grand outdated social gathering each different day.
CPI(M) chief Brinda Karat stated, “CPI has declared its candidate for the seat in Wayanad, Comrade Annie Raja, who has played a key role in ‘Mahila Andholan’. Now she will be the candidate from the side of the whole LDF. Rahul Gandhi and Congress need to think, they say that their fight is against BJP. In Kerala, if you come and fight against Left, what message are you giving? So they need to think about their seat once again.”
In the 2019 elections, the CPI had fielded 4 candidates however misplaced on all seats. Of the 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala, Congress bagged 15, the Indian Union Muslim League two and the CPI(M), KC(M), and RSP received 1 seat every.
Kerala Dare For Congress
The Communist Party of India (CPI) has introduced its first record of 4 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Kerala yesterday. The CPI fielded Pannian Raveendran from Thiruvananthapuram, Annie Raja from Wayanad, VS Sunil Kumar from Thrissur and Arun Kumar from Mavelikara. Notably, all the 4 seats are at the moment held by the Congress social gathering – Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad and Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram, T. N. Prathapan from Thrissur and Kodikunnil Suresh from the Mavelikara seat. By asserting the candidate for these seats first, CPI has performed an identical card like Akhilesh Yadav did in Uttar Pradesh. Now, the ball is in Congress social gathering’s court docket whether or not it accepts or rejects the Left social gathering’s supply.
The Left social gathering has urged Congress to not contest from Kerala and insteat deal with North the place the BJP may be very robust. Just like Trinamool Congress in Bengal, Left and its allies need Congress to depart Kerala to them solely.
Congress On Backfoot
Congress is already on a backfoot with regards to seat sharing as a part of the INDIA bloc. While Mamata Banerjee has already refused to ally with Congress or Left in Bengal saying that TMC will contest all 42 seats alone in opposition to the BJP. Similarly, the AAP stated that it’s going to contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab alone. While the AAP and SP sealed seat sharing take care of Congress for some states, that made Congress minorty shareholder. In Uttar Pradesh, Congress has simply obtained 17 seats out of the 80 whereas in Delhi, it’s got 3 out of seven seats.
Will Rahul Gandhi Quit Wayanad?
It’s unlikely that Rahul Gandhi will depart the Wayanad seat. Recently, Rahul Gandhi rushed to the Wayanad after elephant assaults occurred within the area. Also, Gandhi received from the Wayanad seat however misplaced from Amethi. There are very low probabilities of Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi as soon as once more. Thus, it is probably that whereas Congress might comply with take one or two step again in Kerala to appease the Left, however it could go for a pleasant struggle from the Wayanad seat.
