New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday hailed the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra for the occasion’s stellar efficiency within the Karnataka meeting elections and mentioned it received 15 of the 20 meeting constituencies within the state the foot march handed via. Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh, who is claimed to be behind the Yatra’s execution, identified that the foot march handed via 20 meeting constituencies and the occasion received in 15 of them — Bellary (ST), Bellary City, Gundlupet, Challakere (ST), Hiriyur, Molakamuru (ST), Nagamangala, Srirangapatna, Nanjangud (SC), Narsimharaja, Varuna, Raipur Rural, Gubi and Sira, and Congress-backed candidate of the Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha received in Melukote.
Of the remaining 5 seats, the JD(S) received Chamundeshwari, Chikkanayakkanahalli, and Turuvekore, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) obtained Krishnaraja and Raichur. In 2018, the Congress had received simply 5 of those 20 constituencies, whereas the BJP took 9 and the JD(S) six, Ramesh identified.
Tagging the earlier Assembly elections outcomes of those 20 constituencies together with that of now, he tweeted, “While this is the direct impact of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, the intangible impact was uniting the party, reviving the cadre and shaping the narrative for the Karnataka elections.”
He added that it was in the course of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, from the numerous conversations Rahul Gandhi had with the folks of Karnataka, that the ensures and the guarantees within the Congress manifesto have been mentioned and finalised.
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— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 13, 2023
It is notable that the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Karnataka on September 30 final 12 months at Gundlupet in Chamarajanagara district. It handed via Chamarajanagara, Mysuru, Mandya, Tumkur, Chitradurga, Bellary, and Raichur, traversing a distance of over 500 kilometers in about 22 days within the southern state.
During the Kanyakumari to Kashmir marketing campaign, Rahul Gandhi walked some 3,000 kilometers over three months.
Bharat Jodo Yatra was the ‘Sanjivani’ for Congress
Talking concerning the Bharat Jodo Yatra’s function within the Congress’ efficiency in Karnataka, Jairam Ramesh instructed the information company PTI that the foot march was the ‘Sanjivani’ for the occasion. In the Hindu epic ‘Ramayana’, ‘Lakshmana’ was revived from a comatose to consciousness with a magical herb referred to as ‘Sanjivani’.
“It was the Sanjeevini for the party. It energised the organisation and instilled a deep sense of unity and solidarity among leaders and workers,” Ramesh mentioned.
