Assembly elections in 2023 of five states have been announced. BJP has also announced candidates in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, but Congress has lagged behind in this matter. Congress is stuck in the dilemma of ‘winning’ and ‘sustainable’ candidates. In Rajasthan, the government is trying hard to conduct a repeat.
Gaurav Gogoi chaired a 16-hour meeting with Rajasthan leaders, in-charges, and co-in-charges to discuss all 200 seats.
In fact, in the last five years, Congress lost governments in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra due to the defection of MLAs. Whereas the Congress government in Rajasthan went through a very difficult phase. Now elections are around the corner, but there is continuous delay in deciding on the candidates.
Congress sources say that candidates have been decided for about 100 seats in Madhya Pradesh.
Survey report revealed
Congress conducted the survey for the assembly election in 2023. Congress is stuck in confusion over the survey reports of Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
The party’s survey has revealed resentment among the public against some ministers and many MLAs in these two states.
Due to the performance of some MLAs in Rajasthan and public displeasure, the party wants to cancel their tickets. But the government is also under pressure to show sympathy towards ‘durable’ MLAs.
Apart from this, the party is also not finding a strong alternative to some MLAs who are performing poorly. This is the reason why the party is continuously churning after churning.
Feedback is taken from prominent leaders
Gogoi, close to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and chairman of the screening committee, brainstormed with the leaders of Rajasthan for about 16 hours two days ago.
Sources said that on the instructions of Rahul, Gogoi discussed the candidates for all the 200 seats with in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, State President Govind Singh Dotasara, Assembly Speaker CP Joshi.
After this, co-in-charge Qazi Nizamuddin, Amrita Dhawan and Virendra Singh Rathore were asked for the names of possible candidates for the assembly seats of the districts under their charge.
On the other hand, organization general secretary K.C. Venugopal has spoken separately to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and CWC member Sachin Pilot.
Now the feedback received from all these leaders and the results of about 5 surveys are being assessed at the national level. All these will be discussed in the screening committee meeting.
A solid basis for cutting tickets in the assembly election 2023.
On asking a question regarding cutting tickets of MLAs and ministers.
A party leader in Rajasthan stated that due to the government changing every five years, people tend to feel resentment towards their MLA, even if they are performing well on a large scale.
The party is investigating to ensure a fair selection process for the assembly election 2023.
Polling Dates Announced
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