News2News.in Explainer: Congress gets Sanjivani from Karnataka, dent in Nitish’s Chakravyuh against BJP

News2News.in Explainer: Preparations have started once again to form a grand alliance of opposition parties before the Lok Sabha elections. This time Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has taken the front of opposition unity. Nitish Kumar has been meeting all the leaders regarding opposition unity for the last several months and is engaged in forming a strong alliance. But, till now the stand of the main opposition party Congress regarding the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is not clear. Rahul Gandhi has talked about uniting the opposition against the BJP, but party president Mallikarjun Kharge has made it clear that the opposition unity will be under the leadership of the Congress. In such a situation, it needs to be understood whether Nitish will be able to unite the entire opposition before 2024 or like the last election, this time also it will break even before the grand alliance is formed. In today’s News2News.in Explainer, we will throw light on this topic.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has made his place in politics for the last four decades, but now he has a desire to enter central politics. This is the reason why Nitish is trying to unite the opposition parties. Due to this, the opposition remains an important link for unity. Recently, Nitish met Odisha CM Patnaik, after that he met Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and then after reaching Maharashtra met Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar and talked about uniting the opposition parties. CM Nitish Kumar, after meeting the opposition leaders, while talking to the media, said that the way the Bharatiya Janata Party is working, it is not beneficial for the country, in such a situation, if all the opposition parties work unitedly, then that country Will be in the interest of We are meeting in this regard and talks have also taken place with many parties. He claimed that the BJP would be wiped out in the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Nitish Kumar’s formula

Nitish Kumar formed the government in Bihar in alliance with BJP, but in 2022 he broke the alliance with BJP and formed the government with RJD-Congress. Since then, Nitish has been continuously speaking against BJP. He started a campaign against BJP’s central government for opposition unity and now he is going to call a big meeting regarding this soon. In fact, Nitish Kumar’s formula is ‘one against one’, which means that only one candidate should be fielded against the BJP from the opposition Grand Alliance. This will not lead to division of votes. However, it seems very difficult to convert this formula into reality among parties with different ideologies.

Turning again and again is also a big weakness

Nitish Kumar may be seen as a prominent face of the opposition grand alliance, but at one point he falls short. Not only BJP but his critics also attack that Nitish Kumar can backtrack anytime. Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav have also been making many allegations against Nitish and have even called Paltu Chacha. Although Nitish broke ties with BJP and formed the government in alliance with RJD, since then Tejashwi and Tej Pratap Yadav have been praising Nitish fiercely.

Modi Vs Who?

After all, there is also a big challenge of who will be Modi vs Modi in the opposition. With which face will the opposition front enter the Lok Sabha elections, it will be a big dilemma. It will not be an easy task for the opposition to agree on a name before the elections. BJP’s eyes will also be fixed on this, because as soon as the opposition front will announce its leader, BJP will start preparing the whole atmosphere by comparing him with PM Modi. At the same time, some parties are also talking about entering the electoral fray without a face, but this can prove to be a double-edged sword for the opposition, because in the last elections, apart from the voters of BJP, there was a general feeling among the voters that Whom to vote for other than Modi? Until the opposition parties do not answer this question to the public, it will not be easy for any alliance to succeed.

Congress’s mood changed

Whenever there is talk of unity of the opposition parties, it is very important to understand the mood of the Congress. The Congress may be facing defeat in the elections held in the last few years, but it still considers itself as the main opposition party. Today, in the Karnataka assembly elections also, the Congress is marching towards majority, which has sealed its claim on the main opposition party. In such a situation, the Congress is trying to lead the opposition alliance and all the parties should work under the formula created by it. Although many small and regional parties do not like this formula of Congress. Many allies of Congress have also been raising questions that it has deviated from the main agenda. Now Congress victory in Karnataka With this, the tongue of these parties will also be stopped and they will definitely consider forming a grand alliance under the leadership of Congress.

Other parties unhappy with Congress

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had given a statement that the Grand Alliance against the BJP would be strong only under the leadership of the Congress. His statement was termed as ridiculous by many parties. In particular, the BJP had said that the Congress government is still in two states, but India will become Congress-free in the coming elections. Not only Nitish Kumar but TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and Aam Aadmi Party leader CM Arvind Kejriwal have also clearly declared that they want to bring a change in central politics. Although Nitish had also said that he does not want to become the Prime Minister, but it is necessary to remove BJP from power. Now in view of the way the Congress has defeated the BJP in Karnataka, it will not be easy for any party to ignore the Congress for the leadership of the Grand Alliance.

SP-BSP is also necessary for Grand Alliance

The path of central power passes through Uttar Pradesh. Actually, UP is one of the big states of the country. In such a situation, all eyes will be on SP and BSP to form a grand alliance against BJP. Leaders who want to become the face of the Grand Alliance have also met Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati. Although SP and BSP have not yet clarified their position, but Akhilesh has definitely said that it is necessary to remove BJP for the protection of democracy. If we talk about BSP, party chief Mayawati has not opened her cards yet, has only said that BSP will fight the UP elections on its own.

Failed alliance in 2019 elections

In the result of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Janata Party came to power by winning 353 seats. The Congress-led coalition, on the other hand, could win only 92 seats. Interestingly, other parties and their alliances secured 97 seats.