Whatever may be the general perception about the strength of the Congress, the ground reality is that the Congress is the most broad-based national party which is challenging the BJP in the electoral field.In the current round of elections, the Congress is the main challenger to the BJP in the four states of Goa, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Manipur. Only in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party is the main challenger to the BJP.Later this year, in the assembly elections in two states, Himachal and Gujarat, the contest will be between the Congress and the BJP.Then in 2023, Congress will be the main national party challenging the BJP in most of the states which will go to the polls.In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress got 52 seats as against 303 seats of BJP, but in 209 seats, the Congress got the second position. In in many of these seats, the Congress can post wins if there is some understanding between the Congress and non-BJP parties.Modi’s strategy is to debunk Rahul Gandhi as a leader and pursue the policy of divide and rule by creating a division between the Congress and the regional parties. His strategy is aimed at ensuring a second front of anti-BJP parties and to ensure a rift between the regional parties and the Congress.
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