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New strategies in Congress’s election preparations

New DelhiAfter the recent defeat of Congress in various elections, the party has decided to change its strategies, The party has formed screening committees for Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry, Priyanka Gandhi has been appointed chairperson of the screening committee in Assam, In this sequence, Madhusudan Mistry has been made the chairman for Kerala, TS Singh Deo for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and BK Hariprasad for West Bengal,

situations of political competition

The main contest in West Bengal is likely to be between Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and the BJP. At the same time, competition will be seen between DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, where both BJP and Congress are involved in alliances. The main fight of Congress in Assam will be against BJP, for which Priyanka Gandhi has been given important responsibility.

goal of power in assam

The Congress party is planning to wrest power from the BJP in Assam, where the BJP has been ruling since 2016. The party is trying to take advantage of anti-incumbency. The Congress is likely to field Gaurav Gogoi, son of former chief minister Tarun Gogoi. Presently he is the Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Priyanka Gandhi’s special responsibility in Assam

Assam is an important state for Priyanka Gandhi, as this is the first time that such a big responsibility is being given to a member of the Gandhi family. The role of the screening committee is to send the prospective list of candidates to the party’s Central Committee, where they are approved. Imran Masood and Saptagiri Shankar, considered close to Gandhi, have also been included in this committee.

Recent election history

In the last assembly elections in Assam, the NDA won 75 out of 126 seats, while the Congress alliance won 50 seats. The difference in seats between the two was very small, and only 1.6% difference in vote share existed. This security situation can become a ray of hope for Congress.