Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has revealed the party’s strategy to contest fewer seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election, aiming to keep the INDIA bloc united and defeat the BJP. He emphasized that this decision does not reflect under-confidence, but rather a compromise to ensure the victory of the collective opposition while accommodating parties with local strengths. Kharge also stressed that every state has a distinct alliance arrangement tailored to its political landscape and reiterated the shared goal of opposing the BJP’s ideology.
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Prithviraj Chavan, chairman of the Congress’s Maharashtra Lok Sabha election campaign committee, discusses the party’s decision not to field any Muslim candidates, the shift in vote dynamics, and the impact of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA). He highlights the importance of avoiding division of opposition votes and the need to focus on winning candidates.