‘Why didn’t you accommodate regional parties?': Rahul Gandhi questions CWC after Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh loss
INDIA bloc an effective bulwark and force against the BJP and its allies, while vowing to be fully prepared at the earliest to fight the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, cracked down on other party workers for the Assembly election defeat in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. According to an NDTV report, Rahul Gandhi emphasized on the need to ‘accommodate regional parties’ in their aim to fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
The meeting of the CWC was chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi were among the 76 leaders attending the meeting. According to the NDTV report, Rahul Gandhi questioned why state units were not ready to make adjustments with smaller parties to try and defeat the BJP. The senior leadership also brought into discussion the Kamal Nath-led campaign in Madhya Pradesh, which failed to take the party to victory in the recently concluded Assembly elections.
The report further stated that several leaders called out what they described as Kamal Nath's autocratic style, and stubborn refusal to accept feedback or ideas. Notably, during the election campaign phase, Kamal Nath had rejected collaborating with Samajwadi Party and has remarked "Akhilesh-wakhilesh" while dismissing talk of an alliance with Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav. Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi said the Congress should have agreed to seat-sharing with smaller parties.
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