How to outsmart BJP in 2014?
17 Jan 2013 7:30 AM IST
Faced with a direct contest with the BJP in five assembly polls this year and in the 2014 general elections, the Congress is set to discuss ways to counter the main opposition party at its 'Chintan Shivir' brainstorming session 18-20 Jan at Jaipur, party sources said Tuesday.
Aimed at paving the way for the return of the Congress-led UPA for a third consecutive term in 2014, the conclave is expected to draw a roadmap for the party to counter the BJP in the assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections.
‘We need a strategy to counter the main opposition (BJP) in the assembly polls and the general elections,’ a senior Congress leader who did not wish to be named said.
Assembly elections are due this year in Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. While the Congress rules in Delhi and Rajasthan, the BJP is in power in the other three states.
Four states in the northeast - Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram - are also set to vote for new assemblies but there no direct Congress-BJP challenge here.
During the conclave, a sub-group on future political challenges is expected to deliberate Jan 18-19 on the possible strategy and this will then be discussed at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session 20 Jan, sources said.
The recent win in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls proved to be a leveller for the Congress.
However, the party failed to dent the prospects of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Dec 2012 assembly polls.
The Congress has been out of power in Gujarat since 1995, and could only increase its tally from 59 in 2007 to 61 in 2012 in the 182-member House.
While returning to power for the fourth time in a row in Delhi could be an uphill task for Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a divided Congress in Madhya Pradesh may yet find it difficult to stop Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from performing a hat-trick in 2013. ians
CONGRESS GEARS UP ONLINE AS WELL
With direct onslaught of attack on the Congress by people on social networking websites venting public outrage over the Delhi gangrape case, the party will address this issue during the Chintan Shivar. During this conclave there will be discussion on tackling the posts on social media which includes micro-blogging websites, said a source. Before this brainstorming session starts a letter from party treasurer Motilal Vora to all AICC members has urged them to give details to update the party database.
Aimed at paving the way for the return of the Congress-led UPA for a third consecutive term in 2014, the conclave is expected to draw a roadmap for the party to counter the BJP in the assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections.
‘We need a strategy to counter the main opposition (BJP) in the assembly polls and the general elections,’ a senior Congress leader who did not wish to be named said.
Assembly elections are due this year in Delhi, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. While the Congress rules in Delhi and Rajasthan, the BJP is in power in the other three states.
Four states in the northeast - Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Mizoram - are also set to vote for new assemblies but there no direct Congress-BJP challenge here.
During the conclave, a sub-group on future political challenges is expected to deliberate Jan 18-19 on the possible strategy and this will then be discussed at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session 20 Jan, sources said.
The recent win in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls proved to be a leveller for the Congress.
However, the party failed to dent the prospects of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Dec 2012 assembly polls.
The Congress has been out of power in Gujarat since 1995, and could only increase its tally from 59 in 2007 to 61 in 2012 in the 182-member House.
While returning to power for the fourth time in a row in Delhi could be an uphill task for Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a divided Congress in Madhya Pradesh may yet find it difficult to stop Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from performing a hat-trick in 2013. ians
CONGRESS GEARS UP ONLINE AS WELL
With direct onslaught of attack on the Congress by people on social networking websites venting public outrage over the Delhi gangrape case, the party will address this issue during the Chintan Shivar. During this conclave there will be discussion on tackling the posts on social media which includes micro-blogging websites, said a source. Before this brainstorming session starts a letter from party treasurer Motilal Vora to all AICC members has urged them to give details to update the party database.
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