The results of Gujarat and Himachal will decide how will be the journey of Congress for 2024?

Gujarat Himachal Election: The Congress is focused on the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, but it is hoping for better results for itself in the counting of votes for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections on Thursday (December 8). The oldest party of the country is continuously struggling to preserve its shrinking mass base. In such a situation, if it gets victory in Himachal Pradesh and remains the main opposition party in Gujarat despite the presence of Aam Aadmi Party, then it will be a very pleasant situation for it.

Congress’s crisis may deepen if it fails to come to power in Himachal Pradesh and loses the position of the main opposition party in Gujarat. The Congress suffered a major setback on Wednesday (December 7) when it put up its worst ever performance in the Delhi Municipal Corporation elections. It got only 9 seats in the 250-member Municipal Corporation. Aam Aadmi Party got 134 seats and BJP got 104 seats.

BJP-Congress fight in Himachal

Exit polls shown by several news channels on Monday (December 5) predicted a landslide victory for the BJP in Gujarat, while the result in Himachal could go in favor of either the BJP or the Congress. The best-case scenario for the Congress would be a majority in the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly and respectable seats in the 182-member Gujarat assembly.

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Congress will be encouraged by the victory in Himachal

If the Congress wins in Himachal Pradesh, it will be a lifeline for it because after a long time it will get the power of a state on its own merit. At present it has governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Former Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha says that the victory of Himachal Pradesh will be encouraging for the Congress. He told ‘PTI-Bhasha’, “Victory in Himachal will give Congress hope for 2023 and 2024.” But a lot depends on whether there is some kind of communication of energy in the party after the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.

Congress needs victory to get out of trouble

There is also a possibility in these elections that the Congress may win Himachal Pradesh, but face a heavy defeat in Gujarat. This situation will be a relief for him in the sense that despite focusing on ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, he can win elections in any state. But a bad defeat in Gujarat could further weaken his role in the opposition camp. If the Congress loses in Himachal Pradesh and loses badly in Gujarat, it will be no less than a nightmare for it. In such a situation, the party will be engulfed in a serious crisis from where it will be very difficult for it to get out.

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