Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan and Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, party’s election war room specialist, comments on the dissonance among INDIA allies, berates BJP’s “polarising politics” and has high praise for Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge who, the political leader from Kerala says, has run a high-octane poll campaign. Edited excerpts of a TOI interview as Rajasthan (200 seats) and Telangana (119 seats) go to polls.
How will this round of state elections impact future politics?
Every election impacts politics. So will these. But every election is a different electoral contest. Congress is confident it’ll do well in the majority of states – win Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Telangana and Rajasthan, and in Mizoram, we’ll have a clear say in the new government’s formation. The country’s mood is changing very fast. People are tired.
How will this round of state elections impact future politics?
Every election impacts politics. So will these. But every election is a different electoral contest. Congress is confident it’ll do well in the majority of states – win Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,Telangana and Rajasthan, and in Mizoram, we’ll have a clear say in the new government’s formation. The country’s mood is changing very fast. People are tired.