Modi government brought Congress to '99' by launching a three-pronged attack on Emergency? Understand the strategy

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress performed the worst and won only 44 seats. Next time in 2019, it increased its tally by only eight seats and was reduced to 52. This time when it got 99 seats in the 2024 elections, its morale reached the seventh sky. This was indeed a big achievement. By adding the seats of the last two times, it would have got 44+52=96, but this time it got three seats more than this. That is, it is slightly more than the performance of the last two times. Encouraged by this, the Congress party kept the campaign to save the Constitution a big political issue. But, to tear the Congress to shreds, the BJP is referring to the attack on the Constitution 50 years ago from every platform.

In fact, BJP is hoping to isolate Congress in the India Block on this issue. Emergency is such a weak point of Congress that it can easily create a rift in the opposition and in this matter, some of the current allies of Congress will also not miss the opportunity to criticize Congress, even if in a low voice. A proof of this was seen in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday itself when the Speaker was condemning the Emergency. At that time, Congress MPs were standing up and raising slogans, but the MPs of the allies sitting next to them supported the government by remaining silent. MPs of parties like SP, TMC, TDP remained seated on their seats, due to which Congress members were feeling very uncomfortable.

First of all, the fear of changing the constitution was shown in the 2015 Bihar assembly elections. Voters turned against the BJP due to the fear of the end of reservation. This tried and tested tactic proved successful in this Lok Sabha election, especially in Uttar Pradesh. BJP gave the slogan 'Abki Baar 400 Paar' in the Lok Sabha elections. In response, the opposition created a doubt in the minds of the voters that this time 400 Paar is needed because the BJP wants to change the constitution and changing the constitution means ending reservation. This narrative of the opposition reduced the seats of the BJP by half in the country's largest state. Naturally, the opposition, which has been successful in increasing its seats by appealing to the constitution, is very excited. The Congress party and Rahul Gandhi have made 'Save the Constitution' a surefire formula to corner the government. Rahul thanked the voters for making the opposition stronger than before and emphasized that at last people have united to save the constitution. Then he roared in such a way that now no one can tamper with the constitution. Till here it was fine, when the entire opposition led by Rahul raised the issue of constitution in the Parliament, the government also got into counter attack mode. Now the result is in front of everyone.