Behind AAPâs First Success in Gujarat Is a Tale of Congressâs Deep Slumber
The malaise in the Congress in Gujarat runs deep, and is visible from how the party micro-manages its state leadership.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates at an event after emerging victorious in multiple seats in the Surat Municipal, during counting day of Gujarat Municipal Corporation polls, in Surat, Tuesday, Feb. 23 , 2021. Photo: PTI
Ahmedabad: The Congress party in Gujarat is a party with a death wish.
There canât be a better description for a political entity that loses as many as 200 seats in elections to various local bodies even before the first ballot is cast. Some seats were lost because the nominations were rejected, more were lost because the candidates themselves withdrew their papers at the eleventh hour.