Congress, Left hope for turnaround
The Congress and the Left parties have more at stake than the Bharatiya Janata Party in the elections to the five Assemblies, results of which will be out on Thursday.
While the Congress is defending the governments it leads in Assam and Kerala, the Left parties have a major presence in Kerala and West Bengal. The BJP, on the other hand, has nothing to lose — only something to gain, a government in Assam.
Springboard
Indeed, electoral success for the Congress and the Left could act as a springboard for the revival they have both been striving so hard for, especially since the general election of 2014.
For the BJP, however, a possible victory in Assam will not just wipe out the dark memories of defeat in last year’s Assembly polls in Delhi and Bihar, but give it a boost as it readies itself for the key contest in the country’s most populous State, Uttar Pradesh, early next year.
Congress sources said that if the party can retain either Assam or Kerala and be part of the winning combine either in West Bengal or Tamil Nadu, there will be an immediate call to make Rahul Gandhi party president.
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