Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election, Ajit Mendola, (Aaj Samaj), New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s plans to achieve a bigger victory than her brother Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad appear to be in vain. If this happens, it will not be good news for either Priyanka’s supporters or the Congress. At the same time, the problems of the Congress general secretary of organization, KC Venugopal, who until now was the leader, will increase.
Priyanka will not be happy with the results and will intervene directly in Kerala after the victory. This electoral result may also have repercussions on the legislative elections that will be held in early 2026. In terms of campaigning, Priyanka had left her brother far behind. Continuous rallies, roadshows, street meetings and correspondence meant that from the filing of the nomination on October 23 until the end of the campaign, Priyanka kept her full attention on Wayanad. While campaigning in the states, he did not even make any calls for the party to win.
After the Wayanad poll on November 13, he visited Maharashtra. All Congress power centers also campaigned in Wayanad for Priyanka’s big victory. His elder brother and party supreme leader Rahul Gandhi participated in two roadshows and public meetings. For four days, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and organizing general secretary KC Venugopal also visited and asked to vote. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether he will be able to get votes if he appears in every photograph with the Gandhi family.
Priyanka’s mother Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka’s husband Robert Vadra and their son Rehan also arrived in Wayanad along with their nephew. Rehan also posted a message on his ex. Despite all this, the reports coming after the Wayanad vote yes, that is not good. Priyanka and Congress. There is no doubt that we will win the elections, but it does not seem that a new record of victories will be reached either. The margin of victory is likely to be considerably smaller. If this happens, Kerala politics will be affected. The Congress lost the last assembly elections.
This happened for the first time after independence, when the Congress alliance lost the elections there for the second consecutive time. The Congress was shocked for failing to form the government in the assembly elections of 2021. For the first time, the alliance of Left parties managed to repeat its government. Across India, the Congress expected victory only from Kerala, but the defeat raised many questions. In the last five years, the politics of Kerala and the country have also changed. The BJP managed to win one seat in the Lok Sabha elections held this year. The BJP’s support base is increasing in the state, which will have an impact on the upcoming assembly elections.
This is the concern of the Left parties, because the real BJP voter is Hindu. The BJP has also built its support base in districts like Kozhikode, which falls under Wayanad Sangh and has focused on Kerala. If the BJP attracts Hindu voters, the remaining minority votes will be split between the Congress and the alliance of Left parties. In addition, other Muslim organizations will also make decisions. your own. Let’s do it. Left parties are now trying to somehow woo Hindu voters.
That’s why Congress is on target. The Left party is trying to weaken the Congress in some way. To do this, he does not hesitate to call the Congress pro-Muslim. At the time of Wayanad elections, Kerala CM P Vijayan attacked the Congress. In addition to this, Vijayan himself has put all his forces in favor of his candidate. Not only this, the Christian community has also divided with the Congress over the land grab by the Waqf party.
It is a matter of concern for Priyanka because there has been a huge decline in vote share in Wayanad since the formation of Wayanad seat in 2009, this time it has had the lowest turnout of 65%. The first time there was 80% votes in 2014 and 73% in 2024. From this it is clear that Priyanka Gandhi’s margin of victory may be less this time.
This will be a big shock for Priyanka because her effort was to get a big victory and enter the Lok Sabha. But this doesn’t seem to be happening. And whether anyone does it or not, Priyanka will definitely do it. The organization’s general secretary, Venugopal, a native of Kerala, may be their target.
Somewhere the internal politics of the Congress may also heat up, because after these elections the politics of the assembly elections to be held in Kerala will begin. Until now only Venugopal was influential because he is considered the closest to Rahul, now Priyanka, after becoming MP from Kerala. , Kerala politics will revolve around him. Venugopal’s opponents will join him directly. This means that a real fight will begin in the internal politics of the Congress that will affect the Kerala elections. It can also happen.
There will be greater friction in the Congress’s relations with the Left parties, because the Left parties now have only Kerala left, something they would not like to lose. On the other hand, Congress’s only hope is from Kerala. They are members of the Indian Alliance and are also seen in the center with the Congress. But Kerala politics seems to be changing now. Left-wing parties know that the influence of Congress is declining in the country, giving way to the Republican Party. Congress in Kerala itself. It seems certain, starting with Kerala Chief Minister P. Vijayan, many leaders have repeatedly instructed the Gandhi family that if the AAP has to fight the BJP, then challenge it by contesting the elections from the northern Indian seats. The Left alliance will now take on the Congress directly.
