Haryana Election 2024 / Internal strife or overconfidence? Know the 5 main reasons for Congress' defeat in Haryana

Haryana Election 2024: The results of Haryana Assembly Elections 2024 are almost clear. The Bharatiya Janata Party is seen getting majority for the third consecutive time. Let us tell you that this is the first time that the same party has come to power for the third consecutive time in Haryana. In all the opinion and exit polls, Congress was being shown to get an easy victory in Haryana. However, the election results have come exactly the opposite. In such a situation, there is a discussion among all the Congress leaders about where the party missed in this election. Let us know about some of the major reasons which put the Congress on the backfoot in Haryana.

Internal strife and factionalism

Till the end of the election, the Congress party was struggling with internal strife. Many factions like Bhupendra Hooda, Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala had emerged within the Congress itself. The situation was such that Kumari Selja and Randeep Surjewala started the election campaign very late. Rahul Gandhi was also seen shaking hands with Bhupendra Hooda and Kumari Selja in the rally.

Complete dependence on Bhupendra Hooda

In fact, in the Haryana Assembly elections 2024, the Congress appeared to be completely dependent on Bhupendra Hooda. From ticket distribution to election campaign, Bhupendra Hooda dominated. When the ticket distribution for the assembly elections took place in the Congress, in this too, mostly the MLAs of the Hooda faction were given tickets.

Politicizing the wrestlers' movement

In fact, Congress also had to pay a heavy price for politicizing the wrestlers' movement in the Haryana assembly elections. The wrestler movement, which was initially getting people's sympathy, became political as soon as the Congress entered. After this, the party also included Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia in the Congress, after which the wrestlers' movement was accused of politics.

Being overconfident

In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Congress party performed much better than in 2014 and 2019. The party also won 5 out of 10 seats in Haryana. However, throughout the Haryana assembly elections, it seemed as if Congress became overconfident after this victory. The party made the mistake of considering BJP weak, due to which it had to suffer the consequences in the election results.

Election based on caste and reservation

The entire election campaign of Congress and Rahul Gandhi in Haryana revolved around caste and reservation. Whereas BJP continued to campaign on its 10 years of work. Along with this, BJP also criticized the policies of Congress's previous government in Haryana. Along with this, BJP also made an issue of Rahul Gandhi going to America and talking about ending reservation in the entire election.