Karnataka Election Result 2023: karnataka assembly elections The resounding victory has breathed new life into the Indian National Congress, this victory was needed by the Congress for a long time. The victory in Karnataka has instilled confidence in the Congress, from the grassroots workers to the central leadership of the party.
However, on many occasions South India has given new life to the poor condition of the Congress at the national level in the country. In fact, since 2014, the Congress was shrinking year after year from the national level to the states, but the victory that the Congress got in Karnataka on May 13 silenced the critics. After winning this election, it is being linked to the 1978 election.
Former PM Indira Gandhi’s 1977 election
Let us tell you that after imposing Emergency in the year 1975, former PM Indira Gandhi from Congress was defeated in the 1977 general elections. Even Indira lost from the Rae Bareli parliamentary seat in Uttar Pradesh. After the debacle in the 1977 general elections, Indira Gandhi decided to go to South India to revive the Congress.
Chikmagalur by-election
After this, Indira Gandhi contested the Lok Sabha by-election from Chikmagalur parliamentary seat in 1978 after one year and she reached the Parliament by winning from Chikmagalur. After this, Indira Gandhi contested the 1980 Lok Sabha elections and then the Congress made a comeback at the national level.
Jairam Ramesh tweeted and told
In this connection, Jairam Ramesh, head of the media department of the Congress, made a tweet after the revival of the party from South India. He tweeted, “This is an extraordinary result for the Congress party in Chikmagalur district, which had become a BJP stronghold. Congress won all 5 out of 5 seats in Chikmagalur. In 1978, Indira Gandhi contested from Chikmagalur.” By winning the election, the party’s resurgence was initiated at the national level. History will soon repeat itself.”
It is an extraordinary result for the Congress party in Chikmagalur district which had become a BJP bastion of late. It won all 5 of the 5 seats there. In 1978, Chikmagalur heralded the revival of @INCIndia nationally by electing Indira Gandhi. History will soon repeat itself!
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) May 13, 2023
Let us tell you that after the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi in the year 1991, in the late 90s, the Congress once again started fighting for its existence. At the same time, the Congress has once again resurrected itself from Karnataka. Let us tell you that the Congress has won all five out of five seats in Chikmagalur district in the Karnataka elections.
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