Priyanka Gandhi MP Rally: Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s second rally is going to be held in Gwalior on Friday (July 21). Gwalior is considered to be the stronghold of BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, where the Congress got a big victory in the assembly elections, but after a quarter of a year in March 2020, Scindia rebelled and joined the BJP along with his MLAs, giving a blow to the Congress.
Once considered close to the Gandhi family, especially Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Scindia is now a minister in the Modi government. After his rebellion, there has been no strong reaction from either Rahul or Priyanka till now.
The attitude of the Congressmen of MP’s Gwalior-Chambal region is very sharp about Scindia. In such a situation, it will be important to see what Priyanka Gandhi, who is reaching this area for the first time after the rebellion, says about Jyotiraditya Scindia and will the Congress be able to make inroads here?
What will be the agenda of Priyanka Gandhi?
Earlier in June, in the first rally of tribal-dominated Jabalpur, Priyanka Gandhi made it clear that this would be her main agenda in the elections, besieging the Shivraj government on the front of unemployment and inflation. In Jabalpur, Priyanka Gandhi promised Rs 1,500 per month to women.
Priyanka had made a similar promise in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh as well. A day before, the Karnataka government has announced to give Rs 2,000 per month to women. Obviously, with new promises in Gwalior, Priyanka Gandhi will once again try to woo women by citing Karnataka.
Priyanka Gandhi’s rally in Gwalior is the first major program after the announcement of the name of the alliance of opposition parties in Bengaluru as ‘India’, so there is every possibility that Priyanka Gandhi will try to revive the Congress workers through this.
Double challenge for BJP!
In view of Priyanka Gandhi’s activism in MP, the Shivraj government has also got involved in damage control in time. CM Shivraj announced to give thousand rupees per month for women just before Priyanka’s Jabalpur rally. Apart from this, she also appeared in a counter posture regarding unemployment figures. It is clear that BJP realizes that Priyanka Gandhi’s double challenge with 19 years of anti-incumbency is in front of her government.
Opinion of Congress strategists regarding Priyanka Gandhi
Prior to this, in the Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka elections, Priyanka Gandhi had taken command of the Congress campaign and especially retaliated against the attacks of PM Modi. Due to her special style, Priyanka attracts women voters, especially the youth.
Even among the traditional voter groups of Congress such as Dalits, tribals and minorities, Priyanka Gandhi very easily conveys her point. Congress strategists believe that Priyanka Gandhi simultaneously builds trust among the people regarding the promises of the Congress and also targets the BJP in a sharp manner.
What is ‘PG’ formula and why is Congress trying to repeat it?
This is the reason that after the success of Karnataka and Himachal, the Congress is trying to replicate the ‘PG’ formula in Madhya Pradesh as well. ‘P’ stands for Priyanka Gandhi and ‘G’ stands for guarantees. On the lines of Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Kamal Nath is making attractive promises like free electricity and money to help women.
Along with this, to cut the polarization of BJP, the impression of religion-work started appearing in the election programs of Congress. Priyanka Gandhi definitely goes to the famous pilgrimage site in the area where she goes to hold meetings.
Priyanka Gandhi and her team focus on these states
By the way, last year Priyanka got a crushing defeat in UP, where she was in charge since January 2019. However, the main opposition to the BJP in UP was the Samajwadi Party. Priyanka Gandhi has resigned from the post of UP in-charge and the announcement of Priyanka Gandhi’s new role in Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s team is awaited.
However, apart from Madhya Pradesh, Priyanka will also campaign in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, where the Congress has to protect its governments. According to the information, the special focus of Priyanka Gandhi and her team is on Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, where Congress is in opposition.
Interesting coincidence is that Priyanka Gandhi is referred to as ‘PG’ in Congress circles. The ‘PG’ card of the Congress will play in the coming five state assembly elections only then Lok Sabha Elections I will strengthen his claim.
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