Will Priyanka Gandhi's charisma be enough to once again strengthen her shaky place in the country's national politics.
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The Congress party is currently struggling to re-establish its shaky position in the country's national politics. Can her new General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi, regain her "glory" to this struggling party? This question has become important in the politics of the country at present.
Of course, there are differences of opinion among political experts. Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra's resemblance to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, her charisma of being close to the people, and her ability to literally attack the opposition… will surely be a major challenge to the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Front (NDF). Those who sympathize with this old party feel. At the same time, the opposition and those who are skeptical of Priyanka feel that Priyanka's entry into politics is a very costly and politically missed event.
In politics, caste is important, apart from that, politically, management skills, and political ingenuity are also qualities that a person needs to have. However, her opponents are adamant that Priyanka Gandhi will not get political success on the strength of her similarities with Indira Gandhi and her innate humor. Priyanka Gandhi has never held any important position in the party, in public establishments or even in her own professional career, so no new voter will follow Priyanka Gandhi.
Allegations of corruption against Priyanka's husband Robert Vadra are one of the biggest problems facing Priyanka Gandhi. Of course, all these allegations are "politically motivated", they can certainly make a political defense. However, given the middle-class sentiments towards the stigmatized politicians, the challenge for Priyanka to win the trust of the educated as well as the youth and women is certainly not easy.
Going beyond this, there are many challenges and difficulties facing Priyanka, a lot of expectations from her. This situation is actually a big problem. On the one hand, she wants to face allegations of corruption against her own husband, and on the other hand, she wants to play the role of general secretary of the National Congress Party, which is always on the battlefield for new political campaigns. To face the politically savvy BJP, Priyanka has to be able to handle social media effectively कार्यरत she has to keep working on Twitter, and she has to make good use of the 24 hour news television channels. Here it has to be understood that except Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bengal, Gujarat,
The shift of responsibility towards Priyanka Gandhi is beyond what we see. To know that, we have to understand the nature of Priyanka's responsibilities. Priyanka wants to make sure that the Congress president and her brother Rahul Gandhi are not overshadowed by her. This will put huge limits on the party's political diplomats, political experts and party leaders in consultation with Priyanka. The sibling relationship between Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi has become so politically sensitive that it would be difficult for any other third party to intervene or consult between the two, with the exception of mother Sonia Gandhi.
If one looks at Priyanka Gandhi's life, one wonders why her entry into active politics is a foretaste of the future, or at least Congress party leaders, ordinary activists, supporters and well-wishers think her entry into politics will rejuvenate the Congress. In the 1999 elections, the BJP had fielded Priyanka's uncle Arun Nehru against Captain Satish Sharma, a loyal servant of the Nehru-Gandhi family. At that time, Priyanka had annihilated her uncle Arun Nehru on her own. While addressing the people in Hindi during the election campaign rally, he had made a scathing attack: “I have a complaint from you. Living in my father's cabinet who betrayed, stabbed my brother in the back, answer, how did you allow such a man to enter here .. ? How did they dare to come here? ” "I have a complaint against you. How did you allow a person who betrayed my father's brother, even after working in my father's cabinet, to come here? How did such a traitor dare to come here? I want an answer from you." ) He had asked such a direct question to the voters. The audience was silently listening to Priyanka Gandhi. After her question, Priyanka said again, I had talked to my mother before coming here. Mother said don't hurt anyone. But I am young, to whom should I tell if I don't tell you my heart's desire? (Before I came here, I also talked to my mother. My mother advised me not to say anything bad about anyone. But I am young,
Vajpayee had visited Rae Bareli the day after Priyanka Gandhi's meeting. In his usual style, he had criticized Priyanka Gandhi. Priyanka Gandhi knows that Rae Bareli is now dominated by someone else, so she is afraid to come here. Vajpayee had attacked Priyanka. But it was too late for Vajpayee to try to reduce Priyanka's influence. The people there had already blossomed on the future of Arun Nehru, and in the end he was defeated. The fact that Priyanka Gandhi, a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family, could communicate so effectively was very important to the Congress supporters and well-wishers of the time.
Sonia Gandhi led the Congress to victory in two consecutive elections in 2004 and 2009. Now Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have a big responsibility to give back to the Congress their "past glory".
The incident in Tamil Nadu is also important in this context. There, Priyanka had appealed to the masses in Tamil, "Elloram Congressisikku Vot Podungal (All of you should vote for Congress)." Priyanka Gandhi had only said so much, but one of her appeals had a huge impact on the masses. In fact, the meeting at Sriperumbudur was supposed to be a precursor to Sonia Gandhi's political debut. But the meeting held on January 11, 1988 also overshadowed the influence of Priyanka Gandhi and her mother Sonia Gandhi. The red and orange sari worn by Priyanka Gandhi stood out more than her mother's green-brown sari. Another important thing is that the effect of Priyanka's smile was noticeable.
The picture on the stage was that Priyanka Gandhi was facing the audience with ease, confidence and just as effectively as Sonia Gandhi, who seemed a bit anxious and hesitant. The Congress party now had two influential personalities who could attract and influence the masses. This naturally created an atmosphere of enthusiasm in the Congress party circles across the country. Although it is clear that Priyanka Gandhi's influence is spreading far and wide, it can now be said that the visionary Congress leaders have shown a determination not to rush to bring Priyanka Gandhi forward.
The visionary leaders in the Congress declared before the Congress party that "there is no question of leadership for the next fifty years". "Sonia Gandhi will be the leader for at least 20 years from now and then Priyanka Gandhi," he said. Today, some 20 years later, these words seem to be coming true, just as God's Word says. Sonia Gandhi led the Congress to victory in two consecutive elections in 2004 and 2009. Now it is up to Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to bring back the "glory" of the Congress.
These incidents, which show the potential of Priyanka Gandhi, date back to 20 years ago, i.e. 1998-1999. Given this, an important question in the current scenario is whether Priyanka can show her charisma outside Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. In the wake of this question, in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Priyanka had focused on the Amethi and Rae Bareli constituencies. But they could not show their influence there.
In the 72 years since India gained independence, the Gandhi family has led the Congress for about 59 years. The fact is that almost any Congress worker sees the Gandhi family as the undisputed leader of the party. In return, he expects the leading Gandhi family to help the party win elections and gain power. From Jawaharlal Nehru to the careers of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, no member of the Gandhi family has ever failed politically, nor has he shunned politics. That is why the Congress leaders have never looked beyond the Gandhi family as the leadership of the Congress party and have always followed that leadership blindly. The burden of these party views now falls on Rahul and now on Priyanka.
Considering the political situation in the country, the 2019 elections will be like a litmus test for Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi.
Compared to the way Indira Gandhi entered politics in the 1950s, Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were very skeptical about entering active politics. Not only that, in an interview given to Barkha Dutt on April 24, Priyanka Gandhi had clearly stated, "I have not yet found out why I am needed in politics, but one thing I can say for sure is that I do not want to get involved in active politics. I am very happy with the way I am living my current life. I think there are some aspects of politics that I can't be the right person for. ”
In fact, Congress workers have been skeptical since that day as to whether Priyanka Gandhi will stick to her statement. In the last week of January this year, when Priyanka Gandhi was announced as the General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee and in charge of East Uttar Pradesh, a smile appeared on the faces of these activists. The announcement was made just three months before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In fact, the announcement of Priyanka was made so late to push those who dream of coming to power with the support of the BJP-led National Democratic Front and the Congress by forming a third front.
What are the challenges facing Priyanka Gandhi ?
During the 10 years of the UPA from 2004 to 2014, the scope of Rahul Gandhi's political responsibilities did not increase much. On the contrary, instead of a promising leader, Rahul Gandhi was portrayed as a confused, adamant and unserious political figure. Given this background, Rahul Gandhi will have to instill confidence in his own party colleagues that he is a credible, available politician at any time. Apart from that, Rahul will also have to show that he has the ability to defeat the BJP. Considering all this, it can be said that the defeat of the BJP by the Congress on its own in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on December 11 last year was an event that boosted confidence in Rahul Gandhi's leadership qualities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who represents Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, and Yogi Adityanath, who dominates Gorakhpur, will have a big responsibility to pave the way for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. If Priyanka Gandhi succeeds in keeping both the leaders in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, the BJP will not be able to make much use of strong and effective campaigners like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath in other parts of the country in the last and crucial phase of the Lok Sabha election campaign. If the Congress can make a good impression in Uttar Pradesh, it will be a big headache for the BJP. Because the BJP also hopes to achieve great success in Uttar Pradesh, which is one of the most politically important states in the country
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