A decision of the Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh has created a big storm in the politics of the state. Before the Panchayat elections, Congress has left the Samajwadi Party. The Congress party has decided to contest the Panchayat elections alone. This decision has been taken in the meeting of UP Congress MPs with Rahul Gandhi. UP Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey said that the party will contest alone in the upcoming Panchayat elections.

In fact, after the crushing defeat in the election results of Bihar, Congress is continuously changing its strategies, in such a situation it is believed that the decision of Congress party to contest Panchayat elections separately is a part of this strategy. With this decision of the Congress Party, questions are now being raised on the future of India Alliance. At the same time, political experts are seeing this decision of Congress as a new experiment before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Awaiting SP’s reply on Congress’s decision

Let us tell you that recently, former CM of Uttar Pradesh and National President of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav had said in a statement that Congress and Samajwadi Party will fight the 2027 assembly elections together. Our alliance will continue. But, this decision of the Congress Party has surprised everyone. However, no official statement has come from the Samajwadi Party on this decision of the party.

What is the strategy of the Congress party behind the decision?

Political experts believe that this decision of the Congress Party is part of a bigger strategy. Experts believe that Congress wants to strengthen its base by contesting elections alone at the Panchayat level and giving tickets to its workers, because the party is aware that its support base is weak in the state. It is noteworthy that in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the SP-Congress alliance had won 43 seats out of 80 seats in the state.

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Congress held an important and strategic brainstorming session in Delhi regarding Uttar Pradesh. This high-level meeting took place at 10 Janpath, Delhi, in which top Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were present. Many prominent leaders including General Secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey, State President Ajay Rai, senior leaders Pramod Tiwari, Ujjwal Raman Singh, Imran Masood, Tanuj Punia participated in the meeting.

Major decisions taken in the meeting

According to sources, in today’s meeting Congress will contest the Panchayat elections to be held in Uttar Pradesh alone. This proposal has been agreed upon. The possibilities of alliance were also discussed, where many leaders made it clear that the decision on alliance should not be taken at the last moment, but in time, so that there is no organizational confusion.

Rahul Gandhi’s instructions and strategic focus

In the meeting, Rahul Gandhi said, “We have to contest the Panchayat elections with full strength and stamina.” He emphasized on strongly raising the issues of deprived classes, backward classes and hidden issues of the society. The leaders were entrusted with the responsibility of making the rally to be held at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on 14th December historic and successful. Clear instructions have been given to strengthen the party from state level to booth level. It has been advised to keep a close watch on the SIR issue and vote theft.

State in-charge and state president given free hand

The state in-charge and the state president have been given a free hand and asked to take major decisions in the interest of the organization. Congress has indicated that the anti-incumbency wave and the failures of the government will be raised strongly among the public. Panchayat elections will be made the first major phase of the revival of Congress by reactivating the organizational structure.

This meeting held in Delhi is not just a formal discussion, but is being considered as the decisive blueprint of Congress’s UP strategy. The decision to go alone in the Panchayat elections shows that Congress is now in aggressive mode to regain its ground in Uttar Pradesh.