Patna: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met in Patna, the capital of Bihar. Many senior party leaders attended. However, when reporters asked about Tejashwi Yadav’s name as the Chief Ministerial candidate, all leaders avoided the question.
When former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was first asked this question, he said, “This meeting is about the Congress party, not the Grand Alliance. Therefore, it is inappropriate to raise this question here.”
Sachin Pilot also deflected: Later, when former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot was asked about Tejashwi Yadav’s CM candidacy, he also shied away. He said that a decision would be made in the future; now is not the right time. This means that no Congress leader is agreeing to Tejashwi Yadav’s name.
Krishna Allavaru had to take charge: After the CWC meeting concluded, several senior leaders, including Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera, attended a press conference. Here too, the reporters repeated the same question. Upon hearing the question, the leaders started looking around. Finally, state in-charge Krishna Allavaru had to answer. He tossed the ball back to the reporters.
“Don’t try to deviate from the topic. There are many issues like corruption, unemployment, vote theft. You never question them.” – Krishna Allavaru, Bihar Congress in-charge
Everything is fine… just the CM face is a mess: In fact, everything is happening within the Grand Alliance. A major event like the Voter Rights Yatra is being organized, but the Congress is not declaring Tejashwi as the Chief Minister. Tejashwi Yadav has already declared himself as the CM candidate against Rahul Gandhi. Lalu Yadav has also named his son, but Congress leaders are not budging.
“This is all about seat sharing. Until the seat sharing is finalized, Tejashwi Yadav will not be declared the Chief Ministerial candidate by the Congress.” This is all pressure politics.” – Sanjay Kumar, political analyst
Indeed, Congress, like the 2020 elections, wants to contest 70 seats in Bihar this time as well. It is also said that Congress is adamant on securing its desired number of seats. Encouraged by the Voter Rights Yatra, Congress does not want to be put on the back foot this time. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
