After Losing Gujarat To BJP Six Times In A Row, Here's Where Congress Stands In 2022
NDTV
With only two states--Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh--in its kitty, the Congress is desperate for a victory in Gujarat in the next month's Assembly elections.
The Congress, once a dominant political force in Gujarat, has lost the six previous Assembly elections in a row to the BJP since 1995 and hopes to regain past glory.
It had given a tough fight to the BJP in 2017 winning 77 of the 182 seats at stake. The BJP had bagged 99 seats.
With only two states--Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh--in its kitty, the Congress is desperate for a victory in Gujarat in the next month's Assembly elections.
Gujarat along with Himachal Pradesh will also be the first major test for the new Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the first non-Gandhi leader in 24 years to occupy the party's top post.
