With the Lok Sabha elections in the horizon, Congress leaders in Kerala will seek to draw inspiration from their Karnataka counterparts, who successfully ousted the BJP government.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), after a two-day conclave in Wayanad following the polls, said the Karnataka leadership showed extraordinary unity, focus, and dynamism. They skilfully avoided the BJP’s inflammatory agenda, choosing instead to zero in on ‘corruption’ of the government and tackle local issues head on.
However, party leaders say that mirroring the Karnataka strategy in Kerala is easier said than done. In Karnataka politics, there is only a thin line that differentiates the Congress, BJP, and Janata Dal (Secular) in terms of their shifting loyalties and tactics.
