Why are Mamta Banerjee and Mayawati not showing interest in the unity of the opposition?

On June 23, a meeting of non-BJP parties was held in Patna, the capital of Bihar. In this meeting, from Rahul to Kejriwal and from Mamta to Akhilesh, top leaders of about 15 opposition parties were present. All these parties came together with only one objective, to try to prepare a strong opposition to defeat the current government led by Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha elections to be held in the year 2024.

There is talk in the political circles that in the coming Lok Sabha elections, the opposition will challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party with the ‘one is two’ formula. Which means that in 450 Lok Sabha seats, the opposition will field only one candidate against the BJP candidate.

However, in the midst of all this, the biggest challenge of the opposition parties will be to forget their mutual differences and enter the fray together. Even in the meeting held in Patna, the displeasure between these parties towards each other was clearly visible. On one hand, where Mamta Banerjee has expressed her displeasure over the attitude of the Congress in her state, on the other hand, Kejriwal has made it clear that till the opposition parties do not get support against the ordinance of the Center in Delhi, they will Will not join the alliance.

Not only this, BSP did not participate in this meeting. In such a situation, the question arises that why big leaders like Mayawati and Mamta Banerjee are not showing interest in opposition unity, what is Mamta Banerjee’s formula against BJP?

Why BSP supremo Mayawati remained absent from the meeting

Before this meeting in Patna, Mayawati has been saying many times on the public platform that she will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections alone. This is the reason why no leader approached Mayawati either formally or informally.

However, from Mayawati’s recent statements, it seems that now the mind of the BSP chief has started changing. On Wednesday, a press note was issued like the BSP, in which it has been clearly stated that the BSP is eyeing the opposition unity.

At the same time, recently, Mayawati not only supported the controversy over Rahul Gandhi’s statements in America, but also seemed to match the tone.

Mamata Banerjee’s formula against BJP in Lok Sabha elections

karnataka assembly election After the victory of the Congress in 2014, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said that we will support the party in those states where the Congress will have strong roots. In return, Congress will also have to support regional parties in those states where their stronghold is strong.

There is currently one year left in the Lok Sabha elections to be held in the year 2024. Mamta Banerjee does not want to let BJP win in West Bengal under any circumstances, and wants to gain unconditional support to weaken BJP. Along with this, he says that Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party is strong in Uttar Pradesh, considering this Congress and all other parties should support Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.

Mamata wants to limit Congress to 200 Lok Sabha seats

According to Mamata Banerjee, the Congress party is strong in about 200 Lok Sabha seats including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. They should field their strong candidates on these seats so that a tough challenge can be given to the BJP. While Congress should keep aside in West Bengal, UP and Bihar and support the local party here.

Congress has direct fight with BJP on these seats

The 162 Lok Sabha seats shown above are such where the contest is going to be between the Congress and the BJP. Apart from this, 38 Lok Sabha seats are included in those states, where regional parties are in a strong position, but on these seats the competition is with the Congress.

In which Punjab has 4 out of 13 Lok Sabha seats, Maharashtra 14 out of 48, UP 5 out of 80, Bihar 4 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats, Telangana 6 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats and Andhra Pradesh and Kerala 5 seats. Are.

What were the results of these 200 seats in the last Lok Sabha elections?

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, out of the 200 seats mentioned above, BJP managed to win 168 seats and Congress was able to win only 25 seats. Whereas other parties won 7 seats.

In the Lok Sabha elections held in the year 2019, out of these 200 seats, BJP managed to win 178 seats. While Congress got only 16 seats and 6 seats went to the account of other parties.

Congress will have to sacrifice these seats for opposition unity

If the opposition goes ahead with Mamta Banerjee’s formula, then the Congress will have to distance itself from West Bengal, which has 42 Lok Sabha seats, 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar.

Will the Congress party agree to Mamata Banerjee’s formula?

At present, no official answer has come from the party to this question, but in the year 2019, the vote share of Congress had come down to 19.4 percent. In such a situation, if the party wants to prevent its vote share from falling at the national level this time too, then they will have to pay more attention to those seats where they are likely to win. If the party does this, it will help the Congress to increase its vote share in this Lok Sabha election.

On the other hand, if the Congress contests elections on fewer seats following Mamata Banerjee’s formula and the regional parties succeed in winning more seats, then the regional parties may have an upper hand, these regional parties may try to keep the Congress out of the race for the post of PM. can unite for.

All eyes on this state

In the Lok Sabha elections held in the year 2019, NDA got 39 out of 40 seats in Bihar. In this, BJP got 24 percent votes, while its main ally JDU got about 22 percent and LJP got 8 percent votes. But JDU and BJP parted ways a few years ago. After the separation of the two, the political equation in the state has completely changed.

During the meeting held in Patna, the opposition attacked the center

Rahul Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi, who attended the meeting held in Patna on Friday, alleged that in the current environment, the foundation of the country is being attacked.

Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also attacked the present government and said that what started from Kashmir is now happening in the whole country.

Omar Abdullah: Former Chief Minister of Kashmir and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah also spoke during the meeting. Narendra Modi Many allegations were made on the leadership of the government. He said, “Mehbooba Mufti and I belong to such an unfortunate area where the republic is being strangled. President’s rule has been imposed in Kashmir for 5 years.