Bihar elections will not give tickets to District Presidents before 2025. Rahul Gandhi wants those organizations to strengthen, do not contest elections. This will reduce factionalism and will pay attention to party workers. 1500 applications have come for tickets.
Patna: Before the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar 2025, the political stir in the Congress party is intensifying. While Rahul Gandhi’s decision has brought a big change in the party’s ticket policy, due to this, the hopes of tickets of many district presidents have been cold. Rahul Gandhi has made it clear that the district presidents of Bihar will not contest the election, but their main focus will be on strengthening the party organization.
District heads will not get tickets
During the start of the Congress organization creation campaign in Bhopal in the last few months, Rahul Gandhi gave clear instructions that the organizational officials will not enter the electoral fray. They believe that if the district president contests the election, they will not be able to remain dedicated to the party’s organization and faction will increase due to power-related equations. At the same time, the Congress will continuously monitor the observers sent from Delhi so that they work in a fair and transparent manner.
Stir in Congress!
In Bihar, where ticket distribution at the local level is often on the basis of caste equation and regional popularity, there can be internal dissatisfaction in the party due to not giving tickets to the district presidents. Many district heads and activists had hoped for tickets on the strength of their popularity in their field. If this decision comes strictly implemented, the expectations of many people will be broken and the Congress is also in danger of losing the support of local party workers in the Bihar assembly elections.
Trying to strengthen the organization
According to political experts, this new policy is towards strengthening the Congress organization. Under this, the district presidents will be removed from the electoral role and will be given responsibilities like organization management, public coordination, party brand ambassador. With this, even though there is resentment among the ticket deprived leaders at the immediate level, the election machinery of the party will be strengthened to the booth level.
1500 applications accepted
The screening committee of the Congress has accepted applications from about 1500 ticket contenders from 38 districts of Bihar, including many young and experienced leaders. As part of the first phase of preparations, the Congress is also planning to field big leaders after Dussehra.
Challenge to maintain balance
The impact of this decision of Rahul Gandhi in Bihar will be clearly visible when the party will release the final list of ticket distribution. The challenge for the party will be how to maintain organizational strength and electoral balance, which will prove to be a test in the ground politics of Bihar. This strategy is considered an important step to strengthen the Grand Alliance in Bihar and to strengthen the position of the Congress, which can affect the direction of the upcoming assembly elections.