What is to be done if Congress needs to give tough fight in 2024?

In general, the opinion about Congress cannot win Lok Sabha 2024 election. Yes, at the broader level people will
accept as it is losing its presence state after state but if the top brass work out on the loose ends, they can form a grand
alliance of regional parties who oppose BJP. Let’s walk through SWOT of Congress in the present condition.
Results by State in 2019

Sl. State NDA NDA in UPA UPA in MGB MGB in Lef Left Oth Others in
No. in % in % in % t in % ers %
Nos. Nos. Nos. in in
No No
s. s.
1 Andaman - 45.3% 1 45.98% - - - - - 8.72%
2 Andhra Pradesh - 0.96% - - - - - - 25 99.04%
3 Arunachal 2 58.22% - 20.69% - - - - - 21.09%
Pradesh
4 Assam 9 36.05% 3 35.44% - - - - 1 28.18%
5 Bihar 42 53.25% 1 23.06% - - - - - 23.69%
6 Chandigarh 1 50.64% - 40.35% - - - - - 9.01%
7 Chhattisgarh 9 50.70% 2 40.91% - - - - - 8.39%
8 Dadra & Nagar 0 40.92% 1 45.44% - - - - - 13.64%
Haveli
9 Daman & Diu 1 42.98% - 31.62% - - - - - 25.40%
10 NCT of Delhi 7 56.56% - 22.51% - - - - - 20.93%
11 Goa 1 51.18% 1 42.92% - - - - - 5.92%
12 Gujarat 26 62.21% - 32.11% - - - - - 5.68%
13 Haryana 10 58.02% - 28.42% - - - - - 13.56%
14 Himachal 4 69.11% - 27.3% - - - - - 3.59%
Pradesh
15 Jammu & 3 46.39% 3 36.36% - - - - - 17.25%
Kashmir
16 Jharkhand 11 55.29% 2 27.14% - - - - - 17.57%
17 Karnataka 26 51.38% 2 41.55% - - - - - 7.07%
18 Kerala - 12.93% 19 47.24% - - 1 25.83% - 14.00%
19 Lakshadweep - - - 46.86% - - - - 1 53.14%
20 Madhya Pradesh 28 58% 1 34.50% - - - - - 7.5%
21 Maharashtra 41 50.88% 5 31.79% - - - - - 17.33%
22 Manipur 1 34.22% - 24.63% - - - - 1 22.48%
23 Meghalaya 1 30.20% 1 48.28% - - - - - 21.52%
24 Mizoram 1 44.89% - 48.60% - - - - - 6.51%
25 Nagaland 1 49.73% - 49.11% - - - - - 1.16%
26 Odisha 8 38.37% 1 13.81% - - - - 12 47.82%
27 Puducherry - 31.36% 1 56.27% - - - - - 12.37%
28 Punjab 4 37.08% 8 40.12% - - - - 1 22.8%
29 Rajasthan 25 60.50% - 34.24% - - - - - 5.26%
30 Sikkim 1 47.46% - - - - - - - 52.54%
31 Tamil Nadu 1 27.56% 34 46.63% - - 4 4.83% - 20.98%
32 Telangana 4 19.45% 3 29.48% - - - - 10 51.07%
33 Tripura 2 49.03% - 25.34% - - - 17.31% - 8.32%
34 Uttar Pradesh 64 50.57% 1 6.31% 15 37.22% - - - 5.9%
35 Uttarakhand 5 61.01% - 31.4% - - - - - 7.59%
 36 West Bengal 18 40.25% 2 5.61% - - - 6.28% 22 4.58%
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 303 seats, further increasing its substantial majority [1] and the BJP-led National
Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 353 seats.[2] The BJP won 37.46% of votes, while the NDA's combined vote was
45% of the 603.7 million votes that were polled. [3][4] The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stunned opposition parties
by winning 303 seats on its own in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The BJP received 22,90,78,261 votes, apparently,
the highest by any party in any Lok Sabha election ever. This is almost double the number of votes garnered by the
Congress. The grand old party has managed to get only 11,94,94,952 votes in the recently concluded parliamentary
elections.
While the BJP got 5,74,18,031 votes more than what it got in 2014 (17,16,60,230), the Congress managed to increase
their tally by only 1,25,58,010 votes. The Congress had got 10,69,35,942 votes in the previous general election. 
In West Bengal, the BJP made inroads by winning 18 seats and got around 2,30,28,343 votes - much more than the
Indian National Congress which got just 32,10,485 votes and won only two seats. Similarly, in politically crucial Uttar
Pradesh where Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party entered into a pre-poll alliance, the BJP won 62 seats with
4,28,57,454 votes while the Congress managed to win just 1 seat with 54,57,269 votes. 
In Karnataka, BJP won 25 seats by garnering total votes of 1,80,53,454 and the Congress won just one seat with
1,12,03,016 votes. Some other states where BJP, along with its allies, apparently made a clean sweep are Gujarat (BJP
got 1,80,91,484 votes), Bihar (BJP got 96,222,724 votes), Maharashtra (BJP got 1,49,12,139 votes), Rajasthan (BJP
got 1,89,68,392 votes) and Madhya Pradesh (BJP got 2,14,06,887 votes).
2019 Election Party-wise Votes %

2019 Election Party-wise Seats %

Having the above data in front of Congress, the party should work on all the means to restore its national presence and
as a nation’s grand old party with legacies.
We would recommend some action points that might help to increase their vote and seat share in 2024 election
provided the action points were strictly followed fiercely at the earliest possible time.
1. Annexing factions of Congress

All India Forward Bloc, Kerala Congress (all factions), Manipur Peoples Party, Biplobi Bangla Congress, Indian
Congress (Socialist), Tamil Manila Congress, All India Trinamool Congress, NCP, J&K PDP, Vidharba Janata
Congress, Nagaland People’s Front, YSR Congress Party, Chhattisgarh Janata Party are the factions of Congress
defected at various time period. Congress High Command shall take immediate and responsible actions by
extending hands to all party leaders with no back-end strategies. Iron out the differences with no second thought
along with brainstorming the current party leaders, office bearers at all levels about the parties agenda and action
plan.

2. Get back Party Leaders

Congress lost its office bearers, state legislative assembly members, parliament members, supporters, alliances and
voters knowingly, lethargically and also due to organized horse trading especially before, during or after any state
or general elections till date especially from 2014 onwards. Appoint full time ambassadors in all layers with a
guarantee to meet their demand but with out compromises on party’s core ideologies. Party’s top brass has to
ensure that all inductions follow SOPs set earlier else it will backfire.

3. Party Finance – Change as “Improve Party’s Financial Soundness”

The present status of Congress is at the verge of fighting against a mammoth opposite party armed with all
government machineries, unconditional support of corporate world, party go-getters etc., Legalised Electroal
Bonds, Country Wide Fund-Raising Program, Work with Party Affiliates etc., to garner financial support well
ahead of elections.

4. Multi-layer Strategies

Creating / forming new strategies or strategy re-engineering won’t be tough task for Congress as it is having vast
experience and able leaders to do so.

5. Empowering State Leaders

Decline of Congress Party begun from the day, the Central Leadership weakened state leaders from early 50’s in
taking decisions on any issues witnessed in their respective states. Secondly, Congress failed to grew multi-layer
leaders to fill the gap due to any reason which created a vacuum at every slot / position. TN Congress is the typical
example and people used to comment that the state congress got more leaders than cadres. It’s the right time for
Congress Party to run a massive membership drive, defined party positions with short, mid and long-term tasks to
be achieved to get elevated to their next level in party’ structure.

6. Work towards Common Minimum Program with probable alliances

 Kick start immediately to frame Common Minimum Program while charting out potential alliance with the
respective regional parties. Accepting the weakness in any state would be the ideal way to start the negotiation and
to get more numbers to contest and win.

7. Lobbying at all circles

Congress still has a good rapport with all industries, political circle, national and international channels to regain
its power in the central.

8. Draft Union Fiscal Budget to counter Government’s Official Budget

Prepare a model and dream budget in parallel with Union budget for the remaining parliament tenure. Tell the
public about the difference between the model and actual with what corrections needed to be incorporated to make
it more effective / beneficial to the nation in terms of efficient fiscal management, beneficial allocation to
respective sectors, Past budget performances – Forecast Vs Revised Vs Actual, handling revenue and fiscal deficit,
flaws if any other etc.,

9. Preparing Micro Election Manifesto – Constituency Wise

Immediately appointing a committee to draft manifesto for 2024 election for the nation, exclusive version for
states per constituency with fulfillments from the last election, if not details about representation of issues
highlighted in the last election, utilization of MP funds etc., The committee should have roots with sub-committees
per constituency which shall be released 9 months ahead, make it widely discussing subject by conducting various
roadshows and various means.

10. Public Awareness Programs on key issues

Pick and highlight 10 – 15 key points which is affecting the country as a repercussion of current government’s
policy decisions, flaw in execution, status of those decisions / impact of those decisions. What corrective measures
should be taken, cost and time to restore or recuperate from the losses or negative impact created caused by the act
of current government. All the these activities should reach the public to weigh the current government,
influencing voters to lean towards Congress as an alternative before fielding candidates.

11. Vision for another 25 Years (Five 5 Year Plans)

Long-term vision, short-term goals supported by roadmap, resources etc has to be tabled in front of public to gain
the confidence back. Young voters and population are waiting to hear an alternative to the current government
with a powerful tool (Technology) in hand. If Congress’s vision could equate Indian Youths’ dream will be a real
spark to turn them from the current political fiasco.

12. Highlighting BJP’s failure

List down the all unfulfilled promises, arithmetic errors in fiscal & monetary movements till date get aligned with
Public Awareness Program will be more helpful for the public to understand.

13. Work towards Strong Alliance

 Today is the right time to start to work towards alliance, study your weak spots, give up those constituencies, play
major role wherever Congress came as runner up, negotiate for 3 rd places and leave the rest potential alliance
partners.

14. Snuff Out Opposite Strategies

In depth strategy has to be chalked out per constituency and also counter strategies. Aim for simple majority or
single majority party to play the trump card in forming the government.

15. Conduct regional congregations.

Try to conduct maximum regional congregations online, offline, create Think tanks, advise party men to engage in
more debates.

Above are at the broader level but various action points have to be taken in consideration, too hear more
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