Congress leader Sam Pitroda reaffirmed his concerns about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), saying that BJP will win 400 seats if EVMs are not 'fixed'
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, both Congress and the communists seem to be competing to woo the Islamic extremist outfit, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), in Kerala.
A report in the Economic and Political Weekly stated that Pitroda readily admits that he has little understanding of Indian society and is not even a serious student of the social and political forces at play in India
Sanjay Nirupam stated that leaders ought to prevent conflicts over winning seats. "The Shiv Sena may demand 23 seats, but what will they do with them?"
The language war stroked in the guise of so-called Hindi imposition and protection of interests of Karnataka had led to mainstreaming rabid lingiustic chauvinist groups like Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) which has been working in tandem with Congress party on host of issues for years.
The timing of the yatra couldn't be worse given that the party has lost to the BJP in three states and 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be held in the next few months.