There are 39 members listed in the recent CWC composition, out of which at least 25 belong to the General category or Upper Caste including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, P. Chidambaram, and Abhishek Manu Singhvi.
Amit Shah criticised Congress and said, “How is it her seat? Did she bring it from Italy? It is the public that decides who would win a seat, not the party.” He called for greater transparency in electoral candidacies, criticising Rahul Gandhi for his dual candidacies in Waynad and Raebareili, which were disclosed only post-polling in Waynad.
In an interview with PTI on Sunday, Jean Dreze, a development economist and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s close aide said that “under the wave of authoritarianism” and “suppression of Opposition voices” by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party, the Lok Sabha elections commencing on the 19th of April are “as good as rigged”.
Unsurprisingly, while the BJP appreciated CM Reddy for acting like a ‘statesman’ and setting the template for cooperative federalism, several anti-Modi leaders and Congress supporters have resorted to labelling Revanth Reddy as a ‘Sanghi’ and even ‘Modi’s agent’.
The opposition parties seem convinced that their snide attacks on PM Modi would sway BJP voters to their side. However, it has instead contributed to the strengthening of the saffron party's electoral standing.
There are speculations that Priyanka Vadra may contest the 'family bastion' seat of Rae Bareli. However looking at 2019 fiasco of Congress where they lost deposits in 63 of 67 contested seats under Priyanka's leadership, winning will be very difficult.