New parties: Congress' way to regain power?

Congress survived anti incumbency in the last elections both in Andhra Pradesh and across the country to come back to Power. During the last two elections Andhra Pradesh played important role sending majority MPs on Congress ticket to Lok Sabha. However, mishandling of the situation in Andhra Pradesh now weakened its chances to come to power in the next elections.

But Congress central leadership is not to concede defeat so easily, If it had done so, it wouldn't have ruled the Country and many states in the Country for so many decades. This was proven when the party even after receiving severe drubbing in Delhi assembly elections, supported Aam Aadmi Party to come to power. Many say Aravind Kejriwal's party emerged with the tacit support of Congress itself, as the party itself is reeling under various scams and corruption issues and it wants to revamp its organisation before general elections in 2014.

The way Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi gave a call to practice Aam Aadmi's policies and eradicate corruption raises suspicion. Many say AAP was used to erode into BJP's support base. There is no denying that had AAP not been in Delhi elections fray BJP would have got 2/3 majority. Buoyed with its ploy working, Congress is planning to implement it across the country and in AP to stem Narendra Modi's wave and support to BJP.

Already the AAP has announced its intentions to contest Lok Sabha elections. In a survey it was found that if AAP gets 5 per cent votes, it will affect BJP chances in 50 seats and if the party gets 10 per cent vote share, then BJP will be in trouble in 100 seats. If that takes care of Congress party's wily strategy across the country, in Andhra Pradesh where its chances are extremely bleak and many are predicting a white wash for the party, it is coming out with another complicated and sophisticated poll strategy. Having proven its intent on dividing the state to form Telangana, it is now getting ready to stop the process till next elections, promising if voted to power with full majority, it will create Telangana.

At the same time it hopes to win even in seemandhra by launching various new parties in support of seemandhra cause and cut into the votes of Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP. No one will deny YSRCP and TRS' closeness to Congress and even if CM Kiran or Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal launches new parties and win many seats in the next elections, it need not fear as they will surely support Congress in the end.

One has witnessed the emergence of Mahajana Socialist Party by MRPS chief Manda Krishnamadiga. It plans to divide BCS,SCs and in the same way Kammas, Kapus votes in its favour with the help of CM Kiran and Lagadapati Rajagopal. Even in the last elections Congress romped home as Chiranjeevi's PRP with 18 assembly seats cut into main opposition party TDP's support. One cannot underestimate the role played by Lok Satta chief Jai Prakash Narayan.

This shows how efficient Congress Party is in manipulating elections. So those who write off Congress even before the start of the next elections better realise that they will be in for a shock if they do so without considering all the above facts. Congress may shock once again coming back to power both in State and Centre.