The Karnataka Congress on Monday held a celebration assembly to overview its efficiency within the latest Lok Sabha elections, which state unit chief and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has described as a “warning bell” for the social gathering, based on folks conversant in the matter.
Speaking to the media on Monday, Shivakumar stated there was a necessity for introspection and corrective measures, urging social gathering members to chorus from public criticism and media commentary concerning the election consequence.
“We have to study issues and overview the place we’ve got gone improper, what has occurred,” Shivakumar instructed reporters, highlighting the social gathering’s dedication to understanding the explanations behind its underperformance.
Regardless of the Congress’s optimistic projections and reliance on its authorities’s assure schemes, the social gathering secured solely 9 out of 28 seats, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Celebration-led NDA clinched 19 seats. The BJP received 17 seats and JD(S) two.
“Individuals have given us a warning bell. We have to be cautious sooner or later,” Shivakumar acknowledged, noting that the social gathering anticipated profitable 14-15 seats however finally fell brief.
He identified that the social gathering didn’t safe votes even within the dwelling constituencies of a number of of its leaders. “We’re verifying why it occurred. There could also be a number of particular person causes, however defeat is a defeat. Now we have to just accept that votes for us have gone down. Individuals have given their verdict, we will’t give lame excuses. Now we have to set it proper,” he stated.
Amid the social gathering’s inner overview, the Congress leaders have expressed dissatisfaction with the efficiency and the effectiveness of the assure schemes. Congress MLA JT Patil from Bagalkote publicly referred to as on chief minister Siddaramaiah to reassess these ensures, questioning their impression on improvement and voter assist. “At many locations, ensures haven’t labored so we’ll enchantment to the CM to rethink concerning the ensures,” he stated.
Congress MLA Balakrishna acknowledged the necessity for a strategic reassessment post-election. “Now we have realised that it hasn’t labored and our opponents too have been saying that the ensures haven’t actually helped us,” he stated, leaving the ultimate choice to the social gathering management. The Congress’s ensures, which had been a serious a part of its marketing campaign, included the Shakti Scheme without cost transport to girls and college students, the Anna Bhagya Scheme offering meals grains, the Gruha Jyothi Scheme providing free energy and the Gruha Lakshmi Scheme offering monetary support to girls heads of households.
Regardless of some inner opposition, a Congress spokesperson affirmed that any choice relating to the schemes can be made by the cupboard. “However the CM has made it clear that the assure schemes, which was a promise we made earlier than the meeting election, will proceed,” the spokesperson said.
A delegation of Bengaluru Congress MLAs led by Shivakumar met CM Siddaramaiah and mentioned varied points. “Ministers Ramalingareddy, KJ George, Jameer Ahmed Khan, MLAs Harris, UB Venkatesh, Rizwan Arshad, Krishnappa, UB Venkatesh, Sudam Das, Nagaraj Yadav, Rajya Sabha Members GC Chandrasekhar, Rajeev Gowda, chief minister’s Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed, Govindaraju and lots of others had been current,” learn a press release from the CM’s workplace.