Congress likely to go into elections without PM face

MANGALURU: The conundrum surrounding the prime ministerial face from the Congress is likely to stay unresolved until the election results are out, even as the names of

AICC

president Rahul Gandhi and BSP supremo Mayawati are doing the rounds.


Dropping a hint that the Congress, as usual, is unlikely to put up a

PM face

before the

Lok Sabha election

, KPCC vice-president V R Sudarshan said on Friday that the party believes in following the parliamentary form of election as laid down by the Constitution of India, where an election campaign is not built around an individual but the total worthiness of the party.

It will be interesting to see if this road, generally preferred by the Congress, will take the grand old party to its destination, especially at a time when the BJP has quite aggressively been campaigning in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and not the MP candidates in their respective constituencies.

Sudarshan said the upcoming election was a battle between parties but was based on issues. He said likeminded parties have decided to come together to fight the BJP tooth and nail. “After announcement of election results, the coalition parties will meet during which a decision will be taken on the country’s next Prime Minister,” he said.

Protesting the BJP’s concept of a New India, Sudarshan said the saffron party’s idea revolved only around polarising the society and creating a vicious atmosphere of hatred and anxiety. “What we need to do now is to shelve the concept of New India and revive the principles of modern India laid down by the country’s tallest leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and B R Ambedkar,” he said, adding this philosophy prophesised inclusive approach and appreciated diversity.