Bihar Politics: 17 Congress Leaders Join BJP Ahead Of Rahul Gandhi’s Visit

Just days prior to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s scheduled discuss with to Bihar, a big political jolt has hit the celebration with 17 distinguished leaders from Katihar district deserting the Congress and becoming a member of the BJP.

The political shift comes with severe allegations towards senior Congress chief and six-time MP Tariq Anwar, additional deepening the rift throughout the celebration and elevating questions over Congress’s power within the state.

The dramatic defection was once led via Vikas Singh, president of the Congress-affiliated labour organisation INTUC, who accused Tariq Anwar of fostering an “anti-upper caste mentality” in each his movements and rhetoric.

“This is just the beginning. Hundreds and thousands of workers are ready to join the BJP in the coming days,” declared Singh whilst becoming a member of the BJP within the presence of Bihar’s PHED Minister Neeraj Kumar Singh Bablu at a serve as held in Patna.

According to Singh, the verdict of 17 influential upper-caste Congress leaders to modify facets stems from rising resentment towards Anwar’s alleged bias and angle.

He alleged that Anwar’s operating taste alienated a big segment of upper-caste supporters—an influential vote casting bloc in Katihar, the place caste dynamics regularly form electoral results.

The exodus of leaders and simmering caste resentment come at a time when Congress is already going through inside discontent throughout the INDIA Bloc.

Such trends may just erode Tariq Anwar’s conventional toughen base and tarnish his symbol, particularly forward of meeting elections.

Katihar, lengthy regarded as a Congress stronghold underneath Anwar’s management, now seems to be politically inclined.

The higher caste neighborhood, which holds important sway within the area, might now waft clear of Congress—a possible electoral legal responsibility for the celebration if now not addressed impulsively.

While Tariq Anwar has but to reply publicly to the allegations, the episode has created a brand new problem for his management. As a senior determine and nationwide face of the celebration from Bihar, his credibility and mass enchantment are underneath scrutiny.