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With a number of BJP-ruled states reducing taxes on petrol and diesel on Thursday and the party trying to frame it as a “Diwali gift” by the Modi government, the Congress took a swipe at the ruling party, saying the decision to slash the excise duty was driven by fear and not by a desire to lighten the common man's burden.
When the Congress picked Charanjit Singh Channi, a Dalit, as the chief minister of Punjab, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati congratulated him but also sought to remind Dalits not to be “misled” by the “propaganda” of national parties such as the Congress.
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party 'is not going anywhere for many decades and the problem with Rahul Gandhi is that he thinks that the BJP will be overthrown by people'.
Amid the many hiccups and disquiet, the Congress under the Gandhi trio — Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka — seems to be getting its act together. The outcome of the 2022 Assembly polls in Punjab,
Buffeted by two conflicting targets — forging Opposition unity to take on the ruling BJP and save its own ship — Congress is increasingly finding itself as a target of regional parties, some of whom are keen to take the lead Opposition role ahead of 2024 general elections.