Key Points
A sweeping victory in politically key Karnataka is a much-needed morale booster for Congress and gives the party a tactical leg-up in the larger opposition churning against BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year...
The win would also give Congress a psychological boost for the year-end fight against BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh polls where the party needs victories to consolidate itself against BJP and thwart some regional biggies' bid to clip it from the table of opposition unity talks...
The large victory margin has immobilised any threat of 'Operation Kamal', limited the cope for blackmailing by chief ministerial aspirants, and may even embolden the AICC to deal with party leaders in other states indulging in periodical blackmailing and infighting...
AICC communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh, who earlier tweeted on how Congress defeated the PM's charge with local and livelihood issues later did the mandatory in another tweet on how Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra directly impacted the results and put out a chart of areas where Gandhi walked and where the party won...
With two victories - in Himachal Pradesh and now in Karnataka - in Mallikarjun Kharge's nascent Congress presidential kitty, the party circles also witnessed a gaining chatter about how Kharge is proving to be a "lucky mascot" for the party, which was battered by a long spell of defeats...
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