New Delhi: For 16 days, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ made a noise of a noise through dusty highways and crowds of Bihar. More than a campaign, it was picked as a “moral” crusade: the battle of millions of people “protecting votes” allegedly collided with the role. In March, there was an opposition show of political theatrics, constitutional teachings and force – adding both Asha and controversy.
25 districts, 110 seats, 1300 km
More than 1,300 km, in 25 and 110 assembly constituencies out of 38 districts, Rahul Gandhi rushed, ride, and waved his way through the politically accused landscape of Bihar. From Sasharam to Patna, the yatra attracted a huge crowd, raising slogans like ‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chauhore’.
India block partners joined different stages, which turned into a journey in AA Pictures of Opposition unity.The leaders who joinedTravel:
Congress : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikrajun Kharge, Revantha Reddy, Ashok Gehlot, KC Venugopal, Siddaramaiah- RJD: Tejashvi Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav
- Samajwadi Party: Akhilesh Yadav
- DMK: MK Stalin and Kanimoji
- JMM: Hemant Soren
- Trinmool Congress: Yusuf Pathan and Lalitesh Tripathi
- NCP (SP): Supriya Sule and Jitendra Avhad
- Shiv Sena (UBT): Sanjay Raut
- Left parties: Dipankar Bhattacharya (CPI-ML), D Raja (CPI), MA Baby (CPI-M)
- Vachal Inshan Party (VIP): Mukesh Sahni
Message: One person, one vote
At its core, the campaign was about a single phrase ‘Vote Theft’. Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of inconsistent to inconsistently accusing Dalits, OBCs, Muslims and the poor through special intensive amendment (SIR) of the election rolls. “It’s not only about Bihar, it is about India’s democracy,” he announced at several stops, on March with the protecting the Constitution.
Congress gets a new script
While the Congress has been a marginal force in Bihar for a long time, the visit has pushed Rahul Gandhi to the role of a prominent hero in the opposition drama rather than a supporting character. Although the Congress has been a modest player in Bihar politics for a long time, the yatra has revived its cadre, giving the local workers visible and the party would get a chance to reset its organizational machinery months before the Bihar assembly elections.
Instead of caste politics alone, the Congress wants to jump back to the political relevance of Bihar by preparing the fight as one of rights and democracy. The yatra has also intensified opposition attacks on EC, ensuring that the issue will be re -added to the upcoming elections.
Symbolism and spectacle
The conclusion on Monday in Patna tied the campaign rhetoric to history. While marching for the statue of Ambedkar from Gandhi Maidan, Rahul Gandhi called for the legacy of the two leaders, casting the legacy of the two leaders as a “revolution for electoral justice”.
The white T -shirt and local gamcha were widely broadcast on social media by the party – a grounded, prepared as a proof of a grounded leader. The Congress leader also stepped into the deep knee water, to see how the world’s new favorite superfood is grown from Bihar. Sharing a video of his conversation, Rahul said that the entire hard work is done by 99 percent of ‘Bahujan’, while the benefit only goes to 1 percent middlemen, as he vowed to fight this “injustice”.
Controversy
But the road was not without bumps. A police constable injured in Rahul Gandhi’s convoy became a flashpoint for the BJP attacks. Meanwhile, the alleged derogatory remarks against PM Modi during a rally in Darbhanga made a fast and coordinated criticism from the BJP.
Both party workers also raised the comment on the comment, increasing political tension in Patna.
What will happen next?
The yatra converted the Congress rank and file to be considered, without thinking, Rahul Gandhi converted PM Modi into a right-centric challenger, and sent a message of opposition unity in a state, where caste politics usually dominates. But the unanswered question remains: will it be speed, or will it fade like a previous Congress?For now, Rahul Gandhi “steal votes” in a political battle to Bihar and hopes his journey is less remembered as a roadshow, and as the beginning of a movement that translates into results in the upcoming elections.