After losing power in Puducherry, the Congress was wiped out from the south, once considered the party's stronghold

New delhi date. Monday, February 22, 2021

The Congress government in Puducherry has collapsed. In the floor test on Monday, CM V. Narayanasamy lost. He has resigned after meeting Vice-Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan. Congress MLA K. After Laxminarayan and DMK MLA Venkatesh resigned on Sunday, the number of Congress-DMK MLAs in the 33-member assembly dropped to 11 while the number of MLAs from the Opposition was 14.

Congress wiped out in South India

After losing power in Puducherry, the Congress has been wiped out from South India. The Congress was defeated in Karnataka two years ago and now the party has lost power in Puducherry as well. It may be mentioned that there was a time when South India was considered the stronghold of the Congress.

Congress in power in 5 states

After the BJP's defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has been consistently performing poorly. In the meantime, the party has made a comeback in some states, but if you look at the situation across the country, the Congress is now in power in only five states. These states include Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

He also lost power in Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress returned to power after 15 years. But only 15 months later the government collapsed. As soon as Jyotipaditya Scindia joined the BJP, 25 MLAs resigned and Shivraj Singh became the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh once again. Apart from that, in Karnataka too, 17 MLAs of the Congress-JDS alliance resigned in 2019 and the government collapsed there too.

5 states challenge Congress

Assembly elections are scheduled for April-May this year in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Purucheri. It will be very challenging for the Congress to win this election.