NewDelhi: After the latest Delhi Assembly elections, which the BJP won convincingly against the AAP, the Indian National Congress now has no seats in five of the state assemblies in India. This reminds us of Congress’s increasing electoral challenges in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Congress’s Assembly Representation: A State-Wise Breakdown
Delhi Assembly
In Delhi’s 70-member assembly, the BJP has won 48 seats, ousting the AAP and leaving the Congress party stalled in the doldrums for the third consecutive time here.
Andhra Pradesh
In the 2024 assembly elections, the Congress gained no seats in the 175-seat assembly. The number of seats for the NDA alliance is 164, and for YSRCP, it is 11. This is a significant drop for Congress, which was in power in the state until 2014.
West Bengal
Congress has no representation in the 294-member assembly where it contested in alliance with the Left Front in 2021. The ruling Trinamool Congress has 224 MLAs, while BJP has 66 seats. The Sagardighi seat had briefly come under Congress control in 2022, losing it — when its MLA switched sides to TMC.
Sikkim
An opposition-less 32 assembly seats are held by Sikkim Kranti Morcha (SKM), an ally of the BJP, and Congres is unrepresented.
Nagaland
No Congress candidate won any seat in the 60-member assembly in the February 2023 elections. Which currently comprises the following:
NDPP: 25 seats
BJP: 12 seats
NCP: 7 seats
NPP: 5 seats
All Others and Independents: 11 seats
Minimal Availability in Other States
Meanwhile, Congress is almost defunct in some north-eastern states:
Arunachal Pradesh: 1 MLA
Meghalaya: 1 MLA
Mizoram: 1 MLA
Manipur: 2 MLAs
Puducherry: 2 MLAs
It is a significant drop for a party with such a long run at the top of Indian politics, and its representation in states has now fallen to this historic low.
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