Indian National Congress campaign for the 2019 Indian general election

Summary

On 25 August 2018, Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi has constituted the Core Group Committee, Manifesto Committee and Publicity Committee for the upcoming 2019 Indian general election.[1][2][3][4]

Campaign2019 Indian general election
AffiliationIndian National Congress
AllianceUnited Progressive Alliance
Key peopleRahul Gandhi (Party President)
Priyanka Vadra
Sonia Gandhi
Websitewww.inc.in

Leadership edit

Slogans edit

'Ab Hoga Nyay' edit

Congress on Sunday 7 April 2019 launched its Lok Sabha campaign slogan 'Ab Hoga Nyay' (Now, There Will be Justice) by weaving a narrative around the "injustice" meted out to countrymen and "atmosphere of despair" prevailing in the country during the Narendra Modi government.[5]

Chowkidar Chor Hai edit

Chowkidar Chor Hai (Hindi: चौकीदार चोर है। is a Hindi slogan used by the Indian National Congress in its campaign for the 2019 Indian general election. The slogan was coined by the Congress' Prime Ministerial candidate Rahul Gandhi as a slogan against Narendra Modi, with the intention of conveying that the person who was entrusted with safeguarding public money was in fact a thief.[6]

Manifesto edit

The Congress Party manifesto can be found here: Congress Manifesto 2019

Results edit

State Total Seats Seats Won Seat Change
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) 1 1   1
Andhra Pradesh 42 0  
Arunachal Pradesh 2 0   1
Assam 14 3  
Bihar 40 1   1
Chandigarh (UT) 1 0  
Chhattisgarh 11 2   1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) 1 1  
Daman & Diu (UT) 1 1  
Goa 2 1   1
Gujarat 26 0  
Haryana 10 0   1
Himachal Pradesh 4 0  
Jammu & Kashmir 6 0  
Jharkhand 14 1   1
Karnataka 28 1   8
Kerala 20 15   7
Lakshadweep (UT) 1 0  
Madhya Pradesh 29 1   1
Maharashtra 48 1   1
Manipur 2 2   2
Meghalaya 2 1  
Mizoram 1 0   1
Nagaland 1 0  
NCT of Delhi 7 0  
Orissa 21 1   1
Puducherry (UT) 1 1   1
Punjab 13 8   5
Rajasthan 25 0  
Sikkim 1 0  
Tamil Nadu 39 8   8
Telangana 17 3   1
Tripura 2 0  
Uttar Pradesh 80 1   1
Uttarakhand 5 0  
West Bengal 42 2   2
Total 543 52   8

Alliance and candidates edit

Committees edit

Core Group Committee edit

Manifesto Committee edit

Publicity Committee edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Press Release - Lok Sabha Election Committees for 2019". Indian National Congress.
  2. ^ "Congress Forms 9-Member Core Committee For 2019 Lok Sabha Polls". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Congress gears up for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi forms three key panels". 25 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Rahul Gandhi sets up three Congress committees on poll-related issues; panels include AK Antony, P Chidambaram, Ahmed Patel". Firstpost.
  5. ^ "Congress launches 'Ab Hoga Nyay' for Lok Sabha polls". Deccan Herald. 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "'Chowkidar Chor Hai': Uddhav Thackeray Uses Rahul Gandhi's Jibe To Attack Modi". HuffPost India. 25 December 2018.

External links edit

  • Official website