Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls?
The INDIA bloc managed to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from reaching the majority mark in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, it went on to lose the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. In the ongoing campaign to the Delhi Assembly elections, the INDIA bloc appears fragmented as certain constituents of the coalition, such as the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress, are supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), leaving the Congress to fight on its own. Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls? K.K. Kailash and Hilal Ahmed discuss the question in a conversation moderated by Sobhana K. Nair. Edited excerpts:
Are pre-poll alliances inherently weak?
Hilal Ahmed: It depends on the nature of the alliance. Let’s compare the two major alli...