After the consecration ceremony of the idol of Ram Lalla in the Ram temple of Ayodhya, while there is an atmosphere of enthusiasm in the BJP, the entire opposition including the Congress is visibly worried. Although the leaders of the Congress, being the main opposition party, are fulfilling their duty by protesting against the BJP inside and outside the Assembly, they are all worried at the same time. The Congress’s concern is how it should oppose Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government now. After the Pran Pratistha ceremony, PM Modi is no longer seen as a politician but as the protector of ‘Sanatan Dharma’. Lok Sabha elections will certainly be held amidst the present euphoric atmosphere. In such a situation, it is clear that BJP will win all 25 Lok Sabha of Rajasthan. As of now, it can be said that the hat-trick is certain. The issue of Ram Temple will continue to be as important as it was before the consecration ceremony. The campaign will peak at the time of the Lok Sabha elections. The saffron brigade will ensure that PM Modi’s speech and program in Ayodhya continues to be in top news headlines.
Congress has no programme that could overshadow the BJP’s distribution of Prasad to the ‘Chalo Ayodhya’ campaign. It is easy now for the BJP to defeat Congress which is already divided into different factions. Differences are still there between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot as was the situation five years ago. Despite all the efforts of the high command, Sachin Pilot continues to be obsessed with Rajasthan politics. Secondly, the caste politics gambit is not going to serve any purpose for the grand old party. Votes of Jat, Dalit, and Meena will go to BJP only in the name of the Ram Mandir issue. The weak and disoriented central leadership of the Congress is hardly able to understand the Ayodhya issue. Despite consecutive defeats, instead of strengthening the organisation, it is busy building the image of Rahul Gandhi. By getting Rahul Gandhi to conduct the Nyaya Yatra, the party has done a lot of damage to itself. After a conflict in Assam during the yatra, apprehensions are about whether anyone will participate in the yatra in the Hindi belt now. Even worse, Congress does not have any agenda to contest the Lok Sabha elections. By targeting Prime Minister Modi in the changed environment after Pran Pratistha, the Congress will be causing a big loss to itself. After the defeat, Rahul Gandhi should have started preparing for the elections by paying attention to the organisation. However, the Congress strategists misled him.
