Rahul Gandhi vs Mamata Banerjee… Has the time come for a change in the leadership of the INDIA group? , Opinion – india block faces leadership tussle between rahul gandhi and mamata banerjee after maharashtra election results opnm1

Once again a challenge like G-23 has arisen before Rahul Gandhi. That incident was within the Congress, the new incident is within the INDIA block. Trinamool Congress has demanded handing over the leadership to Mamata Banerjee. The special thing is that this demand has been opposed by such a leader, who has been sidelined by Rahul Gandhi under the pressure of Mamata Banerjee.

Mamata Banerjee’s party Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee says, ‘Congress could not perform as per expectations in Haryana and Maharashtra… We expected better performance from Congress.’

Kalyan Banerjee further adds, ‘India Block is an alliance, but no results are visible… There seems to be a big failure on the part of Congress to achieve results… If you want to fight BJP then India Block is It is necessary to strengthen… A leader is needed to strengthen… The big question is who can be the leader… Congress has tried all kinds of experiments, but they have failed.

Despite being marginalized in the Congress, former West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Choudhary has taken the lead in protesting. It is said that the frog in the well sees the sky as its well… and the situation of TMC is similar.

Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary says, ‘TMC used to be a national party, but then its stature diminished… and it became a regional party… be it Goa, Tripura or any other state… efforts are being made everywhere. But it failed.

Now it is becoming more clear that Adhir Ranjan Choudhary was not the reason for Mamata Banerjee’s distance from Congress. Adhir Ranjan’s name has just been used as an excuse, Mamata Banerjee’s real problem is with Rahul Gandhi only. That is why even before Rahul Gandhi enters the borders of West Bengal with Nyay Yatra, she announces that TMC will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections alone. In such a situation, what is the meaning of TMC being in India Block?

Kalyan Banerjee has said this in the context of the results of Maharashtra and Haryana elections. After the Lok Sabha elections, four assembly elections have been held – the results of Jammu-Kashmir and Jharkhand will be counted in the INDIA block only.

Rahul Gandhi vs Mamata Banerjee: Highlights

1. Mamta Banerjee is not only senior, she is also much more experienced than Rahul Gandhi. She has been a street fighter since the beginning. Rahul Gandhi has also now become serious about the street fight.

2. Rahul Gandhi has already run a campaign like Kisan Yatra. His new look was seen after Bharat Jodo Yatra and Nyay Yatra. Rahul Gandhi has completed both these trips, earlier it seemed as if he would go for fun, and at any time he could leave in between and go on a foreign trip – recently, a seriousness has definitely been seen.

3. In 2019, Rahul Gandhi also lost Amethi and Congress also lost in the entire country, but in 2021, despite losing Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee made TMC win in West Bengal.

4. The post of Congress President was imposed on Rahul Gandhi. As soon as I got the chance, I got rid of it. His seriousness regarding the post of President can also be understood from the words written in the letter by the G-23 leaders of Congress – The demand of the leaders was for a Congress President who can also be seen working. Meaning, Congress leaders had never realized this when Rahul Gandhi was the president.

Rahul Gandhi vs Mamata Banerjee: Acceptability

In the 2019 general elections, Mamata Banerjee rapidly emerged as the leader of the opposition. Before the elections, Mamata Banerjee was in touch with leaders from across the country including Delhi. Once during her visit to Delhi, it was also seen that she met Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath, but did not give any importance to Rahul Gandhi. At that time Rahul Gandhi used to be the President of Congress. Both of them definitely met in the subsequent meetings of the opposition leaders.

Mamata Banerjee had a visit to Delhi after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, when she had to return disappointed. She had left Kolkata with a plan to hold a meeting with opposition leaders. Mamata Banerjee had said this to Sharad Pawar and P. Chidambaram after a rally in Kolkata.

Mamata Banerjee had just come to Delhi when Rahul Gandhi started holding separate meetings with opposition leaders. Mamata Banerjee did meet the opposition leaders separately, but no formal meeting could take place – and Sharad Pawar did not even give time to meet Mamata Banerjee despite being in Delhi.

Mamta Banerjee made a plan for Mumbai to meet Sharad Pawar. She also went to Sharad Pawar’s house and met her nephew Abhishek Banerjee. A long and detailed presentation was also given. When asked about UPA after coming out, she said, where is UPA, UPA is over. But, after some time, it became clear from Sanjay Raut’s statement that Sharad Pawar has distanced himself from Mamata Banerjee’s claim.

Mamta Banerjee had also tried to unite the opposition by keeping Congress aside, but as soon as Kamal Nath came to meet Sonia Gandhi with the message, Sharad Pawar pulled back. Mamta Banerjee had to sit down quietly.

Rahul Gandhi vs Mamata Banerjee: Who is the bigger leader?

Before the 2019 general elections, it was said about Mamata Banerjee that she was learning Hindi. It was believed that to become the Prime Minister, it is necessary for a leader to know Hindi, otherwise the pulses will not melt in North India.

Mamta Banerjee definitely speaks Hindi, but not as fluently as Rahul. Yes, Mamata Banerjee’s words are more powerful than Rahul Gandhi. Mamata Banerjee is the undisputed leader of Bengal, but being the leader of Congress, Rahul Gandhi has pan-India influence.

Rahul Gandhi vs Mamata Banerjee: Advantages and Disadvantages

If we talk about acceptance among the leaders of the opposition camp, there is not much difference between Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi. At present both have good relations with Akhilesh Yadav, who emerged as a strong regional leader in the Lok Sabha elections, but elsewhere it seems as if different conditions are applicable.

Being the leader of Congress, Rahul Gandhi’s acceptability definitely increases compared to Mamata Banerjee. Like Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar has also made serious efforts to unite the opposition. Even after winning the 2015 Bihar elections, he was very active, but when he could not do so, he joined NDA. In 2022, Nitish Kumar made a fresh attempt to unite the opposition. INDIA block was the contribution of Nitish Kumar, but when the demand started decreasing, he again went with NDA.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Mamata Banerjee was with the opposition alliance only to say the least, but she was not seen together on any occasion. She definitely used to send her leaders for representation in rallies. She was also involved in some meetings, but contested the elections alone.

Even during the election of Lok Sabha Speaker, Mamata Banerjee suddenly got angry, saying that Congress declared the opposition candidate without talking to TMC. Then Rahul Gandhi called Mamata Banerjee and within a short conversation she agreed.

Due to experience, Mamata Banerjee takes good political stands, but Rahul Gandhi is rarely able to do the same. It was Mamata Banerjee who first came forward to boycott the Ram Temple inauguration ceremony, Rahul Gandhi took the decision later. And, when some Congress leaders started saying that they would definitely go to Ayodhya, Rahul Gandhi had to correct his mistake.

The level of anger of both Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee remains high, but the anger of the Congress leader is often limited to Adani-Ambani, while targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The short-temperedness has also been felt in Mamata Banerjee’s politics, and both the Congress and BJP leadership have faced this – but Mamata Banerjee is always politically sound, and Rahul Gandhi often misses the mark.

Due to regional influence of Trinamool Congress and pan-India influence of Congress, Rahul Gandhi’s scope seems wider than that of Mamata Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee should know that when Nitish Kumar did not get importance in the opposition camp, then where is she going to get it – Yes, it is a different matter if she is also giving such fillers to take the path of Nitish Kumar.