Congress Suffers Major Defeat in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections

Negative campaign strategy and internal factionalism blamed for the party's poor performance.

Congress suffered a significant defeat in the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning 163 of the state’s 230 assembly seats.
Congress leaders Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh are blamed for the loss due to their negative campaign strategy, which focused on attacking senior BJP leaders rather than promoting their own party's outreach.
Congress's campaign was marked by internal factionalism, with allegations of autocratic behavior by Nath and Singh, which led to discontent among party workers.
The party's failure to form alliances with other parties, such as the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the India (Marxist), also contributed to their defeat.
Analysts suggest that Congress's defeat in the Hindi heartland states indicates a misinterpretation of previous election verdicts and a failure to adapt their campaign strategies accordingly.