After the victory of Congress in the Karnataka Assembly elections and its good performance in the Lok Sabha elections, it is being said that the trust of the Muslims of the country has increased in the Congress. Many regional parties are apprehensive about this. Congress’s allied parties are also included in these. Not only is Mamata Banerjee apprehensive, parties like Samajwadi Party, JMM and RJD are also apprehensive. Despite coordination with these parties, Congress has also started the politics of Muslim votes independently. This is most visible in Uttar Pradesh, where by-elections for 10 assembly seats are going to be held in the next few days. Congress is claiming five of these seats.
Before the announcement of by-elections, Congress state president Ajay Rai met the family members of jailed Samajwadi Party MLA Zahid Baig. Zahid Baig is MLA from Bhadohi seat of Purvanchal. As soon as Ajay Rai reached to meet his family members, Samajwadi Party also formed a committee and decided to send him to Zahid Baig’s house. Earlier SP had kept distance. Now SP is realizing that Congress is doing independent politics of Muslim votes in Purvanchal also. Congress has established its foothold in Western Uttar Pradesh and well-known Muslim leaders are with it. Now his eyes are on the seats of Purvanchal. This politics of Muslim votes will intensify in the coming days.