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Shivakumar predicts bigger Congress win, Rahul Gandhi as PM in 2029
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has predicted that the Congress will return to power in the state with an even bigger mandate and could win 20 Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka. He…
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has predicted that the Congress will return to power in the state with an even bigger mandate and could win 20 Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka. He also said the party would form the central government in 2029 with Rahul Gandhi as prime minister.
Speaking at the India Today Roundtable Conference, Shivakumar attributed his political success to hard work, determination, discipline and dedication. He rejected comparisons with Amit Shah, saying he remains a simple party worker. The chief minister also expressed confidence that Karnataka will play a key role in strengthening the Congress nationally.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Shivakumar's projection of 20 Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka is ambitious given that the Congress won only nine of the state's 28 seats in the 2024 general election, with the BJP-JD(S) alliance taking 19. The chief minister's claim aligns with the party's broader 2029 strategy of positioning Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial face, but Karnataka's electoral history shows that assembly and Lok Sabha voting patterns often diverge. The state has not given a single party 20 or more Lok Sabha seats since 2009, when the BJP won 19. Whether Shivakumar can replicate his assembly coalition-building success at the national level will depend on caste alignments and the performance of the state's welfare schemes over the next three years. The party faces its first real test in the 2028 assembly elections, due by early that year.
Source: indiatoday.in
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