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Does a victory for Congress translate to a possible future change in the Central Govt?
By now you will all be aware of the thumping win of the Congress Party in the 16th Karnataka Assembly Elections. They bagged a whopping 135 seats and also, as per media reports, got a 43% vote share. The ruling BJP got just 65 seats, while the Janata Dal (Secular) fell drastically to 19 from its existing 32.The Congress and other Opposition leaders claim that this would indicate that the Central Govt. of the BJP would also fall in the next Lok Sabha elections. Really? Can victory in the Assembly polls of a couple of States translate to a change in the Central Govt. leadership?
Let's have a discussion on the victory, the reasons for it, what the new Karnataka CM and his Ministers need to do to retain the faith the voters have shown in them, the possible outcome, if any, of the next Lok Sabha elections based on this win, etc.
