The Congress is just short of a majority in these two States, and the BSP’s support was more than welcome. Both the Congress and the BSP may therefore be tempted to think ahead on seat adjustments for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to beat back the BJP’s challenge. The BSP’s reasoning would be that in M.P., Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the Congress needs it more than it needs the Congress. But the third front of the BSP and Ajit Jogi’s Janta Congress Chhattisgarh got more than 11% of the vote. The Congress lost Gujarat despite its alliances, and it won Chhattisgarh, M.P.

Source: The Hindu December 12, 2018 18:22 UTC