Does the Bihar election outcome spell the beginning of a Congress revival Although the coming Punjab Assembly polls will be a further indicator, the real battle grounds will be Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat where Assembly elections will see fights between the two national parties.
Maharashtra is a major state where the Congress’ base has not been completely eroded and a tactical alliance with the NCP could return the coalition to power. This process seems to have begun, as seen in the Gondia and Gadchiroli Zilla Parishad results which saw the BJP defeated in Vidarbha region.
The Bihar results have boosted Congress morale after defeats that began in 2013 in the MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh polls. In 2014, the Lok Sabha elections saw the Congress suffer a historic debacle.
