Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: A month after party leaders blamed him for the historic defeat of the party in the Assembly elections, Congress high command ultimately succumbed to the pressure of the “genuine workers” and removed Bharatsinh Solanki from the position of the AICC in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir Congress.
The Early Times in its January 15 edition reported that some Congress leaders without mincing any words blamed Solanki for the party’s humiliating and historic defeat in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
For the first time in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress secured the lowest ever six seats in the assembly elections.
Highly placed sources said that Solanki was removed from the position after some leaders and workers alleged that Congress suffered a humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections due to mismanagement by those who were at the helm of the affairs.
Bharatsinh Solanki and other national leaders who managed all affairs during Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were facing the anger of the workers at the grassroots level.
Important to mention here that after the historic defeat of the party in the J&K Assembly elections, Solanki avoided facing workers and leaders due to brewing anger among them against national leaders who allegedly mishandled elections in J&K.
It is alleged that most of the national leaders deputed by the party's high command to manage the election campaign restricted themselves to their ho The Early Times in its January 15 edition reported that some Congress leaders had blamed Solanki for the party’s humiliating defeat in J&K Assembly elections.
Solanki was removed from the position after some leaders and workers alleged mismanagement by those who were at the helm of the affairs led to the party's debacle.
After the defeat Solanki avoided the workers and leaders due to brewing anger among them against mishandling of J&K assembly polls.
Bharatsinh Solanki was made inchage of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress on December 23, 2023 by replacing Rajni Patel.
Instead of taking charge and monitoring the campaign on the ground, these leaders remained detached from the process. They neither visited the constituencies nor made any significant effort to connect with the contesting candidates.
Bharatsinh Solanki was made inchage of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress on December 23, 2023 by replacing Rajni Patel.
As reported earlier by this newspaper, during his first meeting with Congress leaders on January 12, Solanki, faced intense criticism from party leaders.
The backlash centered around allegations of mismanagement and disarray during the election campaign, which many attributed to the party’s dismal performance.
Party leaders expressed their grievances against Solanki, who was responsible for overseeing the selection of candidates and the overall campaign strategy.
“A former minister and ex-MLA directly blamed Solanki for the party’s humiliating defeat, calling it a historic and shameless loss,” a source revealed.
“Without mincing words, several leaders accused him of favoritism, claiming that tickets were sold and deserving candidates were sidelined during the selection process.”
These allegations underscored deep discontent within the party ranks. Sources indicated that a number of senior leaders pointed out glaring shortcomings in how the campaign was managed, particularly the lack of engagement by national leaders deputed to oversee the elections. | 