India's embattled Congress party won big in a southern state election this weekend, exceeding expectations and gaining fresh momentum to take on entrenched Prime Minister Narendra Modi in national elections next year, top politicians and analysts said.
on Saturday in Karnataka state, home to the booming tech hub of Bengaluru, was largely due to local factors.
"This is an opportunity for Congress to enhance state efficiencies in Karnataka, build a new governance model and showcase that to the country," said Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, a political commentator who teaches at Krea University in southern India. Among its many challenges: to resolve internal rivalries, market its platform of welfare economics, forge strategicwith India's multitude of regional parties, and counter the strong messaging power of Modi and the BJP, analysts said.
"This is an amazing beginning," said Rajeev Gowda, the head of research at Congress and a former federal lawmaker. "The momentum is picking up for a fight back ... Each state victory can help keep the momentum."
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