May 16 was a historic day for the Congress, as it crossed the 200 mark after the 1991 Lok Sabha elections. Its success in Bihar, a part of the Hindi heartland where it is likely to consolidate itself in the days to come, is even more pleasing.
The success of the Congress has surprised all and it has been proved yet again that tall claims sound hollow to the well-informed. The BJP, which coined the slogan 'Majbut Neta, Nirnayak Sarkar', failed to woo the voters again and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh silently proved his strength.
The Lok Sabha election of 2009 has led to several interesting outcomes which could change the political scenario of the country. The Congress-led UPA, which was earlier not sure of success, bagged 258 seats, just 14 short of the magical number, 272. That means the UPA can form the government without the support of major parties like the Samajwadi Party (SP), RJD and the Left. It is really a pleasing prospect for the people of the country that they do not have to witness the cheap ‘bargain politics’ of the regional parties, courtesy the performance of the Congress party.
Congress has done very well in several states of the country and swept all the seven seats in the national capital of Delhi. Importantly, the Congress has regained its lost pride in the Hindi heartland and the political hub of the country, Uttar Pradesh. The veteran national party also registered a phenomenal success in Rajasthan which had been snatched by BJP in the last election. Meanwhile, the Congress also succeeded in two Bihar constituencies, where the JD [U] - BJP coalition has won 32 out of 40 seats.
Of course, the two seats won by the Congress in Bihar are negligible in comparison with the overall national figure of 202. But, it can be said a new dawn has broken for the Congress in Bihar which it lost in the 1991 Lok Sabha elections. As in many districts of Bihar, the Congress had lost its ground in the Muslim-dominated Kishanganj district. Renowned journalist MJ Akbar won the Lok Sabha election from Kishanganj in 1989 on a Congress ticket. After that, the Congress has not won in Kishanganj.
Finally, after a long wait, Maulana Asrarul Haque has brought the smile back in the Congress camp by winning the election by a good margin of 81,205 votes. In 1989, Maulana Asrarul Haque was defeated by MJ Akbar by around 25,000 votes. At the time, Maulana Asrarul Haque contested as an independent and lost, due to the legacy of the Congress in the constituency.
Despite being the people's favourite, Haque lost the election in 1998 and 1999 as well on Samajwadi Party and NCP tickets respectively. However, this time, owing to the RJD - LJP coalition in Bihar, the Congress decided to field candidates on its own from several constituencies, including Kishanganj.
The 62-year-old veteran got the Congress ticket at the last minute, replacing Jawed Azad. The decision of the Congress party was welcomed by the people of Kishanganj and all focus shifted to Haque.
From the beginning, it was clear that Haque would win. At last, on May 16, when the country’s political scene witnessed a major transformation, Haque had helped the Congress by winning the Kishanganj seat. In the days to come, the Congress may expect more success from Bihar.
Haque's victory is seen as a victory of the people of the educationally and economically backward Kishanganj district. As a Congress-led UPA government is going to take charge at the centre, the people of Kishanganj expect all-round development of the district now.
One only hopes that the UPA government will do its best for the development of Kishanganj, the country's most backward district. Last but not the least, Haque has got the people's mandate for the educational uplift of Kishanganj. The sun has perhaps risen on the educationally and economically-deprived district.
ठाकुरगंज । बिहार में कांग्रेस द्वारा २ सीटों को जीत लेने पर आत्म बिभोर हो कांग्रेस इसे अपनी खोई जमींन पाने के तरफ़ बढ़ता कदम देख रहे है , परन्तु विजयी होने वाले दोनों उम्मीदवार में एक मौलना असरारुल हक जिन्होंने ६४ वर्ष के उम्र में कई लोकसभा चुनाव लड़े जिसमे 1989 में हुए चुनाव में पहली बार संसदीय चुनाव के लिए उतर मौलाना असरारुल हक कासमी ने अपनी ताकत दिखाई थी । अब तक तीन चुनाव लड़कर मोलाना भले ही जीत दर्ज नहीं कर पाए हो परंतु अपनी निर्विवाद छवि के कारण तीनों चुनावों में मतदाताओं का भारी समर्थन लेने में कामयाब रहे। वे वर्ष 1989 के चुनाव में प्रख्यात पत्रकार तथा कांग्रेसी प्रधानमंत्री राजीव गांधी के मित्र .एम् ।जे। अकबर से 25,951 वोटों से हार गए थे । निर्दलीय मैदान में उतरे मौलाना को 15,2,565 वोट मिले थे जो वैद्य मतों का 27.80 फीसदी था वहीं एमजे अकबर को 1,78,556 वोट मिले जो 32.53 फीसदी रहा। पहले चुनाव में पराजित होने के बाद 1998 में हुए 12 वीं लोकसभा के चुनाव में समाजवादी पार्टी के टिकट पर मौलाना ने 31.58 फीसदी वोटों से 2,30,256 मत प्राप्त किया। इस चुनाव में मौलाना राजद के तस्लीमुद्दीसे से 6,488 वोटों से ही पराजित हुए। वहीं 1999 के लोकसभा चुनाव में राष्ट्रवादी कांग्रेस पार्टी के टिकट पर खड़े हुए मौलाना जरूर तीसरे स्थान पर रहे परंतु उन्हे मिले 1,97,478 वोट राजद की हार का कारन बने । यह मोलाना के ताकत को दर्शाता है । यह बात जरुर है अब तक जीत के कगार पर पहुच कर मौलाना हारते रहे, इस बार कांग्रेस के सिम्बल का सहयोग पा वे दिल्ली पहुच गए । किशनगंज की जीत कांग्रेश की नही मोलाना की जीत मानने के और भी की कई कारण है। पुरे चुनाव में कांग्रेस का एक भी राष्ट्रीय नेता kishanganj में नही पंहुचा । सोनिया इस्लामपुर तो राहुल अररिया आकर चले , परन्तु किशनगंज कोई राष्ट्रीयं स्टार का नेता नही आया , किशनगंज यदि कोई आये भी तो एइसे नेता जिन की कोई पहचान है । शायद राहुल यूथ बिग्रेड के जावेद का टिकट काटने से गुस्से थे । तभी तो न राष्ट्रीय या प्रदेश कोई भी नेता यही नही आया । यह भी कटु सत्य है की जावेद का टिकट कट कर यदि मोलाना को नही दिया जाता तो कोई दूसरा ही जीतता कांग्रेस नही फ़िर कांग्रेश केसे यहाँ जीत का दावा कर सकती है । सायद दिल्ली के आलाकमान को भी यह हकीकत पता है , तभी तो बिहार से एक मात्र मुस्लीम सांसद जितने के बावजूद मौलाना को मंत्रीमंडल में जगह नही मिली .
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