'People looking for a quick, spontaneous revival of Congress-led opposition based on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident are setting themselves up for a big disappointment,' political strategist Prashant Kishor said. But the Congress has also come under fire for politicizing the violence. Senior Congress leaders lashed out at Modi, accusing him of ignoring the farmers' plight. Why are agitating farmers in India publishing their own newspaper?Д®arlier in October, the BJP came under fire for violence in the state's Lakhimpur Kheri district, where at least four farmers were killed when a vehicle that reportedly belonged to a junior minister in Modi's Cabinet ran over a crowd of protesting farmers.Дays after the tragedy, Modi visited Lucknow - 130В kilometers (80 miles) from the site of the incident - and hailed Adityanath's leadership in the state, but did not mention the farmers who lost their lives. Singh resigned asВ Punjab's chief minister. Intense infighting, an unexpected resignationВ and a major upheaval of leadership in the state, left the party in shambles. Under Chief Minister Amarinder Singh,В the Congress was expected to maintain itsВ stronghold in Punjab as it went to the polls nextВ year. The state is also the epicenter of India's massive farmer protests, which haveВ been viewed as the biggest challenge to the Modi government since it took power in 2014. The northern state of Punjab is an important stronghold for the Congress. The ailing opposition party, which previously played a pivotal rule in India'sВ struggle to gain freedom from British colonial rule,В is now looking to overcome its hurdles by adapting to the concept of a 'new India.' Failure of state leadership The CongressВ has been grappling with leadership crises in several states, allowing the BJP to rule without any real political threats. The Congress - which held power for more than 50 of independent India's 74 years - secured fewer than 10% of Parliament seats in the 2019 general election, which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secure a resounding victory. The agenda is clear: to find a new chief to invigorate the country's main opposition party. Is set to have a high-level meeting on Saturday. The Indian National Congress, often referred to as the 'grand old party of India,'

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