India's Congress party faces a test of survival as Punjab votes

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ATTARI, INDIA - Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, the chief minister of the Indian state of Punjab, has many of the elements to mount a successful election campaign in India's politics.

ATTARI, INDIA - Mr Charanjit Singh Channi, the chief minister of the Indian state of Punjab, has many of the elements to mount a successful election campaign in India's politics.

Not only are the opposition parties trying to dislodge his Indian National Congress party from one of the last states where it remains in power, but his own ranks have also been unravelling amid messy infighting. The party has won some victories in local elections, but not enough to fuel a national revival. Other regional parties that have been trying to form coalitions to challenge Mr Modi have expressed frustration with what they see as Congress' sense of historic entitlement, despite its shrinking numbers.

"Congress will revive from here, get energy from Punjab, and spread," Mr Rahul Gandhi said after that 2017 victory."Mark my words." Amid the friction, Mr Gandhi, who along with his mother and sister have been running the party in recent years, made what was lauded as an inspired choice. He selected Mr Channi as the new chief minister, making him the first Dalit, from a community that occupies the bottom of India's caste system, to hold the position in Punjab.

 

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