Amartya Sen stressed on the role of regional parties in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, said- Mamta Banerjee has potential...

 

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen asserted that it would be a 'mistake' to think that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be a one-horse race in favor of the BJP.

As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections draw closer, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday highlighted the role of regional parties. He also talked about the possibility of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee becoming the prime minister.

The 90-year-old economist insisted that it would be "a mistake" to think that the election would be a one-horse race in favor of the BJP, underscoring the importance of parties such as the DMK, TMC and Samajwadi Party.

He said, "If the BJP looks strong and powerful, it also has a weakness. So, I think if other political parties really try, they will be able to come into the debate. I don't know enough to dismiss the opponent." " -BJP parties together," he said.

"I think several regional parties are obviously important. I think DMK is an important party, TMC is definitely important and Samajwadi Party has some standing but whether it can be extended, I don't know, he told news agency PTI.

With opposition parties working to cobble together an alliance for the general elections, several names have been put forward for the role of chief ministerial candidate. These include Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee. Congress leaders have also expressed the possibility of Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi being the CM face of the opposition.

Sen, however, said Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has the potential to lead the country, but it is yet to be determined whether the West Bengal chief minister can pull together public sentiment against the BJP.

He added, "It is not that she does not have the capacity to do so. She clearly has the capacity. On the other hand, it is not yet established that Mamata can pull the forces of public frustration against the BJP in a unified manner." to make it possible." He has the leadership to end factionalism in India," the economist said.

While leaders of several parties, including Sharad Pawar's NCP and Kumar's Janata Dal (United), have called for a new alliance that includes the Congress, Sen is somewhat skeptical about the prospect of "weak" parties in 2024.

"It seems Congress has become very weak and I don't know how much one can trust Congress. On the other hand, Congress definitely offers a pan-India vision which no other party can take. Again There are divisions within the Congress," he said.