‘Will fight alone as alliances don’t work in local bodies’
The Hindu
Jagtap is determined to bring back the glory the Congress enjoyed in 1995; party will give 27% seats to OBC in BMC polls
In 2002 and 2007, we fought separately, though we were in an alliance. In 2012, we joined with the Nationalist Congress Party, Samajwadi and Republic Party of India but lost miserably. Alliances don’t work in local bodies.
The day I took charge I said we would fight alone and make it happen. I want to bring back the glory we enjoyed in 1995.
2014 onward, it has been Modi tsunami. In 2017 when his party was at its peak, we were the only party to contest on all 227 seats. One of our candidates got 800 votes; it means change can happen. Till 1995, we had our Mayor and later the alliances came into being. Someone has to take a stand and I have. This time, either there will be a Congress Mayor or without Congress there can’t be a Mayor.
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