India News Exclusive: Straight talk with Varanasi Congress leader Rajesh Mishra

The Congress party appears stuck without many options. Caste calculations in Varanasi suggest fielding a Brahmin candidate against Modi may be advantageous. Election results in the past show Brahmin candidates have done well. In 2004, for instance, Rajesh Kumar Mishra won on a Congress ticket with a margin of over 2 lakh votes. In 2009, though, Mishra dropped to the fourth position. The Congress has also co-opted Ajay Rai, the upper caste Bhumihar who ranked third in 2009, into the Congress field. But Rai neither fits the bill on the caste combination front, nor when it comes to matching up to Modi's much-hyped persona.


For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/
For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/
Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV
Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia
Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607