Did u know?

One thing Kulkarni did not sufficiently elaborate on is the way the Muslim votes consolidated solidly behind the congress. I am not talking about UP.

Not only have they backed the Congress but also very cleverly flushed out all of BJP's potential allies from their minds on the day of the voting: read ADMK, TDP, TRS. Hence it was a major pan-India factor.

In Andhra this was more apparent in the way the Congress fielded dummy candidates against the MIM. How about this? The congress’s candidates forfeited deposits in 8 places in all of Andhra Pradesh. 5 of them happen to be where the MIM contested. Coincidence? No. Clever clandestine alliance.

The MIM paid back with due respect fielding candidates nowhere but in 8 seats, 7 of which it won. Can u believe it. Master stroke.

They made sure Muslims all over the state knew that Congress was their "friendly party".