Congress’s renewed youth outreach: How CJP has forced parties to course correct
The Indian National Congress is revamping its youth outreach strategy following successful student-led protests at Jantar Mantar. The party plans to focus on education and employment reforms to regain political relevance among younger voters.
Why it matters
This shift highlights the growing influence of grassroots student movements on national political agendas in India.
NEW DELHI: The success of the student-powered Jantar Mantar protests seems to have forced political parties, on both sides of the divide, to return to the drawing board and redraw their strategies to woo the youth. The fact that CJP-led protests mobilised youth in large numbers against the government and forced Dharmendra Pradhan to resign left the opposition in a tight spot - as the students achieved what the parties couldn’t in the last 12 years.Little wonder then, the Congress Working Committee - the highest think tank of the grand old party, that met earlier this week devoted a lot of time discussing how to reclaim youth support for the party.
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