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According to sources in the Congress, if the party has to meet the Mission 20 target, it has to consolidate itself in many districts, from where it used to win the Lok Sabha elections
earlier. The last time the Congress could boast of a good performance in the Lok Sabha polls was in 1999 when party leader Sonia Gandhi contested from Ballari and later vacated the seat. The
Congress bagged 18 seats, with the BJP winning seven and the JD(U) three seats. The slide down started in 2004 with the BJP winning 18, Congress, eight and JD(S), two. In 2009, BJP secured
19 seats, Congress six and JD(S) three seats. In 2014, the BJP again was in the lead with 17 seats, Congress nine and JD(S) two. The abysmal performance was in 2019 when the BJP walked away
with 25 seats, with the Congress, JD(S) and independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh winning one each.
