The Congress' decision to boycott television debates for the next 30 days has nothing to do with the task of explaining the Lok Sabha defeat and the crisis over the party president's resignation, but mainly about the accusation that most TV news channels treat the grand-old party with a strong bias and does not allow it a level-playing field to express its viewpoint. As said by party's national spokesperson Sanjay Jha, the decision wasn't a long-lasting one, but a step forward to a comprehensive media strategy that the party was planning for future.

Jha further said that a large section of mainstream media, particularly television channels, had become cheerleaders of Modi's government. He added that the channels continue to create distorted debates, and the anchors do not allow Congress spokespersons to speak their mind. Congress' communications chief Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted that the party would not send its spokespersons on television debates for a month.