Congress rejoicing in victory, BJP says Rajasthan, Delhi a setback
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Gujarat Congress on Monday rejoiced the party’s electoral victory in Rajasthan, Delhi and Mizoram Assemblies describing the outcome as “victory for the forces who are fighting terrorism and communalism.”
There has been no formal reaction from Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the electoral outcomes of five states, so far.
Talking to the reporters, Congress spokesperson Arjun Modhvadia, said that the Congress has won assembly polls in three states while it has substantially improved its tally in Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh.
“The people have given their verdict in favour of the Congress, which has been fighting terrorism without politicising it,” he said, alleging, “the BJP had fought these assembly polls on the issue of terrorism and it has lost which means people have rejected its claims on the issue.”
“The BJP is used to playing politics on the dead bodies. They have done it in 2002 in Gujarat and tried to do it this time also in other states but they have failed,” he said.
He also criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for “playing politics on the issue of terrorism”.
He said that Modi had campaigned in Rajasthan and Delhi extensively and had delivered poisonous speeches and despite that the BJP has lost.
State BJP President Purushottam Rupala described the results in Rajasthan and Delhi as “setback” for the party.