Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil stated the voters in India have “shattered the BJP’s conceitedness” after the saffron get together regarded set to fall wanting the bulk mark of 272 by itself and did not repeat its sweep within the state as Lok Sabha election ends in 2024 got here out on Tuesday.
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“It was the BJP’s conceitedness that voters of the nation and Gujarat shattered. That they had claimed ‘Ab ki bar 400 ke par’, ‘Congress mukt Bharat’ and comparable slogans. It was their sheer conceitedness. The conceitedness of even these with gold empires (sone ki nagri) didn’t final lengthy,” Shaktisinh Gohil stated whereas addressing the media on Tuesday.
The BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) struggled to the touch the 300-mark proper from the early hours of the counting day. Though positioned above the bulk mark of 272, the NDA’s tally fell by greater than 50 seats from its 2019 excessive of 353 seats.
The Congress opened its account in Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat this time after a decade. Geniben Thakor, the get together’s candidate from Banaskantha, secured victory by defeating her BJP counterpart, Rekha Chaudhari, by over 30,000 votes. The BJP gained the opposite 25 seats in Gujarat.
“Gujarat voters have made Geniben our sister (ben) “desh ki ben (nation’s sister)”. In a democracy, it’s stated that there isn’t any prime minister throughout elections, as everybody has an equal standing. I’m grateful to the individuals of the nation. The voters have determined that residents are vital in a democracy. There needs to be a degree taking part in discipline. Even when there’s a prime minister, he is rather like another candidate within the election,” stated Gohil, including that the portrayal of exit polls, which projected a landslide win for the BJP, was deceptive.
Gohil accused the BJP authorities of blemishing India’s democracy. “The function of Chief Justice of India (within the number of election commissioners) was disregarded earlier than the elections. Our accounts and glued deposits have been frozen, and it was acknowledged that how they (Congress) would contest with out cash. The Delhi chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) and others have been imprisoned. The prime minister (Narendra Modi) stooped to the extent of utilizing abusive language. I’m sincerely grateful to the voters of Gujarat. The BJP stated they might win all seats, however in Banaskantha, our victory has reinstated religion in democracy,” he added.
Accusing the BJP of “shopping for” a “handful” of Congress leaders, Gohil praised the Congress staff who stood by the get together even throughout difficult instances. He stated, “In opposition to all odds, we fought with willpower to uphold the reality. Our staff fought bravely.”
“Voters didn’t give the BJP the mandate of full majority. The BJP has been destroying all its allies. BJP leaders spoke towards Akali Dal, Nitish Kumar, and Chandrababu Naidu and behaved inappropriately. For my part, no get together will belief the BJP,” he added.