After Congress registered a thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly election, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday assured the people that the grand old party will fulfil all the five promises made to the public in the party's manifesto after the formation of the cabinet.
According to the Election Commission of India, Congress won 135 seats pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power in the only southern state it ruled and boosting its own prospects for the electoral battles ahead.
Following the Congress victory in Karnataka assembly polls, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Saturday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would now have realized that the country's democracy is not under attack.
Speaking to ANI, AK Antony said, "Congress' victory is historical, it showcases the victory of secularism, win over hate politics. This shares many messages, the secular voters can unite and in the 2024 elections we can beat the Modi government."
"I want to thank all the party leaders and workers in Karnataka. Karnataka mein Nafrat ki bazaar band hui hai, Mohabbat ki dukaane khuli hai. We fought on the issues of the poor. We did not fight this battle using hatred and wrong words. This will happen in every state," Rahul Gandhi told
Addressing a gathering in Bengaluru, he said, "We will be facing elections in Karnataka and I am quite happy to know that there's a strong undercurrent in favour of the Congress party. I am confident that the Congress party is going to win the elections."
The Congress' "hyper-local or micro" campaign in Gujarat did not yield results and apparently made it easier for the BJP to storm back to power with a record victory. The BJP won 156 seats in the state, shattering the record of Congress which had won 149 seats in the 1985 election.
Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday urged the voters of Himachal Pradesh to vote for Congress and said that the victory of oldest of the country in the hill state will lay the foundation of Opposition unity in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday exuded confidence about Congress victory in assembly polls in the state next year.
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