“Wind Behind The Sails Of Congress”: P Chidambaram On Bypoll Results

New Delhi:

The bypoll outcomes that got here in yesterday – encompassing a shock victory for the Congress offers hope and the necessity now could be to concentrate on the approaching rounds of state elections, senior Congress chief P Chidambaram has advised NDTV. Requested if the social gathering had drawn forward of the BJP, he stated, “We have now drawn abreast of the BJP and the following spherical of elections in 5 states offers us an opportunity to attract forward”.

This spherical of elections has proven that when Congress wins, “it wins by a thumping margin, when it loses it loses by a small margin,” the previous Union Minister stated, including, “I believe there’s wind behind the sails of the Congress”.  

The minster cited information on this. In Himachal Pradesh,  the voteshare of the Congress was 48.9 per cent and the BJP 28 per cent. Within the Maharashtra, the figures had been 57.03 per cent and 35.06 per cent, in Rajasthan, it was 37.51 per cent and 18.8 per cent.

In distinction, in Madhya Pradesh, the place the BJP gained, the social gathering bought 47.58 per cent votes and the Congress 45.45 per cent votes. In Karnataka, the hole was 7 per cent and in Meghalaya, it was 2 per cent in favor of the Congress.

The Congress swept Himachal Pradesh yesterday, profitable all three meeting seats and the Lok Sabha seat of Mandi, each meeting seats in Rajasthan, one in Madhya Pradesh, one in Maharashtra and wrested a seat in Karnataka from the BJP.  

“Out of the 30 meeting seats, the BJP gained 7, its allies gained 8.  The Congress gained 8, yet one more than the BJP and the opposite non-BJP events have six. So, for the primary time, I believe now we have drawn degree with the BJP regardless of their huge cash energy, misuse of authority and so on,” Mr Chidambaram stated.  

Mr Chidambaram additionally stated the wait now could be for the following rounds of the state elections. 5 states go to polls early subsequent yr and some on the finish of the yr. Altogether, 10 state elections ae due within the subsequent two years.  “Inside these states, if some regional social gathering beats the BJP, then you can see the momentum for a united opposition,” he stated.