BJP Sweeps 3 States, Cong Will get One – Kashmir Reader

Lotus Blooms In MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh; Cong Dethrones BRS In Telangana

New Delhi: The BJP swept Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh on Sunday inflicting a convincing defeat on the Congress to tighten its stranglehold within the Hindi heartland, in a giant increase for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and setting the tone for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
In some comfort for the Congress within the face of the saffron wave after it misplaced Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the social gathering ousted the Bharat Rashtra Samiti(BRS) in Telangana to make it 3-1 for the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering(BJP) within the newest spherical of Meeting elections billed as a semi-final earlier than subsequent yr’s ballot showdown. Counting of votes in Mizoram will likely be taken up on Monday.
Because the BJP management savoured the triple victory simply months after dropping its lone southern citadel Karnataka, Prime Minister Modi stated some persons are already saying that the social gathering’s hat-trick within the states is a assure of hat-trick within the Lok Sabha polls.
“The outcomes present fashionable assist for our battle towards corruption,” Modi informed a crowd of cheering supporters on the BJP headquarters right here, including that they’ve served a lesson to the Congress and the opposition’s INDIA bloc that merely accumulating some dynasts on a dais might make for a very good {photograph} however can not win folks’s confidence.
Voters have delivered a warning to those events concerned in corruption to fix their methods or folks will end them off, he stated.
“We bow to the Janta Janardan. The leads to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan point out that the folks of India are firmly with politics of excellent governance and growth, which the @BJP4India stands,” Modi earlier stated in a publish on X, after a ringing endorsement of the BJP’s technique centred on the prime minister’s enchantment and governance plank.
Ruling MP for 18 years, a properly entrenched BJP managed to stave off anti-incumbency in a shot within the arm for four-time chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and dashing the hopes of a resurgent Congress helmed by veteran and former CM Kamal Nath.
Profitable 141 seats and main in 24, the BJP obtained a easy majority and will get two-thirds majority in a Home of 230. Congress bagged 45 and was main in 19.
Suspense additionally mounted as to who would be the BJP’s chief minister in any of the three Hindi heartland states.
Clouds of gulal, shouts of Jai Shri Ram, joyful jigs and crackers had been the sights and sounds of celebration in BJP places of work with social gathering employees and leaders unanimous in attributing the win to Modi’s “ensures”.
“The election outcomes present folks settle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assure of delivering on ensures,” BJP chief and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated.
Modi turned on the warmth on the Congress over its ballot ensures by projecting himself as a pacesetter who has delivered on the guarantees made by him to assist the widespread man meet his aspirations.
“Modi Yaani Har Assure Poori Hone Ki Assure (Modi means the assure to meet each assure),” he had stated in an article final week.
Free meals grain, earnings help for farmers, housing for all, 100 per cent electrification of villages, and faucet water to each residence, had been listed by the BJP as a few of Modi’s ensures in Chhattisgarh.
After the Congress’ loss in three key states, rumblings have surfaced within the opposition bloc INDIA forward of their assembly on December 6, with many leaders claiming that the grand outdated social gathering ignored others, however was unable to win elections by itself.
The loss for Congress, which made a loud pitch for caste census and adopted a gentle Hindutva method, additionally appeared to weaken its place within the INDIA bloc the place social gathering equations might change, as different opposition events might now not contemplate it because the fulcrum of the opposition alliance.
“The ballot outcomes present the defeat of the Congress and the victory of the BJP. The Congress ignored different INDIA events, however was unable to win by itself,” stated JD(U) chief Ok C Tyagi.
With BJP dislodging the Congress hit by factionalism in Rajasthan, the desert state caught to an almost 30-year-old ‘rivaz’ (custom) of not voting an incumbent social gathering again to energy. The BJP obtained a majority bagging 115 seats after voting was held for 199 constituencies. The Congress notched 69 seats
The Chhattisgarh final result was a shock for a lot of Congress leaders who had been hoping for one more stint in energy within the state by warding off the BJP problem.
The day started with each events neck and neck however, as counting continued, the BJP consolidated its lead and received or was forward in 54 seats. The Congress received or was forward in 35 seats within the 90-member home.
The Ok Chandrashekhar Rao-led BRS hoped for a hat-trick in Telangana however was dethroned by the Congress. Anumula Revanth Reddy, a Lok Sabha MP who led the Congress’ cost, might be the second chief minister of the state.
The Congress received 61 seats and was main in three within the 119-member Home. The BRS bagged 33 and was forward in six.
The BJP put up a very good displaying and elevated its tally within the southern state with the victory of its candidate Ok Venkata Ramana Reddy in Kamareddy towards each the outgoing chief minister KCR and Revanth Reddy, who’s the TPCC chief, being the spotlight. KCR and Revanth Reddy, nonetheless, received from Gajwel and Kodangal constituencies respectively. BJP received 8 seats, up from one seat, and doubled its vote share from the 2018 polls to just about 14 per cent.
Union Residence Minister Amit Shah stated the Meeting outcomes have proved that the times of appeasement and caste politics are over and that ‘new India’ votes on politics of efficiency.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated the social gathering will overcome momentary setbacks and put together absolutely for the Lok Sabha polls together with its companions within the INDIA alliance.
“Congress’ efficiency in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan meeting polls disappointing,” he stated.
Basking in his hour of glory, Chief Minister Chouhan stated the state authorities applied schemes just like the Ladli Lakshmi and Ladli Behna and a variety of work was completed for the welfare of farmers, poor folks and youth.
“Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji is within the hearts of the folks of Madhya Pradesh. The state can be within the coronary heart of Modi ji.”
Taking a swipe at Gehlot, born right into a household of magicians, Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated the magic has ended and other people in Rajasthan have voted for the honour of girls and for the welfare of the poor.
The BJP amplified its pitch across the prime minister through the Meeting polls as its manifestoes featured his ensures, with Modi crisscrossing the poll-bound states, aside from Mizoram, to hunt fashionable assist to ship on his welfare and growth guarantees.
Modi addressed 14 rallies every in Rajasthan and MP and 5 in Chhattisgarh after the polls had been introduced. He held two large roadshows in Rajasthan and one in MP and his entries in lots of rally venues had been marked by a drive by means of cheering supporters.
The extent of the social gathering’s win in Chhattisgarh and MP has taken even a few of its leaders abruptly, as most exit polls gave the Congress an edge within the former and had been blended of their forecast for the latter.
A marketing campaign devised by its central management with Residence Minister Shah focussing extra on MP and Chhattisgarh labored like a magic, social gathering leaders stated.
Collectively, the 5 states have 84 Lok Sabha seats – MP with 29, Chhattisgarh 11, Rajasthan 25, Telangana 17 and Mizoram two.

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