Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for its resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections after results projected a humiliating defeat for the Congress, the second time in a row. Addressing the media, Gandhi said, “the janta (public) is the master and the master has made its decision.”
When asked if he will resign as the party chief, Gandhi said the Congress Working Committee will meet soon and decide on the matter.
Rahul also conceded defeat in Congress bastion Amethi, from where he has been a three-time MP. Congratulating BJP’s Smriti Irani, Gandhi said he accepts the mandate of the people. In Uttar Pradesh, where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was brought in to galvanise voters, the party has so far only been able to ascertain one seat- Rae Bareli-a Congress bastion and the constituency of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Party leaders in private conceded that the Congress faltered by turning the campaign into a bitter battle against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who anyway was itching to make the election a presidential contest between him and the undeclared opposition prime ministerial candidate.
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At least he has admitted and acceped defeat both peersonal at Amethi and generall for the grand old party. Shows that by entranching himself in a safe Muslim majority constituency his efforts to project as their spokesperson backfired. When one sees more Muslim League flags rather the Indian Tricolor in political campaign the electorate can make up their minds and they have, by voting with their feet
Great Winning of Modi ji and BJP party. Congratulations to them.