Saturday, April 26, 2025

Modi will not impact Cong poll fortunes: Gogoi

Date:

Share post:

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday maintained that his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi’s projection as probable prime ministerial candidate of the BJP will not impact the Congress’ fortunes in the next Lok Sabha elections.

Branding Modi a ‘pro rich’ leader, Gogoi claimed that he was more successful in uplift of the poorer section of people in his state than his Gujarat counterpart.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at Mangaldai, Gogoi said the Gujarat chief minister hogged more limelight than him since the latter worked for the rich.

‘He espouses the cause of the rich, the rich have grown richer under him. Hence he is more in news,’ the Assam chief minister said.

He added, ‘I work for the poor and under-privileged. In my state, uplifting the condition of the poor is priority.’ To a question if Congress’ fortunes will be adversely affected if Modi becomes the Opposition’s prime ministerial candidate, Gogoi said it will have no bearing on his party’s results. (UNI)

Related articles

SRH all but end CSK’s chances

Chennai, April 25: Pacer Harshal Patel made the best use of a sluggish Chepauk surface as Sunrisers Hyderabad...

Railway infra, Kashmiri Pandits on terror target; security forces on alert

Srinagar, April 24: Security forces are on high alert after inputs suggested that terrorists are “actively planning” an...

Houses of 2 LeT terrorists bombed

Srinagar, April 25: The house of two Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) terrorists, including the prime suspect of the Pahalgam terror...

Abhinav claims hat-trick as Meghalaya beat Arunachal

1st Little Masters Trophy Shillong, April 25: Abhinav Khanal took a hat-trick to set up a comprehensive seven-wicket victory...