NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party humbly accepts the mandate of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, and asserted that the battle of ideology would continue.
The BJP tightened its grip in the Hindi heartland with assembly victories in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh while the Congress was set to oust the BRS from Telangana on Sunday.
In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, “We humbly accept the mandate of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan — the battle of ideology will continue.” “I am very thankful to the people of Telangana – we will definitely fulfil the promise of making ‘Prajalu Telangana’. Heartfelt thanks to all the workers for their hard work and support,” the former Congress chief said.
In a post in Hindi on X, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hailed the Congress’ victory in Telangana.
She said the people of Telangana have created history and given the mandate in favour of the Congress party.
“This is the victory of the people of the state and every worker of the Congress Party. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the people of Telangana. Congress party is committed to peace, prosperity and progress in Telangana,” she said.
“The people of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have assigned the role of opposition to the Congress Party. Humbly accept people’s decision,” Priyanka Gandhi said.
Results won’t have impact on INDIA bloc: Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the outcome of the Assembly elections in four states will not have any impact on the INDIA bloc, which comprises more than 25 opposition parties led by the Congress. ”I don’t think this will have any impact on the INDIA alliance. We will be meeting at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in Delhi. We will speak to those who know the ground reality. We will be able to comment on it after the meeting only,” Pawar said.
One must accept that the current trends are in favour of the BJP, the NCP chief and Opposition stalwart added.
Congress should stop dictating terms like an elder brother: TMC
Following the disastrous performance of the Congress in the recently-concluded Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the Trinamool Congress said it is “high time that the oldest national party of the country stopped behaving like an elder brother and dictating terms in the INDIA bloc.”
Although West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not give any reaction to the election results, a couple of party spokesmen in the state have started targeting the Congress.First the state Trinamool Congress spokesman Kunal Ghosh said that the Congress’ failure in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh cannot be viewed as the failure of the INDIA bloc. (Agencies)
