Congress Wins Hindi Heartland, KCR Sweeps Telangana While BJP Draws a Blank
Making his intent clear, Rahul said the Congress differs with the BJP ideologically but it does not want to make it a BJP-mukt Bharat.
Congress Party workers display Congress President Rahul Gandhi's cutout as they celebrate after initial trends showed the party leading in the state Assembly election results, at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)
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New Delhi: The Congress is set to form governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, while in Madhya Pradesh it is inching closer towards the half-way mark.
Even as counting of votes was still on in MP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to congratulate the Congress on its victories and thanked the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for giving the BJP an opportunity to serve these states.
The three states account for 65 seats in the Lok Sabha and went overwhelmingly with the BJP in the 2014 polls.
Crediting the victory to "farmers, party workers, shopkeepers and small businessmen", Congress president Rahul Gandhi said a "resurgent Congress" will make it very difficult for PM Modi to win the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Making his intent clear, Rahul said the Congress differs with the BJP ideologically but it does not want to make it a BJP-mukt Bharat, and will work hard to fight it ideologically.
"PM Modi was handed a huge opportunity. It is a sad thing that he refused to listen to the heartbeat of the country. The arrogance came in," said Rahul.
Both Raman Singh and Vasundhara Raje, chief ministers of BJP-led governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, tendered their resignations to the respective governors.
“I take responsibility for this defeat because the poll was contested under my leadership. We will act as a strong opposition and work for the development of the state,” said Dr Singh after resigning.
Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said she is proud of the development work done by her government and respects the mandate of the people.
"I am proud of the development works done by the BJP government in five years. I believe that the upcoming government will continue the works and projects," Raje said in a statement.
In Chhattisgarh, the Congress won a clear and large majority, winning 66 seats in the 90-member House, while in Rajasthan, the Congress with its allies, touched the half-way mark.
Madhya Pradesh proved to be a cliffhanger with both the BJP and the Congress in close contest all through the day.
In Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao's TRS scored a fabulous win by bagging 87 seats in the 119-member Legislative Assembly, demonstrating the domination or influence of regional parties in the southern states.
By winning the state polls, KCR has done an NTR, his political mentor, by advancing elections and scoring a thumping victory in the December 7 Polls to the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
K Chandrasekhar Rao said the results would enable the TRS to play a crucial role in national politics.
He said a national party will emerge that will form a coalition with a consortium of regional parties to take on the BJP and the Congress.
"...Congress-mukt Bharat..BJP-mukt Bharat...that is needed...we will unveil the whole thing in Delhi in 10 days," Rao told a press conference.
Even as the Congress lost its last bastion in the northeast, Mizoram, to Mizo National Front, the BJP won its first ever seat in the state.
The MNF, which is an NDA constituent, fought this election on its own.
Five-time Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla, who contested from Champhai South and Serchhip, lost both the seats he contested from.
Tuesday’s counting of votes for the three States of the so-called “Hindi heartland” saw the Congress winning big in Chhattisgarh, forming the government in Rajasthan and inching ahead in Madhya Pradesh (counting was still on at the time of writing), and a reversal of fortunes for the BJP which will have ramifications for national politics.
(Get detailed and live results of each and every seat of the state Assemblies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, , Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to know which candidate/party is leading or trailing and to know who has won and who has lost and by what margin. Our one-of-its-kind Election Analytics Centre lets you put on the psephologist's hat. Know interesting facts and trivia about the elections. Elections = News18)
Even as counting of votes was still on in MP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to congratulate the Congress on its victories and thanked the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for giving the BJP an opportunity to serve these states.
The three states account for 65 seats in the Lok Sabha and went overwhelmingly with the BJP in the 2014 polls.
Crediting the victory to "farmers, party workers, shopkeepers and small businessmen", Congress president Rahul Gandhi said a "resurgent Congress" will make it very difficult for PM Modi to win the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
Making his intent clear, Rahul said the Congress differs with the BJP ideologically but it does not want to make it a BJP-mukt Bharat, and will work hard to fight it ideologically.
"PM Modi was handed a huge opportunity. It is a sad thing that he refused to listen to the heartbeat of the country. The arrogance came in," said Rahul.
Both Raman Singh and Vasundhara Raje, chief ministers of BJP-led governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, tendered their resignations to the respective governors.
“I take responsibility for this defeat because the poll was contested under my leadership. We will act as a strong opposition and work for the development of the state,” said Dr Singh after resigning.
Outgoing Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said she is proud of the development work done by her government and respects the mandate of the people.
"I am proud of the development works done by the BJP government in five years. I believe that the upcoming government will continue the works and projects," Raje said in a statement.
In Chhattisgarh, the Congress won a clear and large majority, winning 66 seats in the 90-member House, while in Rajasthan, the Congress with its allies, touched the half-way mark.
Madhya Pradesh proved to be a cliffhanger with both the BJP and the Congress in close contest all through the day.
In Telangana, K Chandrasekhar Rao's TRS scored a fabulous win by bagging 87 seats in the 119-member Legislative Assembly, demonstrating the domination or influence of regional parties in the southern states.
By winning the state polls, KCR has done an NTR, his political mentor, by advancing elections and scoring a thumping victory in the December 7 Polls to the Telangana Legislative Assembly.
K Chandrasekhar Rao said the results would enable the TRS to play a crucial role in national politics.
He said a national party will emerge that will form a coalition with a consortium of regional parties to take on the BJP and the Congress.
"...Congress-mukt Bharat..BJP-mukt Bharat...that is needed...we will unveil the whole thing in Delhi in 10 days," Rao told a press conference.
Even as the Congress lost its last bastion in the northeast, Mizoram, to Mizo National Front, the BJP won its first ever seat in the state.
The MNF, which is an NDA constituent, fought this election on its own.
Five-time Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lal Thanhawla, who contested from Champhai South and Serchhip, lost both the seats he contested from.
Tuesday’s counting of votes for the three States of the so-called “Hindi heartland” saw the Congress winning big in Chhattisgarh, forming the government in Rajasthan and inching ahead in Madhya Pradesh (counting was still on at the time of writing), and a reversal of fortunes for the BJP which will have ramifications for national politics.
(Get detailed and live results of each and every seat of the state Assemblies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, , Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to know which candidate/party is leading or trailing and to know who has won and who has lost and by what margin. Our one-of-its-kind Election Analytics Centre lets you put on the psephologist's hat. Know interesting facts and trivia about the elections. Elections = News18)