BHOPAL: Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti said on Monday that the Congress party is unlikely to return to power in Madhya Pradesh and at the Centre for the next 15 to 20 years. Bharti said that the previous Congress government in MP was toppled by its own MLAs and not the BJP. She said the Congress was unsure about being able to form a govt in Madhya Pradesh.
"Congress has lost public confidence and failed to fulfill promises made to farmers and poor. The Congress leadership failed to prevent its flock from escaping as most of the MLAs who made tall promises to the public", said Bharti addressing a poll rally in Surkhi assembly constituency of Sagar district.
The BJP leader also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his firm decisions. "Nobody had ever thought that Modi would return with a thumping majority at the Centre. All opposition leaders were wiped out during the elections. The country is safe in the hands of Modi. There is no danger to the country inside and outside," she said.
Bharti also addressed poll rallies in Sanchi and Bada Malhera assembly seats on Monday and hit out at Congress for its failures.
She said those who joined BJP and contesting the bypoll had quit their post and positions which is not any easy decision. But, the return of Jyotiraditya Scindia, she said, is like homecoming to his grandmother's party.
The BJP leader further claimed that the saffron will win all seats in the bypolls. "The BJP will win all seats in the by-polls and several Congress candidates will lose their deposits after the results.
Uma Bharti also praised chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that he was doing a better job at running the BJP government than she did in 2003.