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Tdefeat in the saffron bas- The outcome shows the success It was obvious that the choice of Chief Minister. when the early trends showed an “Let the result come first,” tions of Rajasthan, Madhya of Rahul’s pursuit of “soft issues of unemployment, the Congress won 113 seats, two edge to the Congress. A big LED he said, adding, “We will cre- Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has Hindutva” as well the failure of tragic legacy of demonetisation seats below the magic figure of screen was placed at the Pradesh ate an environment of peace, placed the Congress on a the BJP in reviving the Hindu and GST, the plight of farmers, 116 in the 230-seat Assembly. Congress Committee (PCC) justice, and development if we much-needed revival path and frenzy by raking up the issue of the anger among the upper The BJP, under the leader- office and the party workers and come to power in Madhya thrown the next year’s Lok Ram temple in a big way. caste voters, the disenchant- ship of Shivraj Singh Chouhan, leaders remained glued to the Pradesh,” Scindia added. Sabha contest wide open. The The Congress strategy was ment of the Dalits were such has given the spirited screen throughout the day. The Congress, which has Congress’ victory in the three two-fold: Consolidate minori- overwhelming “negatives” for challenge to the Congress by In the afternoon, Kamal been trying to dislodge the crucial Hindi heartland States ty vote bank and make sure that the BJP that “Hinutava” chant winning 110 seats, 6 short of Nath, former Chief Minister three-term BJP Government in will also firmly establish the the BJP does not succeed in failed to save the saffron out- the majority mark. Digvijay Singh and Congress the State, expressed confidence leadership of Rahul Gandhi polarising the Hindu vote in its fit from the wrath of the disil- PCC chief Kamal Nath has parliamentarian Jyotiraditya that the party would cross the and help him shed the numer- favour. No surprise that while lusioned voters. convened a meeting of the Scindia reached the PCC and majority mark. ous pejorative tags so often Congress leaders like Kamal With just five months to go newly-elected Congress candi- reviewed the polls results. “As I said, the Congress is hurled on him by his critics. Nath were caught in video for the Lok Sabha polls, the set- dates at the PCC headquarters There was no clear majority for winning. We are going to get The final tally may not tapes making downright “com- back in these three crucial at 4 pm on Wednesday. the Congress, but the senior full majority,” Madhya Pradesh reflect the extent of the munal;” overture to the States will make the BJP’s task The Congress camp was leaders discussed the possibil- Congress Committee chief Congress gain. In both Madhya Muslims in Madhya Pradesh, to return to the power at the jubilant since Tuesday morning ity of forming a Government. Kamal Nath said. Pradesh and Rajasthan, the BJP the same party was also Centre much more difficult. had secured over 10 per cent promising “gaushala” in every Together, the three States elect more vote than the Congress in districts and “temple run” 65 MPs to the Lok Sabha. The the 2013 Assembly polls. became the hallmark of Rahul’s BJP had won 61 of these seats Bridging the gap and going election campaign. by capturing all the 25 seats ahead in such scenario is not an On its part, the BJP kept from Rajasthan, bagging 26 out !!! easy task unless there is a mas- telling the voters that it was the of 29 seats from Madhya sive undercurrent against the only party committed to build- Pradesh, and 10 out of 11 seats 4('54 deep-rooted corruption in the ruling party. The results show ing grand Ram Temple at from Chhattisgarh. rank and file of the BJP that anti-incumbency — both Ayodhya while its opponents Now that the party has he Congress, which was out Government scripted its crush- against the State Governments were trying to scuttle the same. been voted out of power in these Tof power for 15 years in ing defeat. and against the Centre worked Prime Minister Narendra Modi three states, the BJP will face mineral-rich Chhattisgarh, The Congress bagged a decisively in favour of the bowled a googly when he serious challenge in retaining its staged a stunning comeback on two-third majority in the 90- Analysts say the Congress’ Congress and helped it demol- referred as “fatwah” Rahul number, which could seriously Tuesday, courtesy a key member State Assembly. promise to write off bank loans ish the BJP’s strongholds. Gandhi’s innocuous remarks jeopardise its chances of return- promise to waive bank loans to Former Chief of farmers within 10 days of The setback will haunt the that the PM should think of the ing to power at the Centre. On millions of farmers who are Minister Ajit Jogi, coming to power and give a BJP like dreadful nightmare in poor, the helpless, the unem- the other hand, the Congress reeling under steep debts. who aligned with massive hike in minimum sup- the run-up to the Lok Sabha ployed youth, the farmers, etc, will be well-placed to capitalise The BJP bit the dust in its the BSP and the port price (MSP) and slash polls for more than one reason. while invoking Bharat Mata Ki on the momentum and try to bastion as it refused to hon- CPI in a bid to win power tariff up to 50 per cent To start with, in all the three Jai in his rallies. increase its tally in a bid to meet our its commitment to help a few seats to use it as were the prime reasons for the States the “minorities” consist- The choice of word “fat- its stated goal of winning near- out farmers in a State which a bargaining chip in the Congress win and the downfall ed of mere six to seven per cent wah” in a Rajasthan rally by the ly 125 seats in the Lok Sabha. is categorised as the rice case of a hung Assembly, of BJP’s longest serving Chief bowl of the country. was left high and dry Minister Raman Singh, who Political analysts admit- because of the landslide began his political career in P ted that the arrogance and victory of the Congress. 1983 as a councillor. " #$ ! "!# & /0 ,1' creation. In fact, TDP, which &'( $ )*+, had 15 MLAs in the dissolved Chandrasekhar Rao passed Assembly, could win just 2 Kthe Assembly poll test with seats even as it contested 13 & /0 ,1' ! flying ‘pink’ colour on Tuesday seats in all. as his much-trumpeted ‘sops KCR lost no time in espite last minute blitzkrieg story’ thumped the Congress- announcing his intention of Dby Prime Minister ('2(/, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) delving into national politics Narendra Modi, the BJP lost the combine’s ‘sob story’ about now that he is firmly in the sad- Rajasthan Assembly election, he Mizo National Front India’s youngest revenue-sur- experience for the Congress. dle in the State. Also, having failing to break the trend which T(MNF) on Tuesday script- plus State having been turned Working overtime to stitch up not taken Chandrababu Naidu’s continues in the State for the ed a spectacular victory in into a major debtor by the a mahagathbandhan to “meddling” in Telangana pol- past 20 years. nearly 30 per cent votes despite Mizoram, uprooting the Telangana Rashtra Samithi take on the BJP’s might itics lightly, he has already As per results, the take a call on the CM face by losing on all seats in last par- Congress in its last bastion in (TRS) chief. in the 2019 Lok Sabha cautioned the TDP Congress is set to form the Wednesday. Gehlot is seena liamentary elections. the North-East to return to The Congress-led grouping poll, it should know the chief about his plans Government in the State as the clear front-runner. Chief Minister Vasundhara power after 10 years. named itself the People’s Front complexities at the to extract revenge. party has won over 99 seat of The voting share analysis Raje, Sachin Pilot and Ashok The MNF won 26 seats Party sources said but the masses went with KCR, regional levels, that In Telangana, it the 199 seat while the BJP man- shows the BJP’s votes have Gehlot have all won their in the 40-member the Governor told as Rao is popularly known, and too, involving regional was KCR’s sop dis- aged to retain only 73 seats. The fallen from 45.2 per cent in respective seats of Jhalrapatan, Assembly, a gain of 21 seats Zoramthanga that he gave him a second term at the satraps.