In the End, BJP's Formidable Organisational Machinery Sealed
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millenniumpost.in RNI NO.: WBENG/2015/65962 PUBLISHED FROM DELHI & KOLKATA VOL. 3, ISSUE 342 | Tuesday, 19 December 2017 | Kolkata | Pages 16 | Rs 3.00 NO HALF TRUTHS pNIFTY 10,388.75 (+138.71) pSENSEX 33,601.68 (+55.50) pDOW JONES 24,868.72 (+216.98) pNASDAQ 6,984.18 (+47.60) qRUPEE/DOLLAR 64.24 (-0.20) qRUPEE/EURO 75.83 (-0.39) qGOLD/10GM 29,525 (-155.00) nSILVER/K 38,100 (000.00) BJP wins after fierce Cong fight Mamata dubs it ‘a moral defeat for BJP... Gujarat voted against atrocities... belled cat for 2019’ OUR CORRESPONDENT up by 16, at the end of count- ing of votes in the Gujarat AHMEDABAD/ KOLKATA: polls on Monday night, which BJP to start new HP The BJP fought off a strong was marked by acrimonious challenge from the Rahul Gan- exchanges and rhetoric dur- dhi-led Congress to win the ing the high octane campaign. Gujarat Assembly polls for the The Congress also improved innings... but loses sixth straight time on Monday. its vote share, which touched However, West Bengal Chief 41.4 per cent, a 2 percent- Minister Mamata Banerjee age point increase. The Con- CM face’s wicket described it as a moral defeat gress was also helped by young for the BJP in Gujarat and said Patidar and Dalit leaders Har- that the people of the state have dik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and OUR CORRESPONDENT “belled the cat for 2019”. Jignesh Mewani in its cam- Congratulating the peo- paign against the BJP. SHIMLA/ DHARAMSALA: ple of Gujarat for their “very Chief Minister Vijay The BJP wrested power from balanced verdict at this hour”, Rupani retained his Rajkot the Congress in Himachal Banerjee said it was a face-sav- West seat, defeating Indranil Pradesh with a close to two- ing win for the ruling party. “It Rajyaguru of Congress. Dep- thirds majority on Monday. is a temporary and face-saving uty Chief Minister Nitin Patel The victory in the Himalayan win, but it shows a moral defeat won the Mehsana seat against state tightened the BJP’s grip OUT: Prem Kumar Dhumal for BJP. Gujarat voted against Congress candidate Jivabhai over the country’s politics with atrocities, anxiety and injustice Patel. Mehsana was the epi- the Congress losing one more time Chief Minister Virbhadra caused to the common people. centre of the Patidar reserva- state with general elections Singh won the Arki constitu- Gujarat belled the cat for 2019,” tion agitation. only 18 months away. ency with a margin of 6,024 Banerjee tweeted. The TMC As the victory became clear, Amid the victories, there votes against the BJP’s Rattan supremo had recently hailed party workers gathered in the was some disappointment Singh Pal. Virbhadra’s son, Congress president Rahul streets and headquarters, dis- for the BJP — Prem Kumar Vikramaditya Singh, also won Gandhi for “putting the BJP tributing sweets and bursting Dhumal, the party’s chief in his maiden attempt from on the backfoot”. firecrackers. The BJP’s dip this ministerial candidate in the the Shimla rural constituency, The euphoria in the BJP time was touted by the Con- hill state, lost to Congress’ which was earlier represented camp was tempered by the gress as a reflection of Gandhi’s Rajinder Rana in Sujanpur, by the outgoing chief minister. lower than expected margin efforts during the campaign, after he changed his tradi- The BJP’s Inder Singh Gan- of victory— it took 99 seats when he appeared to have tional constituency of Hamir- dhi defeated Congress cabinet in the 182-member assembly, improved his reputation as a 99 80 44 pur. He was made the CM minister Prakash Chaudhary down from the 115 it won in politician. 21 face only nine days before the in the Balh constituency. 2012, and far lower than the The December 9 and 14 182 68 polling. Seniormost minister Kaul 150-plus seats it had hoped elections took place in the Regaining power in Him- Singh of the Congress lost for. However, the party’s vote backdrop of GST and demon- 182 68 achal Pradesh, the BJP bagged the polls from Drang and his share rose by a little over 1 per- etisation, which the opposi- Majority Mark: 92 Majority Mark: 35 44 seats, falling short of a two- daughter Champa Thakur centage point to 49.1 per cent tion had claimed would inflict thirds majority by two seats suffered defeat at the hands compared to the 2012 Assem- a huge dent in Modi’s popu- in the 68-member house. The of the BJP’s Anil Sharma in bly polls. larity. The BJP has won every GUJARAT 3 HIMACHAL 3 BJP, which had won 26 seats Mandi. State BJP chief Satpal The Congress won 77 seats, election in Gujarat since 1995. in 2012, recorded a 10 per Singh Satti lost to Satpal Singh cent jump in vote share that Raizada of the Congress from touched 48.7 per cent. the Una constituency seat. Rahul hails Congmen for The Congress bagged 20 In Dharmshala constit- Hardik stays unmoved, dubs EVMs villain seats and was leading in one. uency, Urban Development The ruling party had 36 seats Minister Sudhir Sharma was earlier, and its vote share defeated by ex-BJP minister OUR CORRESPONDENT with the EVMs. Though the “There were instances ‘fighting anger with dignity’ declined by 1 percentage point Kishan Kapoor with a margin people of Gujarat had taken wherein WiFi networks were to 41.8 per cent. The CPI-M of 2,820 votes. AHMEDABAD: Patidar Ana- a decision (of uprooting the detected during polling,” he OUR CORRESPONDENT and an independent bagged In Bharmour constituency, mant Andolan Samiti (PAAS) BJP), the ruling party won claimed. Patel also alleged that one each. An independent was Forest Minister Thakur Singh Convener Hardik Patel, who though money power and by seals of EVMs were found bro- NEW DELHI: Displaying also leading in one seat. Bharmouri lost to Jia Lal of the scripted a poll alliance with tampering with EVMs,” Patel ken before the counting started grace and humility in his par- Congress veteran and six- BJP by 6,873 votes. the Congress, alleged on told reporters. He also con- today at many places. ty’s twin defeats in the Gujarat Monday that the BJP played ceded that results from the “I urge all opposition par- and Himachal Pradesh Assem- an “unfair game” by “tamper- urban seats of Ahmedabad, ties to start a movement against bly elections, the Congress ing” with EVMs and using alleged the 24-year-old fire- Rajkot and Surat were not on the use of EVMs and demand party’s newly elected President In today’s “money power”. The Congress brand leader. expected lines. Patel, hwoever, that the next elections be held Rahul Gandhi said on Monday would have won had the BJP “I congratulate the BJP insisted that EVMs can also be through ballots papers only,” that accepts the people’s verdict paper... not “indulged in cheating”, which has won by tampering “hacked” like ATMs. he said. and thanked his party work- CITY ers for handling the extremely tough, bitter and often acrimo- METRO SMOKE FRIGHTENS PASSENGERS 4 nious poll campaign by “fight- NATION PM Modi refuses to concede that Gujarat ing anger with dignity”. Gandhi also thanked the people of the two states for the love 12 CHARRED TO DEATH IN MUMBAI SHOP FIRE 7 they showered on him. “The Congress party accepts the verdict electoral show is disappointing for BJP of the people and congratulates the new governments in both EDIT states. I thank the people of Gujarat and Himachal with all my POLITICAL PRICE FOR ECONOMICS 8 OUR CORRESPONDENT gress and critics who, he said, could not May 2014, he said, adding that nobody heart for the love they showed me,” he tweeted. accept his party’s victory in Gujarat and should derail it as his “decisive” govern- “My Congress brothers and sisters, you have made me very INTERNATIONAL NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Himachal Pradesh. ment was working overtime to strengthen proud. You are different than those you fought because you Modi on Monday accused the Congress He returned to his plank of develop- cooperative federalism and had clean fought anger with dignity. You have demonstrated to every- 40 ROHINGYA VILLAGES BURNT IN MYANMAR 10 of trying to sow the seeds of casteism in ment and pitched for social harmony in his intentions. one that the Congress’ greatest strength is its decency and BUSINESS Gujarat in its “hunger for power”, asserting home state, which had seen several caste With the BJP — which recorded its courage,” he added. that the BJP’s win in the Assembly elections agitations in the run up to the Assembly sixth straight victory in Assembly elections Reacting to the election results, senior Congress leader and ADANI’S $2.6 BN OZ PROJECT CANCELLED 12 had underlined the people’s acceptance of polls, saying that the people should forget in Gujarat — drawing its lowest tally this former finance minister P Chidambaram said that the Congress his government’s reforms. Addressing BJP the past and embrace each other. An atmo- year, Modi said that the victory this time has given a morale boosting performance in Gujarat under SPORT workers at the party headquarters here, he sphere for development had been created was not ‘samanya’ (normal) but ‘asamanya’ Rahul Gandhi and the battle will now be for five states in 2018. was unsparing in his attack on the Con- after the BJP took power at the Centre in (especial). “The battle is now joined for five states in 2018,” he said.