Mumbai: Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, BJP’s alliance partner in Maharashtra, on Sunday held celebrations in its Mumbai office after the saffron party’s victory in three states. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the wins saying the results show that it’s now “mann mann mein Modi.”
“The efforts and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s planning helped the BJP register this massive victory in these three states. People said Modi’s charisma has faded. The Opposition parties even conspired to defame him but people have given their verdict. Earlier it was “ghar ghar Modi” and now it's “mann, mann mein Modi,” Shinde said.
The CM stated that PM Modi will win the Lok Sabha elections next year with a record number of seats for the BJP, he added. “The INDIA alliance has failed. The opposition was speaking about semi-finals (ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls). (But) it is final, people have decided and they would give Modiji the third term,” said Shinde.
The Sena lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “Rahul Gandhi held ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ but during his foreign visits, it was ‘Bharat Todo.’ People of these (three) states have taught him a lesson and shown him his place. “The INDIA alliance and Rahul Gandhi’s agenda was squarely rejected by the people,” he said.
The CM said the Congress in Rajasthan did not keep the promises it had made ahead of the 2018 assembly elections and therefore faced a backlash from voters this time.
“(Rahul) Gandhi himself promised a loan waiver scheme for the farmers of Rajasthan. After coming to power (in 2018), it was never fulfilled. False promises were similarly made in Karnataka by Congress leaders, which they are not implementing citing shortage of funds,” said Shinde.
