Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N Uttam Kumar Reddy says that the outcome of Gujarat Assembly elections is a clear indication that Congress is on its way back to power across the country.
From AICC Headquarters in New Delhi, Uttam Kumar Reddy spoke to media.
‘Despite being out of power for 22 years, the performance of Congress party in Gujarat elections has been tremendous. Although the party did not get required numbers to form the government, it increased its tally from 61 in last elections to 81 now.
Similarly, the vote share increased from 38.95% in 2012 to 42.3% this time. BJP has openly violated the election code of conduct on multiple occasions, tried to polarize voters and even Prime Minister Narender Modi broke several laws to win elections. Amid strong suspicion of tampering of EVMs by BJP Government, Congress party was able to give a tough fight to the BJP.
Congress party already registered a moral victory over BJP during the campaign itself. Congress president Rahul Gandhi rightly defined the elections as Congress fought anger with dignity. While BJP crossed all limits to win an election, Rahul Gandhi only raised issues concerning people of Gujarat. He also tolerated baseless and condemnable criticism by BJP leaders with a huge smile on his face.
Increase in vote share by 3.35% and 20 seats is a big achievement, especially in the prevailing special circumstances. The response shown by the people of Gujarat clearly indicates that the Congress party would soon return to power in next elections,’ he said.