New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah once again reiterated on Monday that his party emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats in the Karnataka assembly, but the JD(S)-Congress formed an “unholy alliance” to subvert the people’s mandate.
“The Congress crossed all limits in Karnataka elections. The JD(S) formed an alliance with the Congress against the people’s mandate. This is an unholy alliance,” the BJP president said at a press conference.
He said the Karnataka election had delivered an anti-Congress mandate that indicates a clear rejection of their misrule. “If we had not staked claim to form government, it would have been against mandate of Karnataka people,” the BJP chief reasoned.
He said the JD(S) and the Congress were celebrating the poll outcome when they had no reason to. “What are they celebrating for? The Congress was reduced from 122 to 78 seats, most of their minister lost their seats, even Siddaramaiah lost from one constituency and won by a narrow margin in the other. Similarly, why is the JD(S) celebrating? For getting 37 seats,” he asked.
Taking a swipe at the Congress, Shah said the grand old party has found a new way of portraying defeat as its victory. “I hope this new definition of victory continues till 2019 as it will benefit the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections,” he jibed.
Responding to the allegations of horse-trading leveled at the BJP by the Congress and the JD(S), Shah said: “Humpe horse-trading ka aarop lagaya hai, lekin Congress ne poora ka poora astabal bech khaya hai (Congress has accused us of horse-trading, but they are the ones who have sold out the entire stable).”
