From Gujarat to bypolls, Amit Shah uses BJP wins to hit back at Rahul on SIR
Shah said the BJP’s 90-of-104 sweep in Gujarat shows voter support and argued Congress should stop blaming the electoral-roll revision.
- On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party retained control of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation , winning 38 of 44 seats while increasing its vote share by 10 percent compared to the previous election.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for opposing the Special Intensive Revision , attributing the BJP's electoral success to sustained public support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Democratic Alliance .
- Shah cited Congress's 41-year losing streak in Gujarat, with the party's last victory in 1985, while pointing to recent by-election defeats in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry as evidence of broader decline.
- Opposition leaders, including members of the INDIA bloc, staged a 'March for Democracy' in New Delhi on Monday, filing a joint petition with the Supreme Court against alleged irregularities in the electoral roll revision.
- Predicting a 'crushing defeat' for the Congress in the 2029 general elections, Shah asserted the National Democratic Alliance will secure a massive majority, marking the opposition party's fourth consecutive loss.
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New Delhi, Oct 13: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to introspect over his party’s electoral setbacks instead of blaming the Election Commission (EC) or the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. According to The Times of India, Amit Shah cited the BJP’s victories in recent Assembly bypolls in West Bengal and the Lok Sabha by-election in Assam, along with the Congress’s defeat in the Gandh…
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the opposition amidst ongoing protests for the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar and scrapping of SIR. Shah predicted a "crushing defeat" for the Congress in the 2029 general elections, citing the BJP's and NDA's strong public support and the Congress's dismal performance in recent bypolls and local body elections across several states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nad…
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