BJP set to contest Haryana polls on its own, declares Shah
BJP set to contest Haryana polls on its own, declares Shah
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the loss of five seats during Lok Sabha polls in Haryana, senior BJP leader and home minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that the party will contest the forthcoming assembly polls in the state solo and exhorted party workers to gear up for a two-thirds majority.
"We have lost a few seats in Haryana by small margins but our vote share has gone up by 5% from 2014. This time too, we will not ally with anyone and will contest on our own and win. This time, we must win Haryana with a two-third majority," Shah said, in his first public rally after Lok Sabha polls, as he addressed BJP workers at Panchkula.
The decision to go alone is significant after Congress halved BJP's tally from the state. Just before LS polls, Dushyant Chautala-led Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), which was an ally of BJP in the state, severed ties and contested the polls on its own. Shah made it clear that the party does not intend to make concessions to woo the former ally back.
Shah sought to play down BJP's less-than-expected performance in LS polls , focusing instead on Narendra Modi's feat in being the first PM in 60 years to score a third consecutive victory "How can this be possible without the blessings of the people of India?" the home minister said.
He said that Congress is trying to make their defeat in the Lok Sabha election look like a victory through false propaganda.
" BJP got 5% more votes in the last election than in the previous election. On the other hand, BJP alone has won more seats than the total number of seats won by all INDI Alliance parties," the home minister asserted.
He dubbed Congress as a party of dynasts and referred to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as "Tara" and former CM B S Hooda's son Deepender Singh Hooda as "Sitara". "Tara and Sitara cannot have their sway in Haryana. Sonia Ji's Tara and Hooda Saheb's Sitara won't shine in Haryana anymore."
Sensing strong resistance from Congress after the loss of five seats in Lok Sabha polls in the state, the BJP brass has taken measures to improve the party prospects in the state polls, appointing party's key strategist Dharmendra Pradhan as poll in-charge and former Tripura CM Biplab Deb as his deputy.
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