‘Lessons From Karnataka’: Kapil Sibal Takes A Dig At BJP After Congress’ Victory

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‘Lessons From Karnataka’: Kapil Sibal Takes A Dig At BJP After Congress’ Victory


New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and famous lawyer Kapil Sibal on Monday took a swipe on the BJP over its defeat within the Karnataka Assembly Elections, saying the lesson from the ballot final result was that one can’t promote the identical product, repeat the identical lies or play the communal card on a regular basis. In a tweet, Sibal mentioned, “Lesson from Karnataka outcome: You can’t: sell the same product, repeat the same lies, spew venom, vilify the past, align with a corrupt government and call others corrupt, play the communal card, all the time!”

 

 

Earlier on Sunday, Sibal had urged the Congress to “win people’s hearts” for the following 5 years within the state by being open, sincere and non-discriminatory. Sibal, who was a Union Minister throughout UPA 1 and a pair of, had stop the Congress in May final yr and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party’s assist. He lately floated a non-electoral platform ‘Insaaf’ aimed toward combating injustice.

 

 

Congress Sweeps Karnataka Elections

According to the Election Commission of India, Congress gained 135 seats pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of energy in the one southern state it dominated and rising because the pure opposition get together within the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. BJP managed to win 66 seats. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) bagged 19 seats. Independents have gained two seats whereas Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha gained one seat every.

Many Opposition leaders congratulated the Congress for its emphatic victory in Karnataka and credited the success to the influence of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. Following the defeat, Basavaraj Boommai submitted his resignation and accepted the duty, saying they are going to conduct an in depth evaluation and can come again stronger.

“We had an informal meeting with our president and we have discussed certain issues and we’ll shortly call elected representatives and the people who contested. We will have an in-depth analysis and do the course correction to come back to power in the Lok Sabha elections,” mentioned Bommai.

Elections in Karnataka have been held on May 10 and noticed a voting share of 73.29 per cent. With 42.88 per cent vote share, the Congress created historical past by registering the largest vote share by any get together within the Karnataka meeting polls within the final 34 years.

Congress Observers To Hand Over Report To Kharge

 

Amid intense lobbying for the chief minister’s submit in Karnataka, the three central observers deputed by the Congress on Monday returned to the nationwide capital after talking individually to the newly elected MLAs. The observers will hand over the report on the views expressed by the vast majority of the MLAs to get together president Mallikarjun Kharge later within the day.

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah and PCC president D Ok Shivakumar are each staking declare to the highest submit and are lobbying exhausting for it. Kharge had appointed former Maharashtra chief minister Sushilkumar Shinde, get together basic secretary Jitendra Singh and former AICC basic secretary Deepak Babaria as observers for the election of the CLP Leader of Karnataka.

The three leaders together with the AICC basic secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Surjewala left Bengaluru for Delhi and can meet Kharge. The observers spoke individually to all of the newly elected MLAs and sought their opinion on who ought to be the chief minister of the state.

However, extremely positioned sources have confirmed that senior Congress chief Siddaramaiah would be the subsequent Chief Minister of Karnataka and the get together’s state unit president D Ok Shivakumar will likely be his deputy. Congress nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge is anticipated to make a proper announcement on this regard on Monday after the get together’s spectacular victory within the essential meeting elections held within the southern state.

Poster War In Karnataka

They spoke to all of the MLAs after dinner at a personal resort on Sunday night time and accomplished the method. A poster warfare by supporters of each leaders additionally erupted quickly after the get together gained the election. Earlier, throughout the assembly of the Congress Legislature Party in Bengaluru on Sunday night the MLAs handed a one-line decision authorising the get together president to nominate the CLP chief within the state who could be the following chief minister. The Congress staged a stupendous victory within the May 10 meeting election by profitable 135 seats out of a complete of 224.





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