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BJP can’t expect cakewalk in 2019 elections
The lower-than-expected poll performance of the BJP in Gujarat suggests that the 2019 general elections are not going to be a cakewalk to the NDA lead party, a senior TRS leader said Monday.
Hyderabad: The lower-than-expected poll performance of the BJP in Gujarat suggests that the 2019 general elections are not going to be a cakewalk to the NDA lead party, a senior TRS leader said Monday.
"The key takeaway (of Gujarat Assembly elections) is it's not (going to be) a cakewalk for the BJP any more in 2019 election," Telangana Rashtra Samiti Floor Leader in Lok Sabha A P Jithender Reddy said. "They (BJP) have to basically again check their administration," he said.
Though the BJP is set to return to power in the western State, Jithender Reddy saw the electoral verdict as being a setback to the party. "Definitely (it's a setback). 103 seats (the projected BJP tally this afternoon) is not coming back to power (it should have been bigger number of seats)," he said.
On the Gujarat Assembly election results, he said, "This is what I think is the demonetisation and GST effect. People have not really liked what has been done by the BJP government, and this is a ballot result they have given." He claimed that businessmen have been "suffering" due to the introduction of GST, and said the trading community in the State has seen "very bad times in the last three months."
"So this is a reflection of that, and also anti-incumbency," he added. Meanwhile, Minister for IT and Industries K T Rama Rao congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his party's "victory" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
He also appreciated the Congress party for putting up a strong fight in Gujarat Assembly elections. "Congrats to BJP & @narendramodi Ji on retaining Gujarat & being victorious in Himachal Pradesh. Congrats INC on putting up a spirited fight. Democracy needs both a stable Government & a vibrant opposition. Let's hope Good Governance takes centre stage & politics the backseat," Rao tweeted.
