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Moral victory for Congress in Gujarat: Shabbir
Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Tuesday said the outcome of the Gujarat Assembly polls had signalled that the writing on the wall was that Modi\'s charisma and that of the BJP were on the wane.
Hyderabad: Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Council Mohammed Ali Shabbir on Tuesday said the outcome of the Gujarat Assembly polls had signalled that the writing on the wall was that Modi's charisma and that of the BJP were on the wane.
Describing the Gujarat poll verdict as a historic and a maiden victory for Rahul Gandhi as AICC President, Shabbir Ali said it was the first that Prime Minister Narender Modi had to go around Gujarat seeking votes.
“Though both Modi and Amit Shah claimed that their party would get 150 seats, their false bravado was visible all through as they knew in their heart of hearts that the BJP score could be lesser than 2012.”
He said Modi had toured Gujarat for more than any other Prime Minister and also addressed over 37-39 public meetings and even brought in so-called Pakistan intervention into election campaign as he and Amit Shah knew very well that they were on losing grounds in many areas where demonetisation, Patidar, and Dalit and Muslim voters had polarised.
He said the voters were confused and there was panic in BJP ranks after Rahul Gandhi had exposed the political gimmickry and deceitful acts of Modi. "BJP might have won technically, but it is a moral victory for the Congress,” he said.
Shabbir Ali said it was unprecedented that Gujarat had recorded a huge number of NOTA (none of the above) votes, as many as 5.2 lakh NOTA votes this time. “All these speaks volumes about the protests and allegations of tampering of the EVMs used by the Election Commission.”
The NOTA and electoral trends display now there was something seriously wrong in the electoral process and needed to be addressed before the polling process in Gujarat, " he added.
