PM Narendra Modi responded:
“I bow to the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh for their affection and trust in BJP. I assure them that we will leave no stone unturned in furthering the development journey of these states and serve the people tirelessly,” he said in a series of tweets.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi responded:
He accepted the verdict of people and congratulated the new government in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. “I thank people of Gujarat and Himachal with all my heart for the love they showed me”, “Unlike others who fought with anger, you fought the polls with dignity”, Mr. Gandhi said in a message to party workers.
The BJP responded:
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Union Minister described the poll outcome as a vote for development and trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Echoing his party’s mood, Modi flashed a victory sign after he arrived in Parliament here.
Union Minister Smriti Irani seconded him and said the victory was dedicated to booth-level party workers and those who voted for “good governance” and “development”.
Other senior Union Ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Prakash Javadekar, said the polls trends reflect the impact of Modi’s leadership, while party leaders like Sakshi Maharaj attributed the outcome to the Prime Minister’s “magic”.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh termed the result as the first defeat for Congress’ new president Rahul Gandhi and asserted that his charisma did not work.
According to Nirmala Sitharaman, the credit goes to people of Gujarat who “voted for development” and rejected “Congress’ politics of caste”.
Sakshi Maharaj said Rahul Gandhi “changes his color like a chameleon”. “That is why he was visiting temples in Gujarat. But even that failed. This is the magic of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he added.
Congress Party responded:
The Congress leaders on Monday said the party’s improved electoral performance in Gujarat was the result of their new chief Rahul Gandhi’s effective leadership and the beginning of his political story.
While Kamal Nath pointed out that Gujarat is a BJP bastion and Shashi Tharoor appreciated the fact that the “journey” had been good, Renuka Chowdary hailed Gandhi for his “brilliant intervention”.
Renuka Chowdary seconded him.”Congress has done brilliantly. Our strength has increased. Morally, it has been a brilliant intervention of Rahul Gandhi,” Chowdary said.
The jump in the Congress tally, according to trends, was due to Gandhi’s “very effective” campaign in the state, Shashi Tharoor added. “We may not have reached the destination, but our journey was good,” Mr. Tharoor said.
However, Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam attributed the BJP’s victories to the EVMs. The BJP’s victory in Gujarat was not because of the people in the state but because of EVMs, he said.
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