New Delhi: A day after his party mounted an impressive challenge to the BJP in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, a charged Rahul Gandhi questioned the credibility of Mr Modi.
Describing Gujarat results as a zabardast jhatka (a massive jolt) to the BJP, the Congress president claimed that it was an indication that the country was not listening to Mr Modi anymore.
“It was thought that the Congress will not be able to fight the BJP in Gujarat... You saw the results and it has dealt a zabardast jhatka (a massive jolt) to the BJP in Gujarat,” he said.
“A big question has been raised on Modiji’s credibility. Frankly, Modiji has a credibility problem and he will find it very difficult. Because what he is saying, his forces and his organisation are repeating that. But the country is not listening to that. This, the Gujarat election has shown. In the coming times, you will see this clearly,” he added.
Hitting back, the BJP targeted Mr Gandhi saying that he was “enjoying defeat as victory.” “It seems Rahul Gandhi is under the illusion and enjoying defeat as victory. This shows his dynastic arrogance and is an insult to the people’s mandate,” Union minister and senior BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said.
The BJP won 99 seats in the 182-member Assembly, down from 115 it won in 2012, and far lower than the 150-plus seats it had hoped for. It is also the first time its tally slipped below the 100 mark since the BJP formed its maiden government on its own in 1995.
