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Votebank politics won UP for BJP, sniffs Congress
March 11, 2017
The Congress Party on Saturday attempted to downplay its dismal show in
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, saying the people have kept votebank
politics above development.
Justifying his party's alliance with
the Samajwadi Party, Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said the formula of
association did not fail.
"Akhilesh Yadav brought about
development in the state. In order to strengthen that development, the
Congress allied with the Samajwadi Party. The people of Uttar Pradesh
today have kept votebank politics above development," Shukla told ANI.
Ending
speculations that the victory in Uttar Pradesh would boost the BJP's
prospects in the next general elections, Shukla asserted that the
electoral scene would be different in 2019.
"Just like they did
nothing at the Centre for three years, they are going to do nothing in
UP as well. The people will realise their mistakes then," he said.
While
trying to cover the defeat in Uttar Pradesh by marking success in
Punjab, another Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal said they were sure
that they would win owing to the SAD-BJP government's failure in the
state.
"We were aware in UP that we have less numbers. If you say
defeat, it is in Uttarakhand. We are neck-to-neck in Goa and are
leading in Manipur," Bansal told ANI.
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