'Rahul's charm will not spell magic in Karntaka polls'

December 24, 2017 19:51

NDA Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar today said Congress president Rahul Gandhi's charm would not spell magic in next year's Karnataka assembly polls and Congress would taste defeat as it did it in Gujarat polls for playing caste politics.

"Rahul Gandhi's charm will not spell any magic in Karnataka elections next year. Congress will face defeat just as it did in Gujarat polls for playing caste politics," he said.

Gandhi's elevation as party president has not brought about a resurgence in Congress.

His elevation has only brought about yet another drubbing in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh polls, he said.

Chandrasekhar alleged that Congress always played divisive politics in the name of caste and religion. Siddaramaiah's government in Karnataka was no exception, he said.

"Just consider the issue of separate religious status for Lingayats. This has brewed tension in the society. This simply is an attempt by Siddaramaiah-led Congress government to divide Lingayat community for electoral gains," he said.

-- PTI

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