Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday lashed out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claims about the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Wayanad MP had insisted that the BJP was in for a surprise in the upcoming state and central elections.
“I think he (Rahul Gandhi) has joined the psephology world? I don’t know anything about it. There will be no surprise. Indian people are very predictable. Let the surprise lie in the moon or the sun, not in India. He (Rahul Gandhi) always underestimates the people of India. Indian people are more stable and predictable. Surprise things don’t happen in politics,” Himanta countered.
The BJP leader predicted a resounding victory for the BJP in the 2024 elections and stressed that the results would be ‘better’ next year.
“Modiji is at his best now. I think the result will be better in 2024. But let us not get into the numbers game as the atmosphere of the Lok Sabha elections has not yet settled in,” Himanta said.
Gandhi had predicted a Congress victory in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and a likely victory in Telangana. He also said that there would be a ‘very exciting’ battle in Rajasthan with his party likely to emerge victorious. He claimed that the Opposition was adapting and working together and that the BJP was “in for a surprise in the 2024 general elections”.
The senior Congress leader also referred to the row over BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s derogatory remarks against BSP leader Deen Ali in Lok Sabha, alleging that the BJP is indulging in such tactics to divert attention from the demand for a caste count.
(With input from agencies)
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Updated: Sep 24, 2023 10:20 PM IST