Assembly Elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi on winning Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh says, 'Narendra Modi taught me lesson'
The Assembly elections 2018 results of all the five states have been a package of surprise and shocker for the both the parties and their members. A clean sweep debacle for the ruling saffron party in all the three Hindi language states ended as a big shocker while a big win for Congress was a surprise package for Rahul Gandhi-led Congress.
On winning Rahul Gandhi said it was clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would find it very difficult to win elections. "Clearly, there is a feeling that PM Modi was unable to deliver what he committed," the Congress president said.
The grand old party made a massive win in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, even had neck-to-neck fight in Madhya Pradesh that emerged as a power and confidence booster for the party members after a back-to-back defeat since 2014 general elections. Although, the party lost in Telangana and Mizoram its wins in India's heartland.
"When PM Modi was elected, he was elected on platforms like employment, corruption. Now, voters are disillusioned. They believe the PM is involved in corruption. And these losses are the result of that," said the Congress president.
Rahul Gandhi took all the blame of defeat of party's worst performance, "I was telling my mother that the absolute best thing for me was the 2014 election. I learnt a lot from that election. I learnt that the most important thing is humility," said the 48-year-old Congress chief. Said Mr Gandhi.
"Frankly, Narendra Modi taught me the lesson - what not to do," Rahul Gandhi remarked. "PM Modi was handed a huge opportunity. It is a sad thing that he refused to listen to the heartbeat of the country. The arrogance came in."
It was, he added, a "nice journey" from 2014. "There was a little bit of a beating but it is a good thing, not a bad thing...," he quipped.
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First published: 12 December 2018, 11:22 IST