Making a prediction on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that he is confident that the INDIA bloc will bring the BJP below the majority mark in upcoming polls.
“If we can unite constructively against the BJP in several seats, I’m very confident we can bring them down below the majority mark because, in 2019, they did so well that it’ll be difficult for them to match that target. Congress got 0 seats in Haryana, 0 in Rajasthan, 1 in Madhya Pradesh, 1 in Bihar, and only 1 in Karnataka. There were several states where we did our worst-ever performance, and we are definitely going to do better this time in all those states…I am sure we will do very much better than 2019 in a number of states,” Tharoor told ANI.
He further said that if the opposition comes together in Maharashtra and Bihar then we can bring BJP to a level where BJP’s continuation of government will not be possible.
“That’s the logical analysis. Ultimately, logic is not the whole answer. The people have to decide. In a democracy, we leave it to the people to vote and to do what’s in the best interest of the country,” he added.
As the Lok Sabha elections draw near, India’s political landscape is undergoing a significant reshuffling. The emerging INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) consortium is gearing up to challenge the established National Democratic Alliance, setting the stage for an electoral showdown.
Earlier in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA won 353 seats, the UPA stood at 91, and Others won 98.