A day after the Congress registered its biggest victory in decades in the Karnataka assembly elections, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), claiming that the ‘Modi wave’ is over in the country. Is.
According to the Election Commission of India, the Congress won 135 seats in the Karnataka elections, while the BJP won 66 seats. Meanwhile, the Janata Dal (Secular) managed to win only 19 seats and the rest two went to independents.
Also, the vote share of Congress was recorded at 42.88 per cent, BJP got 36 per cent and JD(S) got 13.29 per cent votes.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said at a press conference in Mumbai, “The Modi wave is over in the country and now it is our turn. Now our wave is about to come in the country.”
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Raut even said that the Congress victory in Karnataka has opened a door for the party across the country and the election results show that dictatorship has been defeated.
He said, “Karnataka elections have opened a door for the party across the country, the people of Karnataka have shown how to defeat dictatorship. We thank the people of Karnataka.”
On the issue of Bajrang Bali controversy, Raut said, “Bajrang Bali has definitely participated in the Karnataka election campaign, but he campaigned with the public and the Congress won, meaning Bajrang Bali was not with the BJP, but with the Congress. “
The Bajrang Bali controversy took center stage during the election campaign ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections.
Meanwhile, Raut said that whatever has happened in Karnataka, exactly the same is going to happen in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Karnataka went to polls on May 10 for the 224-member state assembly and recorded a record 72.68 per cent voter turnout.
With agency inputs.
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