In the Karnataka assembly elections held on 10 May, the Congress won 135 out of 224 seats, while the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) led by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda secured 66 and 19 seats, respectively. (File photo/News18)
Vijayan said the Congress should also realize that it is not as strong as before and advocated a “state-wise” strategy of uniting anti-BJP forces to counter the saffron party.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Sunday that the Karnataka assembly election result is the people’s “answer” to the BJP and the Sangh Parivar that they cannot continue to do what they feel is happening in the country.
At the same time, Vijayan said the Congress should also realize that it is not as strong as before and batted for a “state-wise” strategy of uniting anti-BJP forces to take on the saffron party.
He said, ‘The stand of BJP, RSS and Sangh Parivar was that they can do whatever they want in the country. The people of Karnataka have given a befitting reply on this stand. They have shown that they will not let them continue like this,” Vijayan said.
In all southern states except Karnataka, it was non-Congress parties that were in power, the chief minister said after inaugurating a public meeting organized by the LDF as part of its second anniversary celebrations.
“We should work according to the changing scenario on the ground and the Congress needs to realize this,” he said. It needs to realize that this is not the same Congress which was in power in the country for many years. It is weak in many parts of the country.
The CPI(M) leader said at an event in Guruvayoor, “Therefore, the practical strategy to defeat the BJP in the country completely is to unite all the groups that are against the saffron party in one state and fight the BJP state-wise.” Are.” Here.
Adopting this strategy is the only practical way to defeat the BJP completely, he said and added that care must be taken to avoid unnecessary arguments and conflicts between allied anti-BJP groups.
In the Karnataka assembly elections held on 10 May, the Congress won 135 out of 224 seats, while the BJP and the Janata Dal (Secular) led by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda secured 66 and 19 seats, respectively.
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