Bhopal, Nov 10 (UNI) In the wake of the ruling saffron camp’s stupendous victory on Tuesday in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly by-elections that witnessed voting in 28 constituencies, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan described it as a triumph of humility and a vanquishing of haughtiness.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to win 19 of the seats in question thus taking its strength to 126 in the 230-member House.
Addressing thousands of workers at the BJP’s state office, the senior politician expressed gratitude to Premier Narendra Modi, Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah and party President Jagat Prakash Nadda.
Highlighting the fact that the electorate rejected the Congress’ ‘negative politics’ and its baseless allegations of ‘treacherous’ and ‘saleable’ leaders, the veteran leader alleged, “The predecessor Congress dispensation converted the state into a den of graft and placed development work on the back-burner.”
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar averred that the outcome again proved the masses’ confidence in Mr Chouhan’s sensitive leadership.
Accepting his party’s defeat, Congress state commander Kamal Nath underlined that the mandate is supreme though “we left no stone unturned vis-à-vis our endeavour to convince the populace. I hope that the BJP dispensation shall pay attention to the interests of our cultivator brethren, provide employment to youth, respect womenfolk and ensure their safety,” the erstwhile chief minister conveyed via social media.
UNI Team-AC