With our correspondent in Bangalore, Como Bastin
Has the hyper-personalization of power around Narendra Modi found its limits? India’s opposition hopes so, after the Congress party won 135 out of 224 seats in the Karnataka Assembly, against 66 for the BJP.
” The BJP was able to win by using the theme of identity or by buying the loyalty of MPs, in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat. But today this recipe no longer works. I think after this victory, the Indian opposition will unite. And then it won’t be difficult to overthrow the BJP in the central government “, explained Siddaramaiah, former chief minister under the aegis of Congress in Karnataka.
“The time has come to work together”
Many Indian opposition leaders, whose divisions have often been described as insurmountable, reacted to the results. ” Now is the time to work together to win in 2024 and restore constitutional values in India tweeted the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, from the DMK party.
” When the people want the democratic forces to win, no force can deny it : this is a lesson for tomorrow said Mamata Banerjee, leader of the TMC party in West Bengal. BJP resisted the wave in favor of Congress until the final hours of the vote. Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally congratulated the Congress party on its victory on Saturday.
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