New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi has said that the defeat suffered by the BJP in the by-elections in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh will be the beginning of the defeats the party is set to face next.
As the Parliament’s monsoon session is currently underway, opposition MPs staged a protest in the Parliament complex condemning the Ayodhya Ram temple donation scam. Congress senior leader Priyanka Gandhi, who took part in it, raised slogans condemning the Ram temple donation scam.
Priyanka Gandhi then answered questions from reporters. Journalists asked about the ruling BJP’s defeat in both states in the by-elections held for the Bihari constituency of Bankipur and the Datia constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
Responding to that, Priyanka Gandhi said, “It is now clear that people are dissatisfied with the BJP. They understand what is happening in the country. I consider this to be a beginning.”
In response to a question about the court acquitting Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, former BJP MP and former head of the Wrestling Federation, in the sexual harassment case involving female wrestlers, Priyanka Gandhi asked, “On one hand, they say they are working for the younger generation, for women’s empowerment, and for reservation. On the other hand, is this?”
By-election background: By-elections were held on the 30th for three assembly constituencies: Bhangipur in Bihar, Manjalpur in Gujarat, and Datiya in Madhya Pradesh. The votes cast in these elections were counted yesterday. In Bihar’s Bhangipur assembly constituency, Neeraj Kumar contested on behalf of the BJP, Rekha Kumari on behalf of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, and Jan Suraaj leader Prashant Kishor, among others, were in the fray.
Prashant Kishor was in the lead from the very beginning during the counting of votes in this constituency. He won with 64,151 votes. BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar received 44,827 votes, and Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Rekha Kumari received 14,273 votes.
In Gujarat’s Manjalpur constituency, Satish Patel, who contested on behalf of the ruling BJP, won with 55,481 votes. Congress candidate Bikkabhai Rabari received only 24,851 votes.
In Madhya Pradesh’s Datiya constituency, Congress candidate Ganshyam Singh won with 66,757 votes. BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari received 60,741 votes.