Congress’s P Chidambaram stated he’s assured that Congress will do higher in 2024 than in 2019

Kolkata:

Senior Congress chief P Chidambaram at this time asserted that his get together would get extra seats within the ensuing elections than in 2019 and predicted that the INDIA bloc would safe a convincing victory in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

In an interview with information company PTI, Mr Chidambaram additionally stated that neither Hinduism nor the Hindus have been below any risk and it was the BJP’s “calculated strategy” to color the whole Opposition as “anti-Hindu” to challenge PM Modi because the “saviour of Hindus”.

He additionally described West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee as a “key player” on this election and stated that her potential to carry the fort within the state will strengthen the INDIA bloc.

“I cannot speak for all the states. I can confidently predict that the INDIA bloc will record a resounding victory in Tamil Nadu. In Kerala, the two fronts (UDF and LDF) will share the 20 seats, leaving nothing to the BJP. In Karnataka and Telangana, the Congress governments are popular and Congress will get many more seats than in 2019,” Mr Chidambaram informed Press Trust of India.

The Congress had received 52 seats within the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

Noting that the Congress could present an improved efficiency, he claimed there are additionally encouraging experiences concerning the INDIA bloc from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi.

The senior Congressman stated that PM Narendra Modi accusing the Opposition events of appeasement politics and calling them a “band of anti-Hindu politicians bent on breaking India up” is the BJP’s technique for the following Lok Sabha polls.

“This is the BJP’s calculated strategy to paint the entire Opposition as anti-Hindu and to boost Narendra Modi’s credentials as the saviour of Hindus. Hinduism is not in danger,” he opined.

On whether or not Mamata Banerjee may very well be an element within the ensuing election, Mr Chidambaram stated, “Undoubtedly, she is a key player in this election. Her ability to hold the fort in West Bengal will strengthen the INDIA combination.”

The Congress Rajya Sabha MP stated that the Kachchatheevu difficulty was “closed” and questioned the BJP’s timing of elevating the difficulty when the elections have been round.

“Kachchatheevu is a closed issue. The agreement was reached 50 years ago. PM Modi has been in office since 2014; why did he not raise the issue in the last 10 years?” the previous Union minister questioned.

The Kachchatheevu difficulty pertains to decades-old territorial and fishing rights dispute across the island positioned between Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It gained prominence forward of the Lok Sabha polls as each BJP and Opposition events are engaged in a confrontation over the difficulty.
 

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