After Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP and Nitish Kumar’s JDU propelled his BJP over the 272-seat majority threshold, Narendra Modi—who will take the oath of office as prime minister for a record three terms on Sunday—mocked the perennial adversary Congress for not winning as many seats in this election. He asserted that the Congress had gained less seats in three elections than the BJP had in one, and that it had once again failed to break the 100-seat threshold.
Modi – whose party finished with 240 seats, its lowest return in 15 years – also said “we were neither defeated nor are we defeated” and claimed, “Our values are such we do not develop frenzy during victory and do not mock the defeated. We do not have perversion of mocking the defeated.”
“Even after 10 years Congress could not touch the figure of 100 seats. If we combine the 2014, 2019, and 2024 elections… Congress did not even get as many seats as BJP got in this election. I can clearly see people of INDI Alliance (the BJP’s jibe at the INDIA bloc) were sinking slowly earlier… now they are going to sink at a faster pace…” the Prime Minister-designate proclaimed.
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Out of the 328 seats it ran for in this election, the Congress, which led the opposition bloc in India, won 99 of them. The party had won 44 in 2014 and 52 in 2019, making that its best showing in fifteen years.
In a lengthy speech that included multiple jabs and jibes at the Congress and the opposition, Mr Modi also made a pitch for governance by consensus and coalition politics. “Our alliance reflects the spirit of India and we are dedicated to upholding constitutional values. NDA is the most successful…”
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“When I was speaking in this House in 2019 you chose me as the leader. Then I emphasised one thing… trust. Today, when you are giving me this role again, it means the bridge of trust between us is strong. This relationship is built on a strong foundation… and that is its biggest asset.” He added
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