How will BJP get over 400 seats when it is losing everywhere, questions Mallikarjun Kharge
Kalaburagi (PTI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wondered how Prime Minister Narendra Modi was raising the slogan of winning over 400 seats when his Bharatiya Janata Party was losing everywhere.
He said there is every possibility of INDIA bloc getting a majority.
Talking to reporters here in his hometown Kalaburagi, Kharge said people have provided a good environment in favour of the INDIA alliance.
It is an election between the people and Prime Minister Modi because people are frustrated today, especially due to price rise and high unemployment, he said. Also, there is a big assault happening on democracy and Indian constitution, the Congress president added.
He said the BJP is running the administration by misusing the autonomous bodies, due to which people are upset with them and are supporting the INDIA bloc; hence, the alliance has a good opportunity.
“There is every possibility of INDIA bloc getting majority. INDIA has got the capacity to stop the BJP from coming to power,” Kharge said.
Asking people to wait till June 4 when the results will be out, he said the next course of action will be decided based on the outcome of election results.
When asked how many seats INDIA would get, he said he would not mention an exact number.
“I did not calculate like that because in politics such calculations are rare,” Kharge said.
According to him, the BJP is losing seats in all the states.
“How did Prime Minister Narendra Modi know that (the BJP is) getting above 400 seats when he is losing everywhere? For example, in Karnataka we had got one seat (in 2019). You should tell us whether we will get one or more. Pralhad Joshi has said Congress will win four seats. Isn’t it an increase, or is it a decrease?” the Congress president sought to know.
He said that in Telangana where Congress recently came to power, it had got two seats in 2019. There the Congress’s number of seats will increase.
“Our alliance partner DMK is intact. We will get more seats in Kerala. In Maharashtra, our ‘agadhi’ (alliance) will get more than 50 per cent. I am unable to figure out how they will get more when it (BJP's number of seats) is decreasing all over,” Kharge pointed out.
“In Rajasthan we were zero. This time we are going to get seven-to-eight seats. In MP we had (won) two seats. There too our number will gain. In Chhattisgarh we are gaining. Wherever they were 100 per cent, their number has reduced. I don’t know on what basis they are saying (400-paar),” he wondered.
“There are enough signs of INDIA bloc getting more seats,” Kharge said.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
