According to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s recent claim that if the Congress maintains its power in Rajasthan, it will also seize control at the Center in 2024 is an effort to contain the damage before the results of the state’s upcoming elections.
“It’s very difficult to imagine on what basis Mallikarjun Kharge is making such claim that if they win Rajasthan they will sweep India. This is his own political science thought because no other political pandit can predict that if you win a state, you can sweep the country,” BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo told.
The BJP leader said, “I think it is going to be a whitewash for Congress and BJP is going to win the assembly elections in all five states. Kharge probably smells some kind of hope in Rajasthan that’s why he is making such claims. He is trying to do damage control before the actual results are published.”
Earlier today, Kharge exuded confidence about keeping his position as governor of the state as he launched an awareness campaign for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) in the state’s Baran district. According to Congres leader Shashi Tharoor, if the opposition INDIA alliance wins the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, either Kharge or former AICC president Rahul Gandhi will be nominated as candidates for prime minister. However, the BJP spokesperson has also refuted this claim.