New Delhi : While addressing press conference for the Lok Sabha polls Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that in future BJP will emerge as the largest single party in the country including Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka.
Addressing a press conference in Telangana’s Hyderabad on Saturday, Amit Shah expressed confidence in BJP “making a sweep” in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where the voting is scheduled to be held on May 13 in the fourth phase.
“In the last three phases of the election, the BJP-led NDA and its constituents have reached the mark of 200 seats. We expect the good results from the fourth phase too, and we will move towards our goal of 400 seats. The polling in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is scheduled in the fourth phase. In both the states, NDA and BJP will make a clean sweep,” Shah said.
“On the day of results, that is on June 4, the BJP will emerge as the single largest party in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In these states, the BJP will get the most number of seats. In Telangana, we will win more than 10 seats,” he added.
Shah also hit out at the Congress party and its alliance partners accusing them of corruption worth crores as he highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 10-year tenure.
“On one hand, there is the Congress and its allies who are involved in corruption and scams worth around Rs 12 lakh crores. On the other hand, there is Narendra Modi, who has not been accused of corruption of even 25 paise despite being the Chief Minister for 23 years or Prime Minister for 10 years,” the Home Minister said.
He further emphasised that under PM Modi’s leadership, the Indian economy is in 5th position globally.
“The economy of India has been handled expertly by Modi ji. We are fortunate to have a leader like Modi Ji. On the other hand, Rahul Yaan has been launched unsuccessfully 20 times and an attempt is being made to launch him for the 21st time,” Shah said.
Lashing out at the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana and the Congress party, Shah accused both parties of indulging in vote bank politics and “derailing the development” in the state.
“When Telangana state was formed, it was revenue surplus. However, today, it’s under huge debt. The governments of BRS and Congress have derailed the development of Telangana. In the last 10 years, Modi ji has done a lot for the development of Telangana. Congress and BRS indulge in the politics of the vote bank, and they are neck-deep in corruption.
Shah pointing out the interim bail given to Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal said that the CM has to surrender on June 2 and it is not a “clean chit”.
On CM Kejriwal’s remarks on Shah being PM if BJP wins pointing out PM Modi turning 75, Amit Shah said that there is no confusion in BJP and that PM Modi will continue to lead the country in future.