New Parties Came To Gujarat, Made Tall Claims, Wiped Out After Polls: Amit Shah's Jibe At AAP

In a virtual address to party workers in Surat on Sunday, Shah said that BJP’s landslide victory in Gujarat proved the state was and will always remain the saffron outfit's stronghold.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah takes jibe at Aam Aadmi Party

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New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah took a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party saying that new parties came to Gujarat, made tall claims and promised guarantees ahead of the Assembly elections, but were wiped out after the results, reported news agency PTI. 

In a virtual address to party workers in Surat on Sunday, Shah said that BJP’s landslide victory in Gujarat proved the state was and will always remain the saffron outfit's stronghold.

"New parties came to Gujarat, made tall claims and gave guarantees, but after the election results they were wiped out," Shah said.

The saffron party scripted history in the recently-concluded Gujarat Assembly elections by winning 156 out of the total 182 Assembly seats.

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, which ran a high-decibel campaign and made several poll promises, managed to win only five seats, while the Congress party finished second by bagging 17 seats.

"This historic win (of the BJP) gave a message to the country that Gujarat was, is and will always be BJP's stronghold," Shah said.

"This result will boost positivity for the BJP in the upcoming elections in other states and the 2024 Lok Sabha polls," he added.

The Union Minister attributed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's massive popularity in the country and in Gujarat as the reason for such a landslide victory. 

He congratulated Gujarat BJP unit chief C R Paatil and party workers for the massive win.

The BJP won the Assembly election in Gujarat to form the government for a consecutive seventh term and Bhupendra Bhai Patel was sworn-in as the Chief Minister for a second term.