According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP used the complete majority it received from voters in the 2014 and 2019 elections to remove Article 370, erect Ram Mandir, enact the Citizens’ Assembly Act, and grant women 33% of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Speaking at today’s Vijay Sankalp Mahasammelan, Amit Shah stated, “You gave us a full majority in 2014 and 2019, we used the majority to abolish 370, build the temple at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, implement CAA, and give 33% reservation to women in Lok Sabha and Assemblies.”
“If you had voted for Congress in 2019, Kota would have become the house of PFI. You voted for PM Modi and he ended PFI and put them behind bars. They say that they will lift the ban on PFI. Congress is an anti-development party. For five years there was Gehlot government but they did not let the Eastern Rajasthan Canal project move ahead for five years. After the Bhajanlal Sharma government came to power, within three months we signed the agreement for the Eastern Rajasthan Canal project,” he continued.
The Home Minister further attacked Congress, claiming that all of Congress’s seats had been eliminated after the first round of elections ended on Friday.
“When we talk about crossing 400, Congress gets stomach ache.They are spreading lies that if BJP gets 400 seats then they will end the reservation. Modi ji gave Rs 20 thousand crore to 87 lakh farmers in Rajasthan as Kisan Samman Nidhi. Made 3 lakh lakhpati didi. Tap water was supplied to the homes of 51 lakh poor people. 2 crore people were given the benefit of Ayushman Bharat scheme. Work was done to build toilets in the houses of 86 lakh poor people. Congress is an anti-development party,” Shah continued.
In the upcoming elections in Rajasthan, the remaining 13 seats will be contested in the second phase on April 26. Subsequent phases are scheduled for May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. Similar to the 2019 general elections, which were conducted in seven phases, the BJP secured a significant victory, claiming 24 out of 25 seats, with the Rashtriya Loktrantrik Party’s candidate Hanuman Beniwal winning the remaining seat.
On April 26, Rajasthan’s remaining 13 seats will be up for election in the second round.
Accordingly, the remaining phases will take place on May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. Seven phases were also used for the most recent general elections in 2019.
2019 saw the BJP win 24 of the 25 seats in parliament; Hanuman Beniwal, the candidate for the Rashtriya Loktrantrik Party, won the one seat that remained vacant.