On Saturday, opposition leaders praised the Congress for winning in Karnataka and complimented the state’s residents, claiming that this victory has demonstrated that “Modi is not invincible.”
TMC MP Mahua Moitra tweeted, “Thank you, Karnataka. For choosing LPG over Bajrangbaliji.” CPI (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya also thanked the people of the state for the mandate. “Thank you, #Karnataka, for giving such a fitting rebuff to not just the corrupt and non-performing Bommai regime but to the hate-filled and arrogant Modi-Shah-Yogi campaign. It has set the stage for the forthcoming elections and encouraged every defender of democracy across India,” he said in a tweet.
“Pro-poor promises and a secular stance helped Congress score the historic Karnataka victory. It urges them to learn the necessary lessons and to be more responsible in national politics. Modi is never invincible. If all secular forces are united, 2024 will see the end of the BJP Raj,” said Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam.
Jairam Ramesh also tweeted, “As the results firm up in Karnataka, it is now certain that the Congress has won and the PM has lost. The BJP had made its election campaign a referendum on the PM and on the state getting his ‘ashirwaad’. That has been decisively rejected!”