BJP MP Pabitra Margherita strongly criticized the Congress on February 4, asserting that the grand old party would fail to secure any seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state. In an interview with ANI, the BJP leader confidently predicted a clean sweep for his party, stating, “The Congress is in such desperate straits that I can’t even see them winning a single (Lok Sabha) seat in Assam this time. From their public conduct and the pathetic state they are in, I am confident that we will retain all 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and the Congress will draw a blank yet again.”
Margherita pointed to the recent clash between Congress supporters and the police in Guwahati, following Rahul Gandhi being stopped from entering the Assam capital during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Nayay Yatra. “We saw what happened when the so-called PM aspirant arrived here as part of his Nyay Yatra. His meetings during the Yatra only saw gatherings of about 250, 1000, or 1200 people. This indicates that their ideology and leadership are facing total rejection from the people of Assam, Northeast, and the entire country,” Pabitra Margherita remarked.
Earlier, on February 3, the ruling BJP scheduled a national convention on February 17-18 at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. The inaugural session, set to be inaugurated on February 17 by the party’s national president JP Nadda, will conclude with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closing address on February 18. A day before the convention, a meeting of BJP’s national office bearers is planned, with various party members invited, including general secretaries, convenors of cells, presidents of Morchas, municipal corporations, municipalities, nagar panchayats, and district panchayats.
The National Executive, National Council office bearers, district presidents nationwide, district in-charges, Lok Sabha in-charges, Cluster in-charges, Lok Sabha convenors, Lok Sabha extensionists, Disciplinary Committee, Finance Committee, chief spokespersons of states, Media Cell convenors, and IT Cell officials from across the country have also been invited to the two-day brainstorming session. The ruling party is aiming for PM Modi’s return to his residence on 7 Lok Kalyan Marg for a third straight term in the next general elections, scheduled between April and May this year.
