Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Bandi Sanjay dismissed the claims of the Congress that the BJP would face the same fate in Telangana as Karnataka and said the by-poll results and GHMC election results in Telangana prove who would be throwing out the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) government.
In response to the Karnataka results where the BJP was beaten comprehensively, he said despite losing seats the BJP’s vote share remained intact. He said the Congress’ gain was from the Janata Dal (S) that lost 7% votes from the last elections. The BJP had retained its 36% votes and it was an indication of the BJP’s strong presence.
Mr. Sanjay, who spoke to the media in Karimnagar, alleged that one section of the people voted for Congress completely indicating that Muslims voted for the party due to appeasement politics. He claimed that JD (S) Karnataka president Ibrahim had openly asked the Muslims to vote for Congress or else the BJP would come back to power. Even the AIMIM and NDPI discreetly supported the Congress.
