Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Congress on their historic win in Karnataka assembly polls.
“Congratulations to the Congress Party for their victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls. My best wishes to them in fulfiling people’s aspirations,” the PM said in a tweet on Saturday.
While appreciating hardwork of the party workers, the Prime Minister also thanked people who supported BJP in the elections.
“I thank all those who have supported us in the Karnataka elections. I appreciate the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. We shall serve Karnataka with even more vigour in the times to come,” he said in another tweet.
Of the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, the Congress won 136 seats, getting absolute majority to form the government in the state.
The BJP won in 64 constituencies.
Priyanka thanks people of Karnataka
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday thanked the people of Karnataka after her party emerged victorious in the Assembly election, polling for which was held on May 10, while also congratulating “all the hardworking workers and leaders of the Karnataka Congress”.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the people of Karnataka for giving the Congress party a historic mandate. This is a victory for your issues,” Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet.
“This is a victory for prioritising the progress of Karnataka. This is a victory for politics that unites the country,” she added.
Assuring the people of Karnataka to stick to the promises the Congress has made in the manifesto, she said: “The party will work with full dedication to implement the guarantees given to the people of Karnataka. Long live Karnataka, long live Congress.”
Meanwhile, her brother and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a tweet said: “The power of the poor has defeated the power of the capitalist friends of the BJP.”
