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Congress leader Salman Khurshid, responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent claim of the BJP winning over 300 seats till the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, said, “What should he say? If he doesn’t claim 300 seats, then what should he say? He can’t say that they have only reached 200, can he? He needs to maintain their stance.”
Khurshid underlined the opposition’s scepticism and said, “If they (the opposition) are getting 10-20 seats in the next phase, they might not even get those. So, they will say what they have to say.”
Khurshid emphasised the uncertainty of election outcomes saying, “Who will win the election will be decided on the 4th. So, let’s wait a bit. We can also say that we have won a certain number of seats but it’s not sure that it will come to us. However, from what we understand, this is the number of seats we can win, and we can plan ahead accordingly. Based on this understanding, we can move forward with our planning.”
Amit Shah had made his projection during a rally in Bihar’s Karakat on Sunday, May 26, stating that the BJP has crossed the 310-seat mark in the five phases of the ongoing elections, and aims to exceed 400 seats with the remaining phases.
“Six phases of Lok Sabha elections were completed. I have the report on the five phases of elections. In just five phases of elections, PM Modi will be winning 310 seats and forming the government. The sixth and seventh phases are for crossing 400 seats,” Shah said.
Khurshid further emphasized the positive feedback from voters and party workers for the Congress party, in the ongoing Lok Sabha election.
“You are inviting me to join in the exaggeration of statements that are often made during elections and to start speculating about the number of seats. Everywhere we go and listen to what people are saying, hearing from the workers, and observing the body language of our leaders, we see their growing confidence. We can gauge the increasing support and attachment of the people, and based on that, we can make estimations,” Khurshid said.
“I believe that we have fought this election well, compared to the last two elections (Lok Sabha), we have fought this election very well. Whether we will be able to reach the number of seats we need or not will be known on June 4, but there is no doubt that this has been a close fight,” he added.