“Tamil Nadu Has Voted For Exchange”: Rahul Gandhi Congratulates MK Stalin
The Congress is a part of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi:
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday congratulated his best friend MK Stalin, whose DMK party gave the impression all set to win the Tamil Nadu elections, defeating the ruling AIADMK and the BJP.
“Congratulations to Shri MK Stalin for the victory. Other people of Tamil Nadu have voted for alternate and we will be able to, underneath your management, turn out to be a assured step in that path. Perfect needs,” he tweeted.
Congratulations to Shri MK Stalin for the victory.
Other people of Tamil Nadu have voted for alternate and we will be able to, underneath your management, turn out to be a assured step in that path.
Perfect needs.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 2, 2021
Tamil Nadu gave the impression set for a brand new executive with the DMK forward in 121 seats and its spouse Congress in 16, ruling AIADMK trailing with leads 80 seats within the 234-member meeting. Victory in 118 will be certain a easy majority.
Each the Dravidian events went into the election with out their stalwarts, J Jayalalithaa for the AIADMK and M Karunanidhi for the DMK.
Tamil Nadu was once additionally the lone vivid spot for the Congress the place the DMK-led opposition alliance, of which this can be a section, regarded able of energy to trounce the AIADMK-BJP coalition.
Within the different states, together with West Bengal and Kerala – from the place Mr Gandhi is an MP – it was once a tale of extra losses underscoring the party’s fading electoral importance.
Regardless that the Election Fee had banned victory roadshows and automobile rallies, crowds of jubilant supporters of quite a lot of events may well be observed celebrating in quite a lot of puts in violation of Covid norms.
The drumbeats of victory got here within the backdrop of an election which might be remembered for huge, crowded rallies – with the general public with out right kind mask — amid the pandemic.
