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It's a political defeat for BJP, Modi: Sahay

Congress leader accuses BJP of fanning communal riots in the run-up to elections

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi

Press Trust of India Ranchi
Ecstatic over the victory of grand alliance in Bihar, senior Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay today said it was a "political defeat" for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they began the election campaign on a "negative tone" by questioning the DNA of Nitish Kumar.


"It's a political defeat for the BJP as Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his poll campaign with a negative tone questioning the DNA of Nitish Kumar," the former Union minister said here.


"It sent across a negative message among the people," he claimed.

"The BJP had not left any stone unturned, including communal riots, in the run-up to the elections, which threw the people of Bihar a big challenge to defeat divisive forces, and the mandate reflects," he alleged.

While Nitish Kumar had not faced anti-incumbency threat, the Congress had given a political cover to the alliance through giving clarity to the voters, Sahay claimed.

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First Published: Nov 08 2015 | 7:42 PM IST

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