To a question as to why the BJP is in power in the state for last ten years, if things were so rosy during the Congress government led by him in Madhya Pradesh, Singh said, "In 2003, it was unfortunate but true that the Congress was not very united and in 2008 unfortunately, there were some issues in nomination of Congress candidates because of which we could not make it."
Singh said "anti-incumbency" against the BJP government in the state is showing up and people have now come out in open to vent their "ire".
He, however, refused to accept that the results of the five assembly elections including Madhya Pradesh could be considered a sequel to the next general elections as far as political fortunes of Congress and BJP are concerned.
"State elections have no bearing on national and Parliament elections. In 1998 March, the BJP won most of the Parliament seats in Madhya Pradesh but when it came to the assembly elections, Congress party won. So the one does not make a difference on the other," he said.
