Jaitley’s clarification came as the Congress has been demanding Modi’s apology on this issue since the beginning of the Winter Session of Parliament.
The data revealed on Tuesday also showed that though the Congress campaign for the election focused on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation, people were more interested in topics related to development and Hindutva.
BJP president Amit Shah had announced during the campaign that the party was fighting elections under Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel.
The Independent candidate and Dalit leader, who was backed by the Congress, approached the Collector a day after the Gujarat Assembly election results came out. Mevani defeated the BJP rival by 19,696 votes.
Talking to India TV, Alpesh said that after emerging victorious in these elections, he could not blame the EVMs for the defeat of the Congress in the Assembly elections.
Of the Congress turncoats, Tejashree Patel lost from Viramgam by about 6,500 votes to Lakhabhai Bharwad; Mansinh Chauhan lost from Balasinor; cooperative giant and chairman of Amul Ramsinh Parmar lost from his traditional Thasra seat while Raghavji P
The Janata Dal (United) president also took a dig at the Congress, saying that while the party was aiming to defeat the BJP in Gujarat, it “ended up losing even in Himachal Pradesh”, where it was in power.
Rupani also thanked the people of Rajkot from where he won by over 54,000 votes.
The BJP is heading for a record sixth straight victory in Gujarat assembly polls, and is set to evict the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, tightening the party’s grip over the country’s politics with general elections only 18 months away.
Results in Himachal Pradesh have proved that the country is moving ahead to become Congress-free, Raje said
Shah also asserted that the poll outcome in favour of the BJP is a victory of performance and development against political dynasty.
Chouhan added that the vision of India becoming the "Vishwa Guru" (world leader) would be realised under the leadership of Modi as "he is a global leader", he stressed.
Hardik pointed out that due to EVM tampering, the winning margin was very less in many places including Surat, Rajkot and Ahmedabad.
Asked if the BJP's poll victory in the assembly elections was an affirmation of people's faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Home Minister said: "Yes, it is. It is a seal of people's faith in his development work."
Rahul Gandhi took over as Congress President on Saturday, an elevation that comes at a time when the party faces an "existential crisis" and has huge electoral challenges in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
If the exit polls are to be believed, the saffron party will easily manage to retain power in its turf, with an overwhelming majority.
Expressing doubts over the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader today said that the issue should not be brushed aside.
The Gujarat unit of the Congress party had moved the Supreme Court alleging rigging of EVMs and VVPATs a day after all the exit polls predicted Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party's win in Gujarat elections.
Congress president-designate Rahul Gandhi's elevation would come just two days ahead of the counting of votes for the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly poll.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the market has rallied in 15 days prior to Gujarat polls and fell in the next 30 days after polling was over.
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