'SIR Recent, Congress Has Been Losing Polls Under Rahul Gandhi': Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah criticized Rahul Gandhi for blaming the Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls for Congress's electoral losses. Shah asserted that the BJP's success in Gujarat reflects continued public support for the party.
Why it matters
This exchange highlights the ongoing political friction between the ruling BJP and the opposition regarding election integrity and governance narratives.
Unleashing a barrage against Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Home Minister Amit Shah has asked whether the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls was responsible for the Congress' defeat in the civic elections in Gandhinagar and other places in Gujarat. Pulling no punches, Shah claimed that while the current SIR exercise began only after 2024, the Congress had been losing elections ever since Gandhi entered politics. In the civic elections in Gujarat, the BJP won the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation by a landslide, walking away with 38 of 44 seats in the state capital, which is part of Shah's Lok Sabha constituency.
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