Congress giving tough fight to BJP: Salman Khurshid

Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent claim of the BJP winning over 300 seats till the fifth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, “What should he say? If he doesn’t claim 300 seats, then what should he say? He can’t say that they have only reached 200, can he? He needs to maintain their stance.”

Khurshid highlighted the opposition’s scepticism and said, “If they (the opposition) are getting 10-20 seats in the next phase, they might not even get those. So, they will say what they have to say.”

He also pointed out the shift from earlier claims, “Now, they aren’t claiming 400 seats either, even though the Prime Minister had mentioned crossing 400.”

Khurshid emphasised the uncertainty of election outcomes stating, “Who will win the election will be decided on the 4th. So, let’s wait a bit. We can also say that we have won a certain number of seats but it’s not sure that it will come to us. However, from what we understand, this is the number of seats we can win, and we can plan ahead accordingly. Based on this understanding, we can move forward with our planning.”