People want solutions to problems not tactics diverting attention, says Priyanka Gandhi
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Shimla: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said that victory in politics will unite the country and hailed the party's win in the Karnataka assembly polls.
Speaking to the media, she said that the victory in Karnataka proves that people want solutions to their problems and that the BJP's tactics of diverting attention from major issues will not work. The Congress leader congratulated the people of Karnataka for defeating the corrupt BJP government and voting on issues like unemployment, price rise, and development.
She added that Congress' campaign in Karnataka was focused on addressing public issues. A similar campaign won the party in Himachal Pradesh last year.
"Heartfelt thanks to the people of Karnataka for giving a historic mandate to the Congress party. This is a victory in giving priority to the idea of Karnataka's progress. This is the victory of politics that unites the country," she tweeted in Hindi.
"My best wishes to all the hardworking workers and leaders of the Karnataka Congress. All your hard work has paid off. The Congress party will work diligently to implement the guarantees given to the people of Karnataka. Jai Karnataka, Jai Congress," she added.
She was talking about the five guarantees Congress gave to people - 200 units of free power to all households (Gruha Jyoti), ₹ 2,000 monthly assistance to woman heads of every family (Gruha Lakshmi), 10 kg of rice free to every member of BPL households (Anna Bhagya), ₹ 3,000 every month for unemployed graduate youths and ₹ 1,500 for unemployed diploma holders (both in the age group of 18-25) for two years (Yuva Nidhi), and free travel for women in public transport buses (Shakti).
Priyanka said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge toiled hard for the victory and camped in Karnataka for almost one month. She added that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi set the ball rolling with his Bharat Jodo Yatra. She noted that the party won 75% of the 91 assembly constituencies covered by Rahul Gandhi.
She also credited state Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar and party workers for the victory.
Priyanka was highly involved in the election campaign with 13 public meetings, 12 road shows, two women's meetings, and a workers' meeting. After the election results were out, she arrived at the state party headquarters in Shimla to meet coworkers.
Congress is set to come back to power in Karnataka after 10 years.