After several Congress leaders joined the BJP, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to join the BJP saying that the Congress has become synonymous with old notes.
“Everyday people from Congress are joining BJP. The Congress headquarters is vacant now. Before demonetisation, we had old notes. If you go to the market with old notes nobody will not accept it. Congress has become synonymous with old notes…I am inviting him (Rahul Gandhi) because if he comes then the remaining people (of Congress) will also come to BJP. Last time he helped us by coming to Assam,” said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
CM Sarma also called the Congress a deflated football and said that voting for the Congress would be a waste.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state BJP president Bhabesh Kalita, and UPPL chief Pramod Boro took part in a roadshow in Udalguri during the nomination submission of Dilip Saikia, BJP candidate for Darrang-Udalguri Lok Sabha constituency.
“The kind of response we are getting from people is unimaginable. There is a complete Modi wave in Assam. In Assam, you will see that maximum Muslim people will vote for BJP,” Assam CM said.
The polling for the 14 seats in Assam will be held in three phases on April 19, April 26 and May 7.
The election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases starting April 19.
Nearly 96.8 crore people are eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming polls at over 12 lakh polling stations across the country. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
