West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won’t even get 100 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections after the Congress won the assembly elections in Karnataka.
“They (BJP) managed around 300 seats in the Lok Sabha during its peak time. Now I don’t think they may cross even 100 seats,” Banerjee told reporters at her residence in Kolkata.
She said that BJP would lose the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. It is the beginning of end of BJP ahead of the 2024 elections, she added.
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“That BJP will lose in the coming (Lok Sabha) election, it has been decided. Baring one or two states, all other states have slipped out of their hands. If they say that they would win back the seats, it won’t happen. Once it is lost, it is lost. Now people want change,” Banerjee said.
CM Mamata Banerjee also shed light on the prospect of the third front led by regional satraps to take on the BJP in the 2024 elections.
“That is already there. Discussions are going on. Regional parties are holding discussions among them. If any party, be it regional or a national party, has a stronghold in any state, let them fight one-on-one against the BJP,” she said.
The results for the May 10 polls were declared on Saturday with the Congress emerging on top as it won 135 seats and was leading in one seat.
The Congress bagged 135 seats, the BJP 65 and the JD(S) 19 in the elections.
In the just-concluded polls, Congress’ vote share zoomed to 42.88 per cent; that of JD(S) dropped to 13.29 per cent. BJP’s vote share was 36 per cent.
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