Anti-incumbency wave in Haryana, BJP will be wiped out in the assembly: former CM Hooda

Rohtak, June 5, 2024: Launching a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupeinder Singh Hooda accused the ruling party of resorting to divisive tactics based on caste and religion. 

Addressing a press conference in Rohtak, Hooda commended the people of Haryana for not falling prey to BJP's deceptive strategies. He highlighted the unity of all communities, which voted in unison for the Congress, effectively debunking BJP's ambitious slogan of crossing 400 seats.

Hooda emphasized that electoral success is achieved through hard work rather than mere slogans. "The BJP's slogans are losing steam, and the public is making them aware of the ground reality," he remarked.

Pointing to the significant improvement in the electoral performance of the Congress, Hooda stated the party's alliance in Haryana received the highest percentage of votes in the country, with 47.61%. Karnataka followed with Congress securing 45.3% of the votes. He noted a remarkable increase in Congress' vote share from 28% in 2019 to almost 48%, while BJP saw a decline from 58% to 46%. This shift, Hooda asserted, indicates a strong anti-incumbency wave in Haryana, predicting a Congress victory in the forthcoming assembly elections.

The former Chief Minister also criticized parties attempting to divide the opposition vote, expressing confidence that voters will continue to reject such tactics.

Hooda lamented the current state of Haryana, contrasting it with the progress before 2014. He highlighted that the state was once leading in per capita income, investment, employment generation, and development, now tops the charts in unemployment, crime, corruption, drug addiction, and misery under BJP rule.

He criticized the BJP government for failing to establish any significant infrastructure or projects in Haryana over the past decade, despite amassing a debt of 4.5 lakh crores. Hooda called on the Governor to dismiss the minority BJP government and hold elections at the earliest, reflecting the public's readiness for change.