Now South India Is 'BJP-Mukt', Says Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel

Speaking to reporters, Baghel said, "First we won Himachal Pradesh, and then we won Karnataka.

As Congress surged ahead in the trends of the Karnataka assembly polls on Saturday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the saffron party spoke of "Congress mukt-Bharat" but the party itself is not in power in the southern part. 

Speaking to reporters, Baghel said, "First we won Himachal Pradesh, and then we won Karnataka. They used to speak of 'Congress mukt-Bharat' but now South India is 'BJP-mukt'."

He called the results "a defeat of the Prime Minister".

"Karnataka election result is as per our expectations. The Prime Minister sought votes by keeping himself in the front. So, this is PM Modi's defeat".