"Why We Left Congress For BJP": 2 Senior Leaders Explain Election Results
NDTV
The Congress lost Punjab, one of the last major states under its control, and failed to put up a strong fight in three other states where it had hoped for a comeback.
As the Congress's wipeout in five states yesterday reinforced its shrinking size in Indian politics, two of its alums who are now BJP leaders contrasted the working styles of the rival parties.
The Congress lost Punjab, one of the last major states under its control, to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and failed to put up a strong fight in three other states where it had hoped for a comeback - Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi and Vishwajit Rane, who have both made the switch from the Congress to BJP, praised the hard work, networking and connectivity of the ruling party.
Uttar Pradesh leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who was close to the Gandhis when she was in the Congress, told NDTV that her former party "lives in a bubble" and has "no hardworking leadership" or vision.
