Mallikarjun Kharge predicts 128 seats for Congress, backs Rahul Gandhi for PM
According to the Congress chief, members of the opposition party India Bloc led by the party were successful in transferring their votes to each other.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in an interview to the media on Saturday, a day before the seventh and final round of polling, said that the Congress party expects to win 128 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and is confident of preventing the BJP from winning a third consecutive term at the Centre.
Mr Kharge said Rahul Gandhi – who led two ‘Bharat Jodo Yatras’ before the election and campaigned extensively during the polls, often sharing the stage (and dining) with colleagues andtaking direct aim at Prime Minister Modi—would be a well-liked candidate for the position.
The Congress chief, who in the past has dodged questions about Mr Gandhi’s credentials and India Bloc’s refusal to name a prime ministerial candidate, said, “Rahul Gandhi is my choice to be prime minister… He is my choice and he represents the youth and every nook and corner of the country.”
