Shabbir Ali expressed confidence that the Congress party would win in the Telangana Assembly elections later this year. “People in Telangana are keen for the Congress party to come back to power. Like the people of Karnataka rejected the BJP and JD (S), we believe people in Telangana will reject both BRS and BJP and their divisive politics,” he said.
“The election results in Karnataka are a stepping stone for the Congress party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Our victory is due to our focus on important local issues like livelihood, food security, inflation, problems faced by farmers, unemployment, and corruption. On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to divide the electorate, but the voters have rejected this and chosen the Congress party’s vision for a united and prosperous Karnataka,” he said.
Shabbir Ali mentioned the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi as key to their successful campaign. “Our leaders connected with the voters and stood for principles like inclusivity, progress, and justice, which people in Karnataka deeply appreciated,” he said.
He predicted that the Congress party will win over 80 seats in the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. “Sonia Gandhi gave statehood to Telangana to achieve goals related to ‘Neelu, Nidhulu, Niyamakulu (Water, Funds & Jobs.