Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin claimed that the Lok Sabha results were a "defeat" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that he became PM due to the support of TDP's Chandrababu Naidu and JDU's Nitish Kumar.
Addressing a public meeting in Coimbatore on Saturday, the Tamil Nadu CM also targeted the BJP over the slogan 'This time, cross 400' and said, 'Despite a lot of efforts, BJP got only 240 seats.'
"This is not Modi's victory, but Modi's defeat. Modi is the Prime Minister because of Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar. If they had not supported, how would Modi have got the majority? BJP cannot do anything as per its wish." ,” Stalin said.The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won the majority for the third time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by winning 293 seats. The BJP won 240 seats on its own in the 543-member Lower House, where the majority mark is 272. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JDU won 16 and 12 seats respectively in their respective states and extended their support. NDA.
Stalin also said that DMK's victory in alliance with Congress in the state was historic.
Stalin said, “This is no ordinary victory.This is a historic victory. This is a victory for all the workers and people who trusted our government."
It is noteworthy that DMK and Congress had jointly contested the Lok Sabha elections and the alliance had won 31 out of 39 seats. DMK had won 22 seats, while Congress had won nine. On the other hand, CPI and CPI(M) won two seats each.Stepping up his attacks on the BJP, Stalin said, “In 2004, Kalaignar (former Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi) gave us a 40/40 victory (39 seats in Tamil Nadu and one seat in Puducherry). At that time, AIADMK was running the government... In 2004, the exit polls had predicted that (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee would form the government, but Congress formed the government. Something similar had happened, many people had said that BJP would cross 400, but we did not make BJP cross the majority on our own.”
Addressing a public meeting in Coimbatore on Saturday, the Tamil Nadu CM also targeted the BJP over the slogan 'This time, cross 400' and said, 'Despite a lot of efforts, BJP got only 240 seats.'
"This is not Modi's victory, but Modi's defeat. Modi is the Prime Minister because of Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar. If they had not supported, how would Modi have got the majority? BJP cannot do anything as per its wish." ,” Stalin said.The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won the majority for the third time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections by winning 293 seats. The BJP won 240 seats on its own in the 543-member Lower House, where the majority mark is 272. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JDU won 16 and 12 seats respectively in their respective states and extended their support. NDA.
Stalin also said that DMK's victory in alliance with Congress in the state was historic.
Stalin said, “This is no ordinary victory.This is a historic victory. This is a victory for all the workers and people who trusted our government."
It is noteworthy that DMK and Congress had jointly contested the Lok Sabha elections and the alliance had won 31 out of 39 seats. DMK had won 22 seats, while Congress had won nine. On the other hand, CPI and CPI(M) won two seats each.Stepping up his attacks on the BJP, Stalin said, “In 2004, Kalaignar (former Tamil Nadu CM M Karunanidhi) gave us a 40/40 victory (39 seats in Tamil Nadu and one seat in Puducherry). At that time, AIADMK was running the government... In 2004, the exit polls had predicted that (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee would form the government, but Congress formed the government. Something similar had happened, many people had said that BJP would cross 400, but we did not make BJP cross the majority on our own.”
