Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah stated the Bharatiya Janata Get together would current its “best-ever exhibiting” in southern states, the place it has beforehand been a marginal participant, attributing the boldness to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recognition and the social gathering’s rigorous campaigning.
“This time, from the south, I really feel it is going to be our best-ever exhibiting. We can have robust leads to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka,” Shah advised NDTV. “For the primary time in south India, Prime Minister Modi’s recognition has reached some extent the place it’s going to convert into election outcomes.”
The previous BJP president additionally pointed to the elevated vote share between 2014 and 2019 as one other signal that the BJP’s attain in south India, a area that has historically rejected the social gathering, ought to now lead to seat beneficial properties.