BJP Sets Sights on Nationwide Victory, Including Southern India: Bhupender Yadav

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav dismisses Congresss EVM tampering allegations and emphasizes BJPs aim to win seats across India, including southern states. He highlights the partys progressive stance and criticizes the Congress for opposing beneficial measures.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav asserted on Tuesday that winning 400 seats is not a significant goal for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the party's ambition is to secure victories across the nation, including in southern India.

Congress Opposes Progressive Steps, Only Cares for One Family: Yadav

Speaking at a summit organized by the TV9 Network, Yadav criticized the Congress party, alleging that it opposes every progressive step taken in the country and that its sole agenda revolves around the welfare of a single family. He dismissed the Congress's accusation that the BJP might manipulate electronic voting machines (EVMs) to win more than 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, stating that the Congress is currently devoid of direction and resorts to blaming EVMs for its defeats.

Winning 400 Seats Not a Big Target for BJP

Yadav emphasized that winning 400 seats is not a challenging objective for the BJP. When questioned about the party's strategy to gain more seats in southern India, Yadav revealed that the BJP aims to secure victories in all regions of the country.

BJP United Country by Removing Article 370, Congress Should Have Supported: Yadav

Regarding Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Union Minister highlighted that the BJP united the nation by abrogating Article 370, and the Congress should have extended its support to this move. Yadav also criticized the Congress's Madhya Pradesh unit for announcing a Ram Yatra, pointing out that the same party had opposed the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. He accused the Congress of filing an affidavit in the Supreme Court denying the existence of Lord Ram and labeled their devotion as fake.

Yadav Counters Congress's Job Creation Allegations with Data

In response to the Congress's allegation that the BJP government failed to fulfill its promise of creating two crore jobs annually, Yadav presented data from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, which indicates a consistent rise in the employment rate within the private sector. He further cited figures from the Periodic Labour Force Survey to support this trend and added that the Central government is actively providing jobs to one lakh individuals every month, in addition to the employment opportunities generated by state governments.