The Shivsena Wednesday said that for the BJP, losing three states in the Hindi heartland meant that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah’s dream of a ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ stood “destroyed”. The electorate brought down the “high-flying” leaders, the Shiv Sena said.
An editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamana said the BJP’s chariot found its wheels stuck in these states. “The last elections were held in these states after Modi was declared as the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP and credit was given to Modi for huge victories in these states. Now, the BJP has faced a big setback in these states even when Modi is the Prime Minister,” said the editorial.