Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the criticism and allegations being made by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress. He warned Rahul Gandhi should be prepared for a crushing defeat in 2029. Speaking on Tuesday, he said that the Congress has always said that EVMs are the reason for their defeat, and that the Congress did not win the Gandhinagar municipal elections held on ballot papers. Amit Shah said everything that Congress is saying is a lie. Amit Shah reminded Congress has not come to power in states like Tripura, Bengal and Gujarat for decades.
Refuting the allegations made by the Congress on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), he said that the ‘SIR’ was implemented only after 2024 and that the party would lose successive elections ever since Rahul Gandhi became the Congress’s main leader, party president and leader of the opposition. BJP had achieved a resounding victory in the Rajasthan local elections, and this was like a lesson for Rahul Gandhi. AAP lost its deposit in 85 percent of the wards in Rajasthan, Amit Shah said.
Shah also added Rahul Gandhi is mistaking BJP’s victory in the elections and Modi’s popularity as SIR irregularities and advised him to do some introspection. Congress did not win a single seat in the recent by-elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam. BJP won in Naugaon, Assam, which is a Congress seat. last time Congress won in Gujarat was 41 years ago, and Rahul Gandhi should know this.
#WATCH | Delhi | On Gujarat Local Body Election Results 2026, Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, “Elections were held today for three municipalities and municipal corporations in Gujarat. The Bharatiya Janata Party achieved a resounding victory, winning 90 out of the total 104 seats across these two municipalities and one municipal corporation. In the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation—which falls within my constituency—the BJP won 38 out of 44 seats. The Aam Aadmi Party contested all 32 seats but forfeited its security deposit on every single one of them. This massive victory in Gujarat reflects the mood of the state’s voters, demonstrating that the electorate of Gujarat stands rock-solid behind Narendra Modi ji. Compared to the previous election, the BJP has increased its vote share by 10% in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation. I want to make this point clear—and specifically convey it to Rahul ji—that the Congress party has not won a single election in 41 years. The last election they won was back in 1985; since then, they have faced continuous defeats in Gujarat”
— ANI (@ANI) October 13, 2026
