"AAP Played Big Role In Gujarat Loss": Poll In-Charge Ashok Gehlot To NDTV

Mr Gehlot's comments come just days after the BJP trounced main rival Congress with a historic win in Gujarat, which it has retained for the seventh consecutive term.

The Aam Aadmi Party played a "big role" in Congress's poor show in the recently concluded Gujarat Assembly elections, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told NDTV today. Alleging that AAP "lies everywhere it goes," Mr Gehlot, who was the grand old party's election in-charge in Gujarat, said AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal "did a lot of damage".

He also attributed the BJP's massive win to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's enthusiastic campaigning. "The PM campaigned for three months, held several rallies. That was also a reason," Mr Gehlot said, admitting that Congress was also lacking in its poll campaign.

Ashok Gehlot also cited funding as one of the factors in the Congress's poor show. "Electoral bonds are a huge scandal. BJP gets unilateral funding through it, as those who donate to Congress are threatened," he said.

Mr Gehlot's comments come just days after the BJP trounced main rival Congress with a historic win in Gujarat, which it has retained for the seventh consecutive term.