Election Results 2024 | Take your bag and head towards the Himalayas, Congress Jairam Ramesh tells PM Modi
The Hindu
Congress calls for Prime Minister Modi to resign as BJP falls below majority mark in latest election trends.
With the latest trends showing the BJP falling below the majority mark, the Congress on June 4 said it has become clear that it will be a staggering political and moral defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and he should resign and head to the Himalayas.
The BJP emerging as the single largest party but not getting a majority on its own.
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"He used to pretend that he was extraordinary. Now it has been proved that the outgoing prime minister is going to become former. Take moral responsibility and resign. This is the message of this election," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X in Hindi.
He said on December 3, 2016, in Moradabad, the "outgoing" Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said - "What at the most can they do to me? What can they do? I am a faqir, I will just pick up my bag and leave".
"Do you remember this statement of yours, outgoing prime minister? The time has come. Take your bag and head towards the Himalayas," Mr. Ramesh said in a swipe at Mr. Modi.
Exit polls on Saturday predicted that Prime Minister Modi will retain power for a third straight term, with the BJP-led NDA expected to win a big majority in the Lok Sabha polls.