Guwahati: Congress to me seems to be over reacting. It’s okay with us. We knew that our position in Karnataka is not that good. To say that this in an indication for 2024 is a bit too much,” this is how Assam chief minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted to Congress’ jubiliation after its resounding victory in Karnataka assembly election.

“They (Congress) just won in one state and are making a big deal out of it,” Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Assam CM added: “We (BJP) have won in several states but we never overreacted.” Earlier, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the Congress’s electoral victory in Karnataka will not affect the prospects of the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Congress’s win in Karnataka will not be a hindrance for the BJP from retaining power for the third successive term at the Centre in 2024.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Saturday (May 13), claimed that he already knew that Congress would come into power in Karnataka as it was the mood. He said that it was kind of fixed that BJP would not do “that good” in Karnataka.

The Assam CM said, “Well, no matter what or who wins, the ultimate thing is that the Prime Minister is Narendra Modi.”
Earlier during campaigning for the BJP during the Karnataka assembly elections, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the Congress will not win any election for the next 100 years.“I don’t think that Congress can do anything. Nobody should keep in mind that Congress will come to power. Congress will not win for the next 100 years,” the Assam CM had said.