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- Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP and its leadership are no longer subject to the traditional political phenomenon of anti-incumbency.
- He stated that historical political swings in states like Haryana, Maharashtra, and Gujarat have ceased to occur under the current government.
- The Congress leader contrasted this trend with the political experiences of previous administrations, including that of Indira Gandhi.
- These remarks were made during a press conference addressing ongoing controversies surrounding the Election Commission.
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- Follow-up responses from the BJP or the Election Commission
- Further political discourse on election integrity in India
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Rahul Gandhi
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“Anti-incumbency does not exist in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. It does not exist in North Korea. There is no democracy on this planet where anti-incumbency does not exist. And so, this has been a puzzle for us,”
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…and regional parties but alleged that the phenomenon appeared to have stopped affecting the BJP. Also Read: Rahul Gandhi alleges '100% rigging' in Indian elections, calls ECI and BJP 'destroyers of democracy' " Anti-incumbency does not exist in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. It does not exist in North Korea. There is no democracy on this planet where anti-incumbency does not exist. And so, this has been a puzzle for us, " Gandhi said. "The same exact thing happens to leader after leader after leader. It happens to Congress leaders. It happens to regional parties. But for some reason, it never happens to Mr Narendra Modi. It does not…
“The same exact thing happens to leader after leader after leader. It happens to Congress leaders. It happens to regional parties. But for some reason, it never happens to Mr Narendra Modi. It does not happen to Mr Shah. It does not happen to the BJP,”
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…does not exist in Saddam Hussein's Iraq. It does not exist in North Korea. There is no democracy on this planet where anti-incumbency does not exist. And so, this has been a puzzle for us," Gandhi said. " The same exact thing happens to leader after leader after leader. It happens to Congress leaders. It happens to regional parties. But for some reason, it never happens to Mr Narendra Modi. It does not happen to Mr Shah. It does not happen to the BJP, " he added. Gandhi cited Haryana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat to make his case, arguing that states which had previously witnessed political swings were no longer showing the same pattern.…
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