Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on Monday Congress president Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House on MondayA day before counting got underway in Gujarat, an Opposition leader who met Rahul Gandhi quoted the new Congress president as saying: “I am still not confident about the exit polls. “The BJP’s loss (of seats) in Gujarat is a victory for Rahul,” senior CPI leader D Raja said. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said: “Congress has returned a morale boosting performance in Gujarat under Mr Rahul Gandhi. I thank the people of Gujarat and Himachal with all my heart for the love they showed me. NCP’s Praful Patel said the Congress would have “done better” in Gujarat if it had formed an alliance with his party.

Source: Indian Express December 18, 2017 23:50 UTC