Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma downplayed the challenge Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) poses to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and called it a “failed political start up”.
Sarma said the Kejriwal-led party has failed to progress to become an “MSME” even after 10 years. “Since 10 years they are trying to sell same product without any proof of delivery,” he added.
Yesterday, Sarma took a jibe at the Congress over the recent elections for the party president, saying he expects those who voted for Shashi Tharoor to join the BJP soon.
Speaking to media, he said, “The outcome of the Congress’ so-called internal elections was known and declared even before the counting of votes. The only democratic people in the Congress were the 1,000 delegates who showed the courage to vote for Shashi Tharoor. I expect them to join BJP soon.”
Tharoor, who was rivalling senior party colleague Mallikarjun Kharge for the post, said only those lacking the courage to fight are tempted to join the BJP.
Kharge trounced Tharoor to become the first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years. Kharge received 7,897 votes in the presidential contest to Tharoor’s 1,072 in the October 17 polls.
