Results hint at Karnataka, LS polls verdict: BJP chief

New Delhi, March 3: Buoyed by BJP’s maiden win in Tripura and impressive performance in Nagaland and Meghalaya, party chief Amit Shah on Saturday said it is an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies and a reflection of the future results in Karnataka and the next Lok Sabha elections.

Mr Shah used Assembly elections verdict in the three north- eastern states to present the BJP as being a truly panIndia party, noting that it is not restricted to the Hindi belt as claimed by its critics.

Targeting the Congress, he pointed out that the party did not win a single seat in Tripura and Nagaland, and also hit out at the communist parties, saying “what the results have clearly showed is that the Left is not right for any part of the country.”

Mr Shah underlined the significance of his party’s win in the tiny state of Tripura, where it was for the first time pitted against the Left in a direct fight, and set his sights on Odisha, West Bengal and Kerala and poll- bound Karnataka where the Congress is in power.

“This is a win of the Prime Minister’s policies. People have put their stamp of approval on his politics of performance and development.... The results in the three states are a reflection of the future results of Karnataka polls and the next Lok Sabha elections,” he said.

Asked if he feels that the party has now entered its golden era, he suggested that such an assertion can be considered only after it rules these states as well.