Amit Shah Predicts Amethi Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results: 'Smriti Irani Will Defeat Rahul Gandhi by 1 Lakh Votes'
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday held a join roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi with its Lok Sabha candidate Smriti Irani. In the home turf of Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Shah said that in UP the choice is between dynasty and development.
Amethi, May 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Saturday held a join roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi with party's Lok Sabha candidate Smriti Irani. In the home turf of Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Shah said that in UP the choice is between dynasty and development. He also asserted that BJP would win the Amethi parliamentary seat with over one lakh votes. Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rahul Gandhi Urges Amethi to Vote for Him, Calls Them His Family in an Open Letter.
Speaking to news agency PTI, Shah said, “In Uttar Pradesh, the choice is between dynasty and development. And people will choose development over dynasty. Our overall seats in Uttar Pradesh will also increase." Amethi Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
"Everyone is hopeful. The massive crowd is an evidence that people of Amethi have faith in Modi Ji & BJP is winning here in this elections. The opposition will stop making any claims after the result, BJP will form govt with massive majority," Shah said to ANI.
The roadshow was held on the last day of campaigning for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, where polling will take place on May 6. Have a look at pictures below:
In 2014 general elections, Irani had lost to Gandhi, but was able to considerably reduce his victory margin from three lakhs in 2009 to just over one lakh in 2014. The BJP had 71 seats of total 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, besides two seats bagged by its ally Apna Dal.
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