“One by-election in a particular part of the country cannot be considered a reflection on the performance of my government or Congress party,” he told reporters in Pretoria.
He was replying to a question by a reporter who said some people were saying that the defeat in Hisar was a referendum against his government and party.
Opposition parties have called yesterday’s by-election rout of the Congress as a vote against the government in the context of various scams and even a referendum against the government on corruption.
Congress points at sympathy factor
Congress had yesterday downplayed its defeat in Hisar Lok Sabha by-poll saying it had not won the seat even during the last elections and dismissed the contention that the result showed the effect of Team Anna’s call to people not to vote for its candidate over the Lokpal issue.
Party general secretary in-charge for Haryana B. K. Hariprasad said the defeat in the constituency was “not unexpected” given the fact that in the last parliamentary elections too, Congress had secured third position.
HJC-BJP combine nominee Kuldeep Bishnoi, who is the son of late former State Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, won the by-election defeating his nearest rival Ajay Chautala of Indian National Lok Dal.
Mr. Hariprasad said that the “sympathy factor” following the demise of Bhajan Lal, who represented the constituency and had been the Chief Minister thrice, played a role along with the social equations.
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