BJP's CR Kesavan slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks amid electoral process

BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Friday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the electoral process calling them a failed toolkit of despair and desperationKesavan accused him of trying to divert attention amid his partys poor performance in the Maharashtra civic electionsIn a post on X Kesavan wrote Leader of Propaganda LOP Rahul Gandhi has zilchzero credibility with the people of India who do not trust the undemocratic Congress leadership and Rahul Gandhis scarecrow tactics Rahul Gandhis failed toolkit of despair and desperation is if you cannot beat them then try to contrive conspiracy theories to confuse Leader of Propaganda LOP Rahul Gandhi has zilchzero credibility with the people of India who do not trust the undemocratic Congress leadership and Rahul Gandhis scarecrow tactics Rahul Gandhis failed toolkit of despair and desperation is if you cannot beat them then try tohellip pictwittercommi7BszsFQSmdash CRKesavan crkesavan January 16 2026Realising the imminent drubbing of Congress and now defunct INDI alliance in the Maharashtra Civic elections Rahul Gandhi is trying to distract and divert attention He stands exposed once again before the nation with his pungent and puerile politics the post readBMC Election Results 2026 LIVE Wardwise and Partywise Counting UpdatesEarlier in the day Rahul Gandhi alleged that there is an erosion of public trust in the electoral processHe shared an article from the Mumbai Mirror that highlighted voter concerns about fading indelible inkIn a post on X the Congress leader said Election commission gaslighting citizens is how trust has collapsed in our democracy Vote Chori is an antinational actMeanwhile early trends being reported from the counting of votes in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC elections on Friday showed the Bharatiya Janata PartyShiv Sena Mahayuti alliance leading in around 75 wards as of 11 am based on preliminary dataAccording to the data being reported the BJP leads in 49 seats and the Shiv Sena leads in 26This means that the Fadnavisled BJP is currently batting at a strike rate of 36 per cent having contested 135 wardsShindes Sena is batting at a strike rate of 29 per cent having contested 90 wardsShiv Sena UBT is reported to be leading in 40 seatsThe Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS led by Raj Thackeray is currently leading in 8 seatsThe Congress has 7 leads from the initial count while Ajit Pawars NCP faction has 1 leadThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever