Hope they will fulfil responsibilities of the people: Kamal Nath

As the BJP scored a landslide victory in Madhya Pradesh bucking an antiincumbency of close to two decades former chief minister and the Congress state supremo Kamal Nath on Sunday said that he accepts the peoples mandate in this democratic contest and his party will fulfil the responsibility of the OppositionWe accept the mandate of Madhya Pradeshs voters in this democratic contest We will fulfil the role of the Opposition Kamal Nath told reporters at a press conference on Sunday as the final stages of counting put the BJP in a decisive leadOn the challenges that lie before the Congress as the principal Opposition party in the state the former CM said The biggest challenge in front of us today is the future of the youth unemployment and farm distress Agriculture forms 70 per cent of our states economy We want to prioritise the strengths of the agriculture sector Congratulating the BJP for its victory Kamal Nath said I congratulate the Bharatiya Janata Party and hope they will fulfil the responsibilities of the people who have given them this mandate The Congress which won the 2018 Assembly elections lost power after its government was reduced to a minority following a rebellion by thenparty stalwart Jyotiraditya ScindiaScindia eventually switched over to the BJP along with his loyalist MLAs On the party missing out on a second chance to take the hustings in Madhya Pradesh the former CM said This was our second chance I have always said that I believe in the voters in Madhya Pradesh I do that even today I hope that the BJP will live up to the belief and trust that the voters have reposed in them Kamal Nath saidOn where the party lost the elections that many pollsters predicted they would win the former chief minister said We will discuss on our shortcomings with our candidates In a post on X Kamal Nath said he hopes that the BJP will live up to the trust that the public has shown in themI accept the decision of the people of Madhya Pradesh in the election results We have been given the responsibility to sit in the opposition and we will discharge our responsibility The biggest question facing Madhya Pradesh right now is that the future of the youth of Madhya Pradesh should be secure and our farmers should get prosperity I congratulate the Bharatiya Janata Party I hope that he will try to live up to the trust that the public has shown in him the former CM posted from his official X handleYou all must remember that I never announced the seats I always said that I have faith in the voters of Madhya Pradesh and even today I will say that I have faith in the voters of Madhya Pradesh I will review with all the defeated candidates and winning MLAs what was the reason why we could not explain our point to the voters of Madhya Pradesh he addedMadhya Pradesh has been a BJP stronghold for the last twenty years barring the 15month tenure of the Kamal Nathled government when Congress came to power in 2018 Consciously deciding not to come out with a chief ministerial face the BJP fought the polls under a largely collective leadership while the Congress projected Kamal Nath as its CM candidateThis 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