New Delhi: With Raj Babbar winning the
Firozabad Lok Sabha bypoll, Congress on Tuesday termed it as a
"beginning" of people`s faith in the party in Uttar Pradesh
and said it will form the next government in the state.
"I congratulate people of Firozabad who gave a decisive
result. This is the beginning of people`s faith in Congress.
We are confident that Congress will form a government in UP
after the next assembly polls," AICC General Secretary in
charge of UP Digvijay Singh told reporters here.
He said the next electoral battle in the state will be
between Congress and BSP. "BJP and SP are nowhere. BJP`s base
has been eroded and SP is nowhere," he said.
The Congress leader, however, downplayed poor performance
of the party in the assembly bypolls, in which it won only one
seat out of the 11, saying they are not indicative of any
trend.
He said in assembly bypolls, ruling party wins and it
does not indicate any wave. "May be we were not so attentive
as we were in Firozabad," he said.
Congress candidate Raj Babbar defeated SP chief Mulayam
Singh Yadav`s daughter-in-law Dimple by 85,343 votes.
Bureau Report
