Top leaders speak to The Sunday Guardian and sister organisations, NewsX and India News on Maharashtra & Jharkhand election results.
“I always said I would like to see Priyanka in Parliament. That’s her place, not only for campaigning, but to be there asking the questions and representing the people”
— Robert Vadra, Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband
“This mandate is only for the politics of performance, and I’m sure that by the end of it, we will all collectively work for progress and development because that is the dream of the Prime Minister”
— Shinde Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC
“We may have not won the mandate, but I am very certain that we will continue to fight and win the confidence of the people”
— Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi
“Until yesterday, it was neck-and-neck competition. But this is no longer a tough fight; it feels like the people of Maharashtra have been stabbed in the back”
— Congress leader Atul Londhe Patil
“The schemes we implemented were not just announced; we ensured that their benefits genuinely reached the people”
— BJP leader Pankaja Gopinathrao Munde