Rahul Gandhi: BJP usurped power through proxy in Meghalaya

Rahul Gandhi New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP of 'usurping' power through proxy in Meghalaya and using big money to create an opportunistic alliance in the state. Gandhi alleged that the BJP is obsessed with grabbing power and has shown utter disregard to the mandate of people in the state. With just 2 seats, the BJP has usurped power in Meghalaya, through a proxy. Like in Manipur and Goa, showing utter disregard for the mandate of the people. Obsessed instead with grabbing power, using big money to create an opportunistic alliance, Gandhi said on Twitter. He also used the hashtag DemocracyDemonetised with his tweet to target the BJP. The Congress emerged as the single-largest party in the state winning 21 seats, but failed to cobble up a coalition with other regional outfits. Meghalaya had been under Congress rule and after losing the state, the party is now in power only in three other states, including Karnataka where elections are slated next month, and Puducherry. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever