No Modi wave; non-BJP, non-Congress front likely to form government

Claiming there is no Modi wave in this Lok Sabha polls like in 2014 AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday said a nonBJP nonCongress front is likely to form the government at the Centre with a regional leader emerging as a prime ministerOwaisi a threetime MP from the Hyderabad parliamentary constituency also said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be an open election and there will be a fight for every single seat of the total 543 constituenciesUnlike 2014 there is no Modi wave this time It is an open election and there will be a fight on every seat including Hyderabad he told PTI in an interview Owaisi who will be contesting from Hyderabad seat again this time said his party All India MajliseIttehadulMuslimeen AIMIM is definitely a part of the nonBJP nonCongress front led by Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS founder and chief minister K Chandrashekar RaoThis front would be necessary to represent Indias political diversity and there are many regional leaders who are much more capable than Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi Owaisi added He claimed that the BJP out of desperation is bringing national security narrative in the poll discourse to hide its failures but people will not fall again on his jumlas false promises and will vote responsiblyThere was surgical strike then Balakote air strike and now antisatellite missile test Mission Shakti the poll narrative is changing everyday All these are signs of desperation to win this election Owaisi said Why it took five years for such a crucial test Why he waited for election time Was he waiting some auspicious moment Was he was worried about losing space along with people and TV Why did he choose this time just days before polls he asked adding that the PM is only doing jumlebazi to divert focus from unemployment inflation and other issuesAs the BJPs defeat is inevitable going forward its poll discourse will therefore change everyday he statedYou will hear how PMs poll narrative will change going forward Modi will warm up in the first phase and the debate will heat up from the second phase till the festival of Ramadan But people will not fall for his gimmicks he saidAsked about the nonBJP nonCongress front the AIMIM chief said I am definitely a part of it and I am supporting the TRS on this issueHe however did not share details how the nonBJP nonCongress front will take shape post polls nor did he disclosed probable prime ministerial candidate who can lead the front even as he expressed confidence that the regional parties will play a decisive role in the national politicsOwaisi referring to a report said there is a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress in 100 out of the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies But in over 320 seats there is a triangular fight between the BJP Congress and the regional parties Regional parties will play key role in national politics We tried the 280plus NDA government we tried 210 government of UPA What came out of it I want Indias diversity should be represented Wait for the results he saidThe BJP will not gain much in the five southern states which comprise 130 Lok Sabha constituencies except for a few seats in Karnataka The saffron party is likely to lose its lone seat in Secunderabad this time Owaisi addedAsked about the TRS considered as a Bteam of the BJP that could support the saffron party post polls Owaisi said Not at all This narrative is given by the Congress It is completely wrong They have allergy with regional partiesExpressing concern over the lack of political representation to the Muslim community he said there was no single Muslim MP in 280 seats won by the BJP in 2014 general election as the saffron force wants to run democracy represented by only the majority communitiesIf I talk against Modi that does not mean I am against majority communities I believe a majoritarian form of democracy will not run in Hindustan There is no place for this in Indias Constitution I was never against majority communities I am against BJP and RSS I will continue to be he addedThe Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat is a stronghold of the AIMIM and the party has won this seat in the last eight electionsThe Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat has seven Assembly segments Malakpet Karwan Goshamahal Charminar Chandrayangutta Yakutpura and BahadurpuraOut of the seven assembly segments six are currently held by the AIMIM and one by the BJPCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates