We are going to defeat BJP together, says Rahul Gandhi ahead of 2024 LS elections

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday has requested all Opposition parties to come together and defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 general elections. Gandhi urged party workers in Bihar to help the Congress defeat the BJP's ideology of hatred. Gandhi was addressing party workers at the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) headquarters ahead of a crucial meeting of opposition parties convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary KC Venugopal and other senior party leaders were present at the event organized to celebrate the completion of the 4,000 km long Bharat Jodo Yatra.

In his address to party workers, Gandhi asserted that hatred can only be defeated by love. "You know hate can't be countered with hate. It can only be defeated by love. Congress works to unite the country and spread love. That is why we have come to Bihar because the Congress DNA is in Bihar,” Gandhi said. "On one side is the 'Bharat Jodo' ideology of the Congress and on the other is the 'Bharat Todo' ideology of the BJP and the RSS," Gandhi said.

Lauding the contributions of Bihar party workers during the historic yatra, Gandhi added that they had come here to unite the opposition and defeat the BJP. “All the opposition parties have come here and we have to defeat the BJP. You have seen it during Karnataka assembly results. BJP leaders were saying that they would see a huge victory in Karnataka,” Gandhi said.

The former Congress president said the party will win assembly elections in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. "They (people) now understand that Narendra Modi's BJP is trying to help only two to three persons (in the country)," Gandhi said. Gandhi urged the leaders to defend the party workers as they were fighting for the country's ideology.

“Congress is pursuing the ideology of 'Bharat Jodo' while BJP-RSS is spearheading the ideology of 'Bharat Todo' and spreading hatred. That is why he came to Bihar,” the Congress chief said.Echoing similar sentiments, Congress chief Kharge said opposition parties should form a united force."“If we win Bihar, we will win the whole country. Therefore, it is important that all leaders drown their differences and fight together to protect the constitution, democracy and the true spirit of the nation,” the AICC president said.