Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Monday said the people voted for the BJP in Haryana as they wanted a change, and added that his party respects the decision.
"People wanted a change which is why they gave this opportunity to the BJP and we respect the decision of the people," said Alvi.
The BJP yesterday got clear majority in Haryana winning 47 of the 90 assembly seats. The Congress has been relegated to the third position with 15 seats.
In Maharashtra, the BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 123 out of 288 seats though it fell short of winning an outright majority.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had yesterday thanked the people of Haryana and Maharashtra for enabling the BJP to emerge victorious in both states, calling the results to be 'historic'.
BJP chief Amit Shah too hailed the BJP's unprecedented electoral performance and said the results reflect that the people have accepted Prime Minister Modi as their 'undisputed' leader.
The BJP central observers will visit Mumbai and Chandigarh today to decide the names of legislature party leaders in Maharashtra and Haryana.
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