Swabhimaan Rally turnout indicates victory for Nitish in polls: Congress

Lauding Congress President Sonia Gandhi's address at the Swabhimaan Rally in Patna, party leader Pramod Tiwari on Sunday said that the huge turnout at the rally confirms the fact that Nitish Kumar will form the government in Bihar with Congress's support with two-thirds majority.

"She spoke very well and touched the hearts of people. The unemployment is rising, our soldiers are dying on the borders...they (BJP government) failed even on the black money issue, she touched upon all these issues," Tiwari told ANI.

"I would like to congratulate people of Bihar. The way the people came to attend the rally at Gandhi Maidan, has made the (Bihar) election results clear. Nitish Kumar's government will come to power with Congress' support in Bihar with two-thirds majority," he added.

During her address at the Swabhimaan Rally, the Congress President had said that Bihar had developed under the rule of Lalu Yadav.

Sonia further used the Rally to say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government had accomplished nothing except drama during the first quarter of their tenure.