"In the recent Assembly elections, BJP has fared well. It has formed a government for the first time in Assam, it has done well in West Bengal. But the people of our country have given a resounding verdict," Madhav said at a programme here.
"The resounding verdict is total rejection of Congress by the people. Before Lok Sabha elections (Narendra) Modiji had given a call for Congress free India. Now it seems it has become the slogan of the entire country," Madhav said.
The senior BJP leader also took a dig at the CPI(M) in West Bengal, who had forged an alliance with Congress.
"Even the allies who have fought with Congress have been washed away. Those who have pursued the politics of duplicity have also suffered. The politics of alliance in Bengal and fight in Kerala has backfired," Madahav said.
Madhav also had a word of caution for Trinamool Congress, which has allegedly engaged in post poll violence.
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