Exclusive interview Sachin Pilot BJP is nervous, depends on PM Modi to save his Himachal campaign | Tech Reddy

Himachal Pradesh Election 2022: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of changing the ‘riwaaz’ (custom) in Himachal Pradesh by securing a second consecutive term in the hill state. However, Congress leader Sachin Pilot believes that it will be a difficult task for the saffron party to create history. The state of Himachal Pradesh has a history of not giving two consecutive terms to the same party. The BJP has been in power in Himachal Pradesh since 2017 and is keen on writing history by retaining power in the state under the leadership of CM Jairam Thakur.

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Talk about India TV’s Abki Baar Kiski Sarkaar conclave in Shimla on Sunday (November 6), Pilot said that he has lived across the state and has seen a wave of change in the state.

Pilot said that despite ruling Himachal for the last five years, the BJP has nothing to show the people to seek votes. “They depend on PM Modi and Amit Shah,” he said.

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Sachin Pilot in Abki Baar Kiski Sarkaar: Top Quotes

• It will be a huge task for the BJP to retain power in Himachal Pradesh. There is a wave of change sweeping Himachal. People in the state are not happy with the work of Jairam Thakur. The ruling party should seek votes on the work done by the state government and not on behalf of Modi or other issues not related to the state.
• PM Modi, Amit Shah have come to the state repeatedly in the run up to the elections, this shows their nervousness
• There is no lack of talent and experience in our party. We will choose the face when the time comes. The problem is with the government party, nothing is right in the government or its internal work of the party. BJP Sankalp Patra it has nothing of note in it.
• Even the PM was forced to pacify the unhappy leaders in the state. Ticket distribution has been a real problem with them.
• BJP depends on PM Modi in every election because they have nothing to prove. Despite a single party rule in the last five years, they have no major job to show and seek votes.
• Revenue collection is bad, tax collection has hit a bottom. There is complete mismanagement. Congress has experience guiding states to financial well-being. We will do it again.
• The fiscal management of the Center government and Himachal Pradesh government is very poor. Merely creating catchy slogans will not get you jobs.
• If you won the election, this does not mean that you have a blank check to demolish the institutions. Winning or losing elections is part of democracy. There must be debate, deliberations. The three farm laws were made, first each minister was in charge of advertising, then it was postponed. What are they (BJP) trying to do?
• The institutions must work independently. They must also seek to function independently.
• The work of the party in power must speak, the fact that they are forced to call people from outside the state to speak for them shows that they are nervous.
• What the leadership told me is between them and me, I don’t want to divulge: Sachin Pilot on whether Congress leadership promised to be made Rajasthan CM
• No one knows how the president in BJP is elected. On the other hand, the election of the president of the Congress was open, credible, more than 9000 people voted. No one can doubt this fact.
• Ashok Gehlot should take public perception into consideration. People get misled by such remarks especially just before the elections: Sachin Pilot on Ashok Gehlot’s statement praising PM Modi.