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The Opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated NDA’s Jagdeep Dhankhar for winning the poll and noted that while this election is over, the battle for protecting the Constitution, strengthening democracy and restoring Parliament’s dignity will continue.
“This election is over. The battle for protecting our Constitution, strengthening our democracy and restoring the dignity of Parliament, will continue,” she also said in a series of tweets.
This election is over. The battle for protecting our Constitution, strengthening our democracy & restoring the dignity of Parliament, will continue.
Jai Hind.
— Margaret Alva (@alva_margaret) August 6, 2022
“This election was an opportunity for the opposition to work together, to leave the past behind and build trust among each other. Unfortunately, some opposition parties chose to directly or indirectly support the BJP, in an attempt to derail the idea of a united opposition.
This election was an opportunity for the opposition to work together, to leave the past behind & build trust amongst each other. Unfortunately, some opposition parties chose to directly or indirectly support the BJP, in an attempt to derail the idea of a united opposition.
— Margaret Alva (@alva_margaret) August 6, 2022
“It is my belief that by doing so, these parties and their leaders have damaged their own credibility,” she said in an apparent dig at the opposition parties who extended their support to NDA in this election.
The Trinamool Congress with 36 MPs, including 23 in Lok Sabha, abstained from this election. Some other parties like the BSP and SAD extended their support to NDA’s Dhankhar.
