Opposition attack on Election Commission ‘advance alibi’ for poll defeat: Jaitley

NEW DELHI: Calling the attack on Election Commission by opposition parties an advance alibi for defeat, Union Minister Arun Jaitley Thursday said the aspirational India wants a better tomorrow and will not make suicidal choices by voting for “highly corrupt” and “temperamental mavericks”.

Fractured opposition has no agreement on either a leader or programme, the senior BJP leader said in his blog ‘The Frightening and Scary Scenario of India’s Opposition’.

Jaitley further said as the seventh phase of election approaches to closure, the groundswell in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is becoming stronger.

“Except in the last few days, not one political analyst had foreseen the velocity of this groundswell even in a state like Bengal. The largest size of the prime minister’s public rallies has been in Bengal,” he said. (AGENCIES)