Jolt is for Congress and not BJP, says Javadekar

New Delhi, Dec 19: The BJP on Tuesday took strong exception to Congress President Rahul Gandhi's comment that Gujarat poll results were "jolt" to the saffron party and said on the contrary "jolt" is to the principal opposition party.

"They are saying this is jolt to BJP, this is actually the new definition of jolt. It requires super mental ability to redefine defeat as a victory," BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters countering Mr Gandhi's remarks earlier in the day that the election mandate in Gujarat - where saffron party's tally has come down to 99 from 115 in 2012 - was a "jolt" to the BJP.
Mr Gandhi also has said that the poll results in the western state showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "lost the credibility".
'Ïn illusion only you can enjoy defeat as a victory,"Mr Javadekar said.
The Minister insisted contrary to what Rahul Gandhi has said, "Prime Minister's credibility is on rise".
"What they are telling (about jolt to BJP) is insult to people's verdict," he said. UNI