Kharge: This is moral defeat for Modi

Kharge: "The people have not given an absolute majority to any party. The BJP had sought a mandate against one person and it is now clear that the mandate is against him. It is a moral defeat for Narendra Modi.

"The Congress party and INDIA bloc contested the election against all odds and despite hurdles created by various institutions but we ran a positive campaign. We raised issues of price rise, issues of farmers, joblessness and subverting of institutions. People joined us, and supported us. The kind of campaign that the PM ran will not be forgotten for a long time. The people understood the falsehood that the PM spread during the campaign.

"Rahul's Bharat Jodo Yatra and Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra gave the foundation to our campaign and our Nyay Patra (manifesto)."