Mumbai, India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi went straight for the jugular against Congress, a day after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Assembly election in the northern Indian state of Haryana. Launching the scathing attack, PM Modi called Congress "irresponsible" and a "factory to spread hatred", especially against Dalits while unveiling development projects worth Rs 7,600 crore ($905 million) in the poll-bound state of Maharashtra. 

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BJP secured a third consecutive tenure in Haryana on Tuesday (Oct 8) despite Congress and most exit polls claiming that the saffron party was in for a rout. 

“The entire ecosystem of Congress was misleading the public in Haryana. They tried to spread lies among Dalits. The Dalits realised that Congress would snatch away reservations from them and distribute them to their vote bank,” PM Modi said in a virtual address. 

The BJP leader also took a swipe at the grand old party for trying to instigate the farmers to launch another round of protests.  

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"The Dalit community in Haryana extended record support to the BJP...Congress instigated the farmers. The farmers of Haryana are happy with the farmer-friendly schemes of the BJP. Congress also tried to instigate the youth. They all trust the BJP for a bright future. The public of Haryana has shown that they will not fall prey to the hatred conspiracies of the Congress and its urban Naxal allies," he added. 

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BJP prepares for Maharashtra 

Political pundits are of the view that PM Modi's instant attack on Congress is keeping in view of the Maharashtra Assembly polls. According to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, the state might go to polls before November 26 as the current Assembly's tenure ends then.

Currently, Congress sits in the opposition alongside the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) which was ejected out of power following the division of the Shiv Sena party. BJP wants to build on the Haryana win and secure another term in the western Indian state. 

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In Haryana, BJP not only won the majority on its own but it also managed to better its seats tally from the last two elections. The saffron party finished with 48 seats in the 90-member seat assembly but took it to 50 as twoi independent MLAs also extended their support on Wednesday. 

(With inputs from agencies)