Udipi - Aadhaar Card confusion was a set back for Congress Party
Jayaprakash Hegde
"My actual contest was against Narendra Modi and not Shobha Karandlaje. She would not have won if her development works alone had been considered," he said.
Jayaprakash Hegde
Udupi , May 24: Former Member of Parliament K. Jayaprakash Hegde , who lost the Lok Sabha elections to BJP's Shobha Karandlaje, thanked the voters who voted for him and also thanked the leaders and party workers who supported in the election.
Addressing a press meet here, on Friday May 23, he said that he would continue his political journey and would serve the poor even though he had not won the election.
"My actual contest was against Narendra Modi and not Shobha Karandlaje. She would not have won if her development works alone had been considered," he said.
The difficulties that the Aadhaar card confusion has caused to the people have been a setback not just for me but also to the Congress party, admitted Hegde.
He also said that he would not try for the MLC post in the near future.