Hisar by-poll have been strike one to Team Anna in its battle against the UPA, at least that's what they would like to believe. With the Congress candidate losing his deposit in the crucial by-poll Anna and company are now turning more aggressive. Observing a 'maun vrat', Anna Hazare wrote a blog post the verdict.
In an ominous warning, Anna said, "If the government does not pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Winter Session, then I will campaign against the Congress in five states."
In the crucial stages of campaigning in Hisar, core group members of Team Anna like Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi had appealed to the people to vote against the Congress. The Congress itself though doesn't see to much of an Anna factor in these polls.
Congress Spokesperson Renuka Chaudhary said, "There is no Anna factor. We will look into what's gone wrong."
Underestimating Team Anna could well turn out to be a big mistake for the Congress. It's Hisar today, Team Anna is now threatening to take its battle to other parts of the country.
Team Anna member Kiran Bedi said, "We will take our message to other places." To everyone's surprise, INLD's Ajay Chautala written off by many, gave a scare to Kuldeep Bishnoi. But the real story was the Congress' candidate Jai Prakash, who lost his deposit, got votes less than 1.5 lakhs, less than half the votes individually polled by Bishnoi and Chutala.
Kuldeep Bishnoi (42) got 3,55,941 votes, Ajay Chautala (50) was second with 3,49,618 while Jai Prakash could manage only 1,49,785 votes.
Anna already announced that he will go to all election bound states including UP, if Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in Winter Session of Parliament. UPA's managers will have to do some quick thinking to control Team Anna.
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