“If the BJP wins in 2029, there will be no more elections, nor any opposition,” claimed Ashok Gehlot—to which the BJP retorted, “Have you forgotten Indira Gandhi?”

“If the BJP wins in 2029, there will be no more elections, nor any opposition,” claimed Ashok Gehlot—to which the BJP retorted, “Have you forgotten Indira Gandhi?”

A statement by former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has become a subject of intense discussion, heating up the political atmosphere. Speaking to the media, Gehlot suggested that if the BJP returns to power in 2029, one should assume that elections will effectively cease to take place; there would only be one side—the ruling side—and no real opposition. Citing the situation in Bengal as an example, he also questioned the Election Commission, asserting that if the BJP wins in 2029, the Election Commission will also be entirely under their control. The BJP and its allies have launched a sharp counterattack against this statement, with the BJP remarking that Gehlot seems to have forgotten the era of Indira Gandhi, and insisting that as long as the BJP is in the country, dictatorship can never take hold.