Text of the statement issued by BJP president
The outcome of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections are not upto the expectations of the Bharatiya Janata Party. But the party accepts the verdict of the people with humility. At the same time we are thankful to each and every one of our supporters who have always demonstrated their faith and belief in our party, its leadership and above all our ideology of building a strong and resurgent India.
The BJP's emergence as the principal opposition party clearly indicates that millions of voters expect the BJP to perform the role as a responsible and responsive opposition party to ensure that the government does not treat the mandate as an excuse to take any decision that may go against the interests of the common man.
The recent statements and interaction of some our party leaders on various media platforms appear to have created an impression in some quarters that the party's leadership is in disarray and is not analysing the reasons behind the defeat. This is far from the truth. The BJP leadership stands united and is already in the process of analysing the outcome of the results to assess why the party could not get the mandate it expected. This obviously has to be an exhaustive and collective exercise and it has already begun at various levels. The entire process will culminate in a detailed Chintan Baithak after the conclusion of this session of Parliament in the month of August.
As President of the party, I have to say that it has been decided that henceforth, all party leaders and functionaries should refrain from formally or informally sharing any views or inputs outside the party forums such as the media or any other platform, about the internal deliberations within the party or share any information that might negatively impact the image of the party, failing which they will invite disciplinary proceedings against themselves.
