Updated January 8th, 2019 at 12:44 IST

VIRAL: Congress' Ashok Gehlot says "Don't be surprised if NDA comes to power", BJP leaders hail Rajasthan CM for saying the 'truth'

In a video tweeted by BJP's In-charge national Information & Technology Amit Malviya, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is heard declaring the end of UPA government in the Lok Sabha elections. 

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In a video tweeted by BJP's In-charge national Information & Technology Amit Malviya, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is heard declaring the end of UPA government in the Lok Sabha elections. 

The newly appointed Rajasthan chief minister was speaking to local media. While giving a response to a question, he said, "UPA government ka anth toh nishcit he (The end of UPA government is certain).

In the next elections, there will be a lot of support for the Congress government and the end of UPA government is certain"," he said. 

After which Sachin Pilot speaks into his ear and corrects him saying "NDA". 

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Gehlot quickly revises his statement and says, "The NDA government's end is certain," only to say, "Don't be surprised if the NDA government comes to power."

The 67-year-old then quickly realises gaffe and spills into laughter along with Sachin Pilot. 

Malviya has remarked in his tweet saying that "At times, Gehlot also speaks the truth."

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On Monday, Gehlot government's lawmaker was in the news for embarrassing the UPA. 

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Congress party MLA from Rajasthan Vishvendra Singh has grabbed the headlines for all the wrong reasons. In a recently surfaced video of the MLA from Rajasthan's Deeg-Kumher Constituency, Singh can be heard hurling abusive remarks against the S.P(Superintendent of police) of Bharatpur.

The video was allegedly recorded a day after the minister sworn-in the Rajasthan Cabinet earlier in December 2018. In the video, Vishvendra Singh can be seen addressing a group of people saying that he will not let the S.P work under the Congress government.

Further, talking to the public, he stated that he will ask the SP to be removed from his post for 'raising gun' at him during a meeting he was heading to. 

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Published January 8th, 2019 at 11:32 IST