Congress leader Rahul Gandhi termed the Karnataka win as the victory of the people’s strength over crony capitalism. Addressing the workers at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi thanked the people of Karnataka and said hate lost to love and this will happen in all other states.

1. We contested Karnataka polls with love, not hate; ‘nafrat ka bazaar closed down’, ‘mohabbat ki dukaanein’ have opened.
2. Strength of poor people defeated power of crony capitalists, this will happen in all states.
3. In Karnataka polls, on one side there was power of crony capitalists, on other there was strength of poor people.
4. I thank and congratulate people of Karnataka, party workers and leaders.