The Congress unit in Madhya Pradesh believes that incorrect Vaastu, or a traditional system of architecture, was to blame for the party’s loss in the state Assembly elections the last 14 years. KK Mishra, the chief spokesperson for Madhya Pradesh Congress, told NDTV that a Vaastu expert had found that all the toilets on the third floor of the party headquarters in Bhopal face the wrong side.
“There is Vaastu dosh in the building,” Mishra told the news channel. The Vaastu expert, who has been surveying Indira Bhawan since 2003, has asked the Congress to fix the flaw, saying the toilets should not face east.
Mishra added that the party seeks “divine intervention”, besides people’s support, to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the next state elections in 2018. He said they will get the restrooms renovated so they face a Vaastu-compliant direction.
A senior BJP leader also defended the Congress’ move to make the building Vaastu-friendly, though he does not believe it will help the party earn a win in Madhya Pradesh.
“I don’t think this is superstition. These are all Vedic sciences,” BJP’s state unit spokesperson Hitesh Bajpai told NDTV. “[But] I don’t think this is going to benefit the Congress. They will have to come clean on their character first.”
Currently, the BJP has 165 MLAs and the Congress 58 in the 231-seat in Madhya Pradesh Assembly.
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