The mandate is a clear message that people want solution to their problems and that tactics of diverting attention from major issues will not work, she told reporters in Shimla.

She said the entire campaign of the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, where the party won the assembly polls last year, and Karnataka was on issues of public concern.

She congratulated the people of Karnataka for voting on issues such as unemployment, price rise and development and defeating the “corrupt” BJP government.

Priyanka Gandhi had run a high-octane campaign for the elections and addressed 13 public meetings, besides participating in 12 road shows. She had also held two women’s meetings and a workers.

Priyanka Gandhi had run a high-octane campaign for the elections and addressed 13 public meetings, besides participating in 12 road shows. She had also held two women’s meetings and a workers’ meet.

In a tweet in Hindi, Ms Gandhi said, “Heartfelt thanks to the people of Karnataka for giving a historic mandate to the Congress party. This is a victory of giving priority to the idea of Karnataka’s progress. This is the victory of politics that unites the country.”