Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said hate speeches like 'goli maro' and 'Indo-Pak match' may have resulted in the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Delhi Assembly election, adding that such remarks should not have been made by BJP leaders during the recent campaigning.He added that the party had distanced itself from such remarks, he told a news channel.

Shah also added that the BJP does not fight elections just for victory or defeat but believes in expanding its ideology through the election.

The home minister said his assessment on Delhi election went wrong but asserted that the result was not a mandate on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). He added that anyone who wants to discuss issues related to CAA with him can seek time from his office. "(We) will give time within three days," he added. Heblamed the Congress for the Partition on basis of religion.