PM Modi mocks Congress for failing to win MLC elections across four states using ballot papers
Modi used the ballot-paper results to question Congress’s claims on electoral fairness after the party won no seats in the 28-seat council polls, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked the Congress party after it failed to win any of the 12 seats it contested across four states in Legislative Council elections held using ballot papers.
- The BJP-Janata Dal alliance swept all four Karnataka Legislative Council seats, with JD candidate A P Ranganath defeating sitting Congress MLC Puttanna in Bengaluru Teachers' constituency by 908 votes.
- In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP secured five seats while the Samajwadi Party won three, as Congress demanded the Prime Minister prove his confidence in the BJP's electoral prowess by conducting future polls using ballot papers.
- BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi argued that Congress's failure to secure seats, even with ballot papers, completely undermines its allegations regarding Electronic Voting Machines and exposes the opposition's narrative.
- These results provide a baseline for party mobilization ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, though implications for the 2028 Karnataka Assembly polls remain uncertain.
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"Blamed EVMs earlier, defeated on ballot papers now": BJP's Sushil Kumar Singh backs PM Modi's remarks on MLC poll results
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Singh on Thursday came out in strong support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the recent Legislative Council (MLC) poll outcomes, asserting that the Congress party's rhetoric on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) stands completely exposed after its "shameful defeat" in elections conducted via ballot papers.
Congress challenges PM Modi to hold all Lok Sabha, Assembly polls by ballot paper - The Tribune
The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his taunt at the Opposition party’s dismal show in the MLC elections, saying that if the PM is so confident that EVMs have no bearing on election results, he should prove his confidence in the BJP’s electoral prowess through action, not rhetoric.
BJP slams Congress after MLC poll defeat on ballot papers
The Congress drew a blank in the latest Legislative Council elections across four states, where voting was conducted using ballot papers. The BJP seized on the results to counter the Congress’s allegations of EVM manipulation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several Union ministers taking digs at the opposition party. The Congress’s poor performance in the Legislative Council (MLC) elections across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Kar…
'Commit to conducting all LS, assembly polls by ballot paper': Cong's dare to PM
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his taunt at the opposition party’s dismal show in the MLC elections, saying that if the PM is so confident that EVMs have no bearing on election results, he should prove his confidence in the BJP’s electoral prowess […]
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