PM Modi mocks Congress for failing to win MLC elections across four states using ballot papers
The BJP said the result exposed Congress criticism of electronic voting machines after the party won no seats in 28 council contests.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X about Legislative Council elections across 28 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Karnataka, noting these were held using ballot papers and asking, "Guess how many seats Congress won?"
- Despite contesting 12 seats across the four states, Congress failed to secure a single win, suffering a complete shutout in Karnataka where the BJP-Janata Dal alliance swept all four constituencies.
- The National Democratic Alliance secured 16 of the 28 seats overall, while JD candidate A P Ranganath defeated sitting MLC Puttanna in Bengaluru by 908 votes, claiming the Teachers constituency.
- Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh hit back on Thursday, questioning why the BJP lost both seats in Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi and how Congress defeated the BJP in Nagpur, the RSS stronghold.
- Demands for ballot papers persist as Congress leaders challenge the Prime Minister to commit future Lok Sabha and Assembly elections to paper-based voting, intensifying the electoral process debate.
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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…
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