'Guess how many seats Congress won?' PM Modi's 'ballot' taunt on MLC results

The Congress suffered its biggest setback in Karnataka, where the BJP-JD(S) alliance swept all four legislative council seats.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday mocked Congress after the grand old party's dismal show in the MLC polls held across 4 states. Congress failed to secure a single victory in polls held across Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra. Taking to X, the Prime Minsiter wrote, "MLC elections in 28 seats across 4 big states - Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. Elections held using ballot papers. Guess how many seats Congress won?"

The Congress suffered its biggest setback in Karnataka, where the BJP-JD(S) alliance swept all four legislative council seats, including the Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency previously held by the Congress. In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP won four seats and the Samajwadi Party secured two, with counting continuing in other constituencies. Bihar saw a setback for both the Congress and BJP, as Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party won its first legislative council seat by defeating Congress incumbent Madan Mohan Jha, while the RJD wrested the Patna Teachers’ seat from veteran BJP MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav. In Maharashtra, counting continued for five seats, with BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohale leading Congress incumbent Abhijit Wanjari in the Nagpur Graduates’ constituency. The polls were held on October 23 across four states.