Elections have been held for 28 MLC seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar. Results of many seats have come and counting of votes is still going on at some places. Congress has suffered a big setback in the MLC elections. Congress has not been able to win even a single seat. Not only this, even in Karnataka, where it has its own government, Congress has not been able to win even a single seat. Congress has always demanded elections on ballot paper. MLC elections are held on ballot paper. However, after the defeat in this election many parties have criticized Congress.
Congress got zero seats
Congress had contested 12 out of 28 MLC seats in four states and lost all these seats. Congress did not contest any of the 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Despite having its own government in Karnataka, Congress has faced defeat. Congress has not won a single seat.
Congress has contested elections on 3 seats in Maharashtra. Counting of votes is still going on here; However, Congress candidates are trailing on all three seats. In Bihar, Congress had contested elections on 5 seats and here also Congress has lost on all the seats. In this way, Congress has lost all the 12 seats on which it had contested.
Bihar's figures are worrying
Congress Lok Sabha MP Manoj Kumar, while talking to ABP News, said, “The results in Bihar are worrying. The responsibility of the leaders should be fixed. I request Congress President Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to fix the responsibility. Whatever shortcomings are there in the organization, they should be removed. Attention should be paid to this entire matter. The leaders were not involved in the campaign work. I had gone to Sadakat Ashram on my own will. No one gave me any work.” Was.”
Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh said, “The performance was not good and the selection of the candidates was also not good. This is the reason for the defeat. When asked about the selection of the candidates, Akhilesh Singh said that you will have to get a definite answer from the in-charge and the state president. We are seeing the situation from outside. We are not in the decision making process. What can we say that there is sadness, resentment? There is no place for resentment in politics. However, the situation there could have been better. Who will be angry? However, the political process that should have happened is not happening.
Meanwhile, BJP had contested MLC elections on 22 seats. Of these, BJP has won 14 seats.
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