Elections held using ballot papers. Guess how many seats Congress won?ā he asked.
His remarks referred to the Congress's repeated opposition to electronic voting machines and its demand that elections return to paper ballots. The Congress contested 12 of the 28 seats but did not win any, while counting was still under way in some constituencies.The face-with-monocle emoji is generally used to express curiosity, scrutiny or scepticism.
Modi used it to mock the Congress over its failure to win a seat in the elections.The Congress had previously held all four seats that went to the polls in Karnataka, where it is in power, but lost each of them. The JD(S) wrested one seat from the Congress, while its ally, the BJP, retained three.Polling was held on October 23 for six teachers' and five graduates' constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, four constituencies in Bihar, two in Karnataka, and three graduates' and two teachers' constituencies in Maharashtra.
Counting began on Tuesday and continued into Wednesday in some constituencies.In Maharashtra, the BJP-led ruling Mahayuti was leading in three seats, while the opposition NCP (SP) was ahead in two. In Bihar, the Jan Suraaj Party opened its account, while the BJP, JD(U), RJD and an Independent candidate won one seat each.The Congress and several other Opposition parties have sought the use of ballot papers instead of EVMs in future elections, alleging that the machines were being rigged to benefit the BJP.They have also held nationwide protests over alleged irregularities in the SIR exercise and demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The BJP and its allies, meanwhile, said the MLC election results had exposed the Congress's āvote choriā, or vote theft, campaign.- Ends