'A BIG ZERO!!': BJP Leaders Take Dig At Congress After Party Draws Blank In 28 MLC Seats Across 4 States

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leaders have harshly criticized the Congress after the party failed to secure any of the 28 seats contested in Legislative Council elections held across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Karnataka. The BJP used the outcome to attack the opposition party over its demand for the use of ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, shared posts, videos, and AI-generated content mocking the Congress and its leader, Rahul Gandhi. Union Minister Anurag Thakur also hit out at Rahul Gandhi in a video, urging him to conduct a "zero check." BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha argued that the election results showed the Congress Party's electoral performance would remain unchanged regardless of the voting method, as the party had been losing votes for 12 years.

The BJP's social media offensive comes amid the opposition's calls for greater scrutiny of EVMs and a demand for ballot papers to be used in elections.