{
  "id": 16894449,
  "title": "'Guess how many seats Congress won?' PM Modi's 'ballot' taunt on MLC results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/guess-how-many-seats-congress-won-pm-modis-ballot-taunt-on-mlc-results",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T12:02:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/guess-how-many-seats-congress-won-pm-modis-ballot-taunt-on-mlc-results/articleshow/135264651.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to mock the Congress party after their poor performance in the MLC polls held in Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra. Congress failed to secure a single victory in the 28 seats across the four states. The BJP-JD(S) alliance won all four legislative council seats in Karnataka, including the Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency. In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP secured four seats, and the Samajwadi Party won two, with counting ongoing in other constituencies. Bihar saw a setback for both Congress and BJP, with Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party winning its first legislative council seat, while the RJD took the Patna Teachers’ seat from a BJP incumbent. In Maharashtra, BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohale led Congress incumbent Abhijit Wanjari in the Nagpur Graduates’ constituency, and counting continued for four other seats.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Congress secured no seats in MLC polls across Karnataka, UP, Bihar, Maharashtra",
    "BJP-JD(S) alliance won all four Karnataka legislative council seats",
    "Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party won first legislative council seat in Bihar"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "PM Modi taunts Congress for dismal show in MLC polls despite use of paper ballots",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/pm-modi-taunts-congress-for-dismal-show-in-mlc-polls-despite-use-of",
        "published": "2026-10-28T12:50:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Guess how many seats Congress won?’: PM Modi’s jibe amid use of ballots in MLC polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/guess-how-many-seats-congress-won-pm-modis-jibe-amid-use-of-ballots",
        "published": "2026-10-28T13:25:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}