{
  "id": 16917741,
  "title": "'A BIG ZERO!!': BJP Leaders Take Dig At Congress After Party Draws Blank In 28 MLC Seats Across 4 States",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/a-big-zero-bjp-leaders-take-dig-at-congress-after-party-draws-blank",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:50:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/a-big-zero-bjp-leaders-take-dig-at-congress-after-party-draws-blank-in-28-mlc-seats-across-4-states"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took aim at the Congress on Wednesday, October 28, after the party failed to win any of the 28 seats contested in Legislative Council elections across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. The BJP used the outcome to target the Congress over its demands for the use of ballot papers in elections…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}