{
  "id": 16982655,
  "title": "Guess how many seats Congress won?: PM Modi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/guess-how-many-seats-congress-won-pm-modi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T00:38:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/guess-how-many-congress-won-pm-modi/articleshow/135284773.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PM Narendra Modi turned to sarcasm and playful emojis, asking his followers, \"Guess how many seats Congress won?\" during the MLC elections held in four states - Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Karnataka. The election used ballot papers, and Modi's question highlighted Congress's disappointing performance. The opposition party claimed that BJP's successes were due to the manipulation of EVMs and electoral rolls, which Modi rebuked. Congress's embarrassment was further amplified by their crushing defeat in all four Karnataka seats, where they hold office. BJP president Nitin Nabin emphasized the Congress' failure, stating that people had decisively rejected their anarchic politics. The results brought relief and joy to BJP as Congress and its allies planned a campaign to challenge the electoral roll modifications, claimed to favor the BJP.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Congress suffered crushing defeat in all four Karnataka seats",
    "BJP president Nitin Nabin emphasized Congress' failure",
    "BJP relieved as Congress and allies plan campaign against electoral roll modifications"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Modi’s use of sarcasm to highlight Congress’s losses in key state elections underscores a growing political divide as the opposition shifts its focus toward challenging electoral roll integrity.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Modi will return to Red Fort as PM in 2029, Congress breathing its last under Rahul: Nitin Nabin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/modi-will-return-to-red-fort-as-pm-in-2029-congress-breathing-its",
        "published": "2026-10-29T01:16:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}