NEW DELHI: BJP took a dig at INDIA bloc‘s “euphoria” over its victory in 10 out of the 13 assembly seats for which bypolls were held, saying “except Bengal, where elections were not free and fair, the results reflect the status quo”.
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya pointed out that out of the 13 seats contested on July 10, nine were not previously held by BJP.
He also highlighted that in Himachal Pradesh, all three seats were earlier held by independents, and in Uttarakhand, Congress held both seats.
Malviya wrote in a post on X: “Let me kill the opposition’s euphoria on the bypoll results. Of the 13 seats that went to poll, nine were not held by BJP! Himachal Pradesh – independents held all three seats. Uttarakhand – Congress held both seats. Madhya Pradesh – BJP won the seat earlier held by Congress. Bengal – TMC held one. But the elections were rigged, so makes no sense to deliberate. Punjab – AAP retained their seat. Tamil Nadu – DMK held the seat. Therefore, except Bengal, where elections were not free and fair, the results reflect the status quo. But the I.N.D.I Alliance can claim moral victory!” Malviya wrote in a post on X.