After the MLC election results, PM Modi showed the mirror to Rahul Gandhi and Congress.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on today appeared to mock the Congress after the principal Opposition party’s dismal results in the Legislative Council bypolls across four states, and threw in an emoji for good measure, chucking salt into its wounds.

The Congress failed to open its account in the by-elections held for 28 Legislative Council seats across four states. The party contested 12 of these seats, four of which it had won previously. The biggest setback for the Congress came in Karnataka, where, despite being in power, it failed to secure a single seat.

The Prime Minister spotlighted that the elections were held using ballot papers, throwing shade at the Congress which has been alleging tampering with voting machines and seeking a return to ballot papers.

“MLC elections in 28 seats across 4 big states – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. Elections held using ballot papers. Guess how many seats Congress won?” PM Modi posted on X, with a monocle emoji, conveying a sense of skepticism or irony.

Smriti Irani, the BJP General Secretary, advised the Congress to take a “reality check” and pointed out that the party lost “even on ballot paper”.

“Those who put the EVM in the dock and cry foul over “vote theft” have been given a resounding silence by the public even on ballot paper. In elections for 28 MLC seats in four major states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, and Karnataka, the Congress didn’t even open its account,” Irani posted on X.

“The Prince and Company, which insults public opinion after every defeat, should stop making excuses and come down to the ground to take a reality check,” she said.(UPDATED ON 28TH OCTOBER 2026)