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Congress wins 0 of 28 seats in council elections

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Legislative Council elections for 28 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka were held on October 23, 2026 using paper ballots.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X that the paper-ballot elections left the Congress without any seats, using the outcome to criticize the party.
The Congress contested twelve seats, including four it previously held, but secured none.
In Karnataka, the BJP retained three Legislative Council seats.

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Council elections for 28 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka were held on October 23, 2026 with ballot papers.
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance framed the results as a decisive endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and dismissed Congress’s ballot-paper criticism.
Modi posted X asking how many of 28 seats Congress won, noting ballot-paper format.
NDA secured Karnataka seats (BJP three, JD(S) one) and five Uttar Pradesh seats.

History

In February 1998, the BJP’s coalition under Atal Bihari Vajpayee secured 182 Lok Sabha seats and the backing of 272 MPs after the Gujral government collapsed, marking the party’s first national administration. The 2026 Legislative Council elections in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka saw the NDA win 23 of 28 seats, extending that early-stage upper-house foothold and leaving Congress without representation.

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Modi attacks Congress

Legislative Council elections for 28 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka were held on October 23, 2026 using paper ballots.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X that the paper-ballot elections left the Congress without any seats, using the outcome to criticize the party.
The Congress contested twelve seats, including four it previously held, but secured none.
In Karnataka, the BJP retained three Legislative Council seats.

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