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INDIAN ELECTIONS 2024

How UP revived the Congress party

and showed faith in the Gandhi family

Rahul Gandhi won the seat of Rae Bareli by defeating BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh

by a margin of 3,90,030 votes. Gandhi had contested this seat aiming to save the

lone bastion of the party in the state after he lost Amethi in 2019

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New Delhi/Lucknow
he most remarkable story for
the opposition in this election
Tis from Uttar Pradesh where
the Samajwadi Party belied the pre-
diction of pollsters and is ahead of
BJP. While SP won 37 seats in the
state, BJP got 32 seats.
The Congress, which fought the
election in alliance with the Sama-
jwadi Party, has also done better and
won eight seats. BJP lost in Faizabad,
which includes the temple town of
Ayodhya.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi,
who registered massive victories on
the seats of Rae Bareli and Wayanad
in the Lok Sabha elections, said he
has not decided yet which of the two
seats he would retain. Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge,
He also thanked the voters of
both constituencies for supporting party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party leader Rahul Gandhi show victory signs while posing for a picture after the Lok Sabha
him in the elections. “I have won election trends and results, in New Delhi on Tuesday (ANI Photo)
from Rae Bareli and Wayanad and
I thank the voters. I need to decide “UP ki janta ne kamaal karke tion results and said that she is most that she gave 10 years of her life to
which seat I will retain. I haven’t de- dikha diya...The people of UP under- proud of Uttar Pradesh. Amethi and will continue to serve
cided yet,” Rahul said at the party’s stood the politics of the country and “I am very happy... I want to the area in times to come.
press conference on Tuesday. the danger to the Constitution, and tell the people of UP that they have “I express my gratitude to all the
Rahul Gandhi won the seat of they safeguarded the Constitution. shown a lot of discretion. I am most BJP party workers and supporters,
Rae Bareli by defeating BJP’s Dinesh I want to thank all the states proud of UP...” said Priyanka Gandhi those who have worked in the ser-
Pratap Singh by a margin of 3,90,030 but I would especially thank Uttar Vadra. vice of the constituency and the party
votes. Gandhi had contested this seat Pradesh. I thank them for supporting Notably, in the state of Uttar with dedication and loyalty. Today, I
aiming to save the lone bastion of the the Congress party and the INDIA Pradesh, the BJP was ahead on 31 am grateful to PM Narendra Modi
party in the state after he lost Amethi alliance,” he said. seats, while its allies Rashtriya Lok and CM Yogi Adityanath that their
in 2019. The Congress leader added that Dal and Apna Dal were ahead on governments have completed the
The Congress leader also won the party will hold meeting with IN- two and one seats respectively. This pending works of 30 years in just 5
the seat of Wayanad, which paved DIA bloc partners on Wednesday. is much lower than BJP’s 2019 tally, years. I congratulate those who win.
his entry to the Lok Sabha in 2019. “We are going to have a meeting when it registered a massive victory I will continue to be in the service of
He defeated Communist Party of In- with our INDIA alliance partners winning 62 out of 80 seats. The IN- the people of Amethi,” Irani said at a
dia-Marxist candidate Annie Raja by tomorrow...we respect our alliance DIA bloc has registered a strong per- press conference.
3,64,422 votes. Congress leader laud- partners and we won’t make state- formance with Samajwadi Party and “We will strengthen the orga-
ed the people of Uttar Pradesh after ments to press without asking them,” Congress being ahead on 38 and 7 nization. We are the ones who have
the INDIA bloc registered a strong the Congress leader said. seats respectively. served the area with devotion. I
performance in the state in the Lok Congress leader Priyanka Gand- Meanwhile, Congress’ KL Shar- went to every village in the area and
Sabha elections, defying the predic- hi Vadra on Tuesday expressed hap- ma won against BJP leader Smriti worked. I gave 10 years of my life to
tions made in the exit polls. piness over the 2024 Lok Sabha elec- Irani from the Amethi seat. She said this area,” she added.

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