Jairam Ramesh Urges PM to Review BJP’s Electoral Performance
BJP electoral performance
Jairam Ramesh, a general secretary for the Congress party, responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments.
Ramesh suggested Modi should look at the BJP’s election results, especially in Varanasi.
On X, Ramesh criticized Modi, asking him to stop “trolling” opponents and instead focus on his own party’s performance.
Ramesh mentioned Varanasi, Nagpur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, and Patna as examples.
Where he believes the results show people are unhappy with the government’s policies.
He pointed out that the BJP lost two seats in Varanasi.
Ramesh also brought up the Congress win in Nagpur, calling it a big deal for the BJP.
He connected public frustration to rising prices and joblessness, and also noted a drop in private investment.
In other news, the BJP and its allies won 16 out of 28 Legislative Council seats in elections held with ballot papers across four states.
The Samajwadi Party took five seats, and the Congress won one.
Given the ongoing discussion about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
The Congress has again called for general and state elections to be conducted using ballot papers.
