Via PTI
LUCKNOW: The Congress, which has dominated Uttar Pradesh for the longest time frame amongst political events however has been out of energy for 3 many years, plunged into additional wasteland within the state, profitable simply two seats.
Whilst its seats tally got here down to 2 from seven in 2017, its vote proportion declined to two.35 in step with cent from 6.25 in step with cent.
The 2 seats it received are Rampur Khas and Pharenda.
In Rampur Khas, Congress candidate Aradhana Mishra defeated her closest rival BJP’s Nagesh Pratap Singh through 14,741 votes, whilst in Pharenda Virendra Chaudhary defeated the BJP’s Bajrang Bahadur Singh through 1,087 votes.
The birthday party’s deficient display in Amethi and Rae Bareli, which have been regarded as its strongholds now not way back, endured the place it didn’t get a unmarried seat, its applicants getting a 3rd or fourth spot at maximum puts.
State Congress president and Tamkuhi Raj seat MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu additionally didn’t make a mark.
In Rampur Khas additionally its profitable margin has come down.
The Congress marketing campaign was once led through birthday party nationwide basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who crisscrossed the state preserving conferences and roadshows in an try to resurrect the birthday party which have been at the sidelines because the previous 3 many years.
Priyank’s marketing campaign centred round ladies with the slogan of ‘ ladki hun lad sakti hun’ and had get a hold of the brand new experiment of issuing a separate manifesto for girls who have been additionally given 40% tickets.
