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CoveragePoliticsKarnataka

Congress wins one of 28 Legislative Council seats, in Nagpur, as Modi cites ballot papers

The BJP-JD(S) alliance swept all four Karnataka council seats and Prime Minister Modi used the ballot-paper polls to needle the Congress, but the Congress kept the Nagpur Division Graduates' seat in Maharashtra after a count of more than 40 hours.

Oct 2932 sources24 outlets covered it

ReportPoliticsLucknow and Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

UP Legislative Council polls: BJP wins six of 11 seats, SP five, after an Agra repoll, six suspensions and a voter-list row

Final results on October 29 gave the BJP six of the 11 seats and the Samajwadi Party five. Before them, the Election Commission voided three Agra booths and ordered six officers suspended, and the chief electoral officer's account apologised on October 27 for a reply that had drawn opposition charges over garbled names in the voter list.

Oct 2729 sources