After EVMs, Congress loses on ballot papers: Why the mode of voting is irrelevant to the party’s declining political fortunes

What happened: Congress won one seat in Legislative Council elections held across 28 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka, contests conducted with ballot papers. PM Narendra Modi cited the result after the party's losses. Key numbers: 28 MLC seats across 4 states; Congress won 1 seat; BJP won 6 of 11 in Uttar Pradesh; Congress drew a blank Why it matters: The content argues the ballot paper result undercuts Congress claims that EVMs explain its defeats, and that the party's decline stems from its own leadership, strategy and organisation rather than the voting method.

Congress won one seat in Legislative Council elections held across 28 seats in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka, contests conducted with ballot papers. PM Narendra Modi cited the result after the party's losses.

The content argues the ballot paper result undercuts Congress claims that EVMs explain its defeats, and that the party's decline stems from its own leadership, strategy and organisation rather than the voting method.