By 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 wilderness within the state, successful simply two seats.
While its seats tally got here down to 2 from seven in 2017, its vote share declined to 2.35 per cent from 6.25 per cent.
The two seats it received are Rampur Khas and Pharenda.
In Rampur Khas, Congress candidate Aradhana Mishra defeated her closest rival BJP’s Nagesh Pratap Singh by 14,741 votes, whereas in Pharenda Virendra Chaudhary defeated the BJP’s Bajrang Bahadur Singh by 1,087 votes.
The celebration’s poor present in Amethi and Rae Bareli, which had been thought of its strongholds not way back, continued the place it did not get a single seat, its candidates getting a 3rd or fourth spot at most locations.
State Congress president and Tamkuhi Raj seat MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu additionally did not make a mark.
In Rampur Khas additionally its successful margin has come down.
The Congress marketing campaign was led by celebration nationwide normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who crisscrossed the state holding conferences and roadshows in an try to resurrect the celebration which had been on the sidelines for the reason that previous three many years.
Priyank’s marketing campaign centred round ladies with the slogan of ‘ ladki hun lad sakti hun’ and had give you the brand new experiment of issuing a separate manifesto for girls who had been additionally given 40% tickets.