After Congress' KL Sharma defeated Bhartiya Janta Party's Smriti Irani in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, the newly elected party MP asserted that the senior leaders of the party have asked him to stay humble and not fill himself with ego after becoming an MP.
Smriti Irani, who had famously defeated Rahul Gandhi in 2019, lost to Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma in Lok Sabha Elections 2024 by a margin of 1,67,196 votes.
As trends show Congress' KL Sharma leading against her on Amethi seat, BJP leader Smriti Irani said on Tuesday that she gave 10 years of her life to Amethi and will continue to serve the area in times to come.
As the counting of votes is underway, the latest trends suggest that Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, and the Leader of Opposition of the outgoing Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, are among those high-profile candidates heading for a big loss.
Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma, who is on the verge of pulling off a major upset by defeating Union Minister Smriti Irani from Amethi, termed this a victory of the 'Gandhi family' and the people of Amethi.
Following the latest trends which showed Congress candidate Kishori Lal Sharma leading against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate Smriti Irani in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, the former said that he would like to thank the people of the constituency and the Gandhi family.
BJP national president JP Nadda paid tribute to late party veteran Sushil Kumar Modi at 'Smriti Sabha' organised in memory of the latter in Delhi on Monday.
Union Minister and BJP candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat Smriti Irani launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) following recent revelations from the Delhi High Court regarding corruption allegations against Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister, Manish Sisodia.
Voting across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements began on Monday morning.
Voting across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements began on Monday morning.
Voting for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which covers 49 seats across six states and two union territories (UTs), is set to decide the electoral fate of leaders from some of the high-profile constituencies, including Raebareli, Amethi, and Lucknow.