Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with party workers in Bengaluru

BENGALURU : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday held a meeting with state party leaders and workers in Karnataka’s Bengaluru.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar were also present at the meeting.

This comes after the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results in which the Congress party increased its tally from previous elections by bagging 99 seats against 52 in the 2019 elections.

Meanwhile, speaking about Gandhi’s address to the party workers, leader HK Patil told ANI, “The message was loud and clear that we should strengthen the party.”

ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷದ ವರಿಷ್ಠರು, ಸಂಸದರು ಆದ @RahulGandhi ಅವರನ್ನು ಕೆಂಪೇಗೌಡ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಡಿಗೆ ಆತ್ಮೀಯವಾಗಿ ಬರಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು, ಕುಶಲೋಪರಿ ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/OQSSuzuv12

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) June 7, 2024

In the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, the Congress bagged nine seats with the vote share being 45.43 per cent. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on the other hand, bagged 17 seats gaining a vote share of 46.06 per cent.

ಕೆಪಿಸಿಸಿ ಕಚೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ನೂತನ ಸಂಸದರು ಹಾಗೂ ಪರಾಜಿತ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್‌ ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಥಿಗಳನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ @RahulGandhi ಅವರು ಭೇಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಸಭೆ ನಡೆಸಿದರು. ರಾಜ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ದೇಶದ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನದಿಂದ ಮುಂದೆ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಚರ್ಚಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. pic.twitter.com/IG5W2kcSkh

— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) June 7, 2024

According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, much lower than its 2019 tally of 303.

The Congress, on the other hand, registered a strong improvement, winning 99 seats. While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 292 seats, the INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark, posing stiff competition, and defying all predictions. (ANI)