The Congress suffered its biggest setback in Karnataka, where the BJP-JD(S) alliance swept all four legislative council seatsNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress over its performance in the recent legislative council elections across four states. Congress failed to secure a single victory in polls held across Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra.Taking to X, the Prime Minsiter wrote, "MLC elections in 28 seats across 4 big states - Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. Elections held using ballot papers. Guess how many seats Congress won?"BJP national president Nitin Nabin also took a dig at the grand old party, saying the party would continue to struggle for survival under Rahul Gandhi's leadership. Addressing a gathering during the BJP's ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao’ march in Delhi, Nabin said PM Narendra Modi would return to the Red Fort after the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Nabin also accused the Congress of opposing the cleaning of electoral rolls because it was distressed by efforts to remove alleged infiltrators.“There are voters who have died but whose names remain on the electoral rolls. There are also people whose names appear in the voter lists at two places. There are crores of such voters whose names are registered more than once, while the whereabouts of many others cannot be traced.This is what is called a ‘ghost voter list’,” he said.The remark came after the Congress drew a blank in Karnataka, where the BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance swept all four legislative council seats despite the Congress being in power in the state. The results also saw the Congress lose its sitting Bengaluru Teachers’ constituency to the JD(S).The prime minister's reference to ballot papers comes amid the opposition's repeated allegations of irregularities in electronic voting machines (EVMs) and demands for greater transparency in the electoral process.The Congress suffered its biggest setback in Karnataka, where the BJP retained three seats and the JD(S) wrested Bengaluru Teachers’ from the ruling party.JD(S) candidate A P Ranganath defeated sitting Congress MLC Puttanna by 908 votes, securing 10,810 votes against his rival's 9,902.Join conversationShare your thoughts in the commentsBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe BJP retained the North-East Teachers’, South-East Graduates’ and West Graduates’ constituencies. The results came despite campaigning by chief minister Siddaramaiah, deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar and other senior Congress leaders.In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP won four of the 11 legislative council seats, while the Samajwadi Party secured two, with counting continuing in some constituencies.Bihar saw setbacks for both the Congress and the BJP. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party opened its account in the state Legislative Council after candidate Suresh Prasad Rai defeated sitting Congress MLC Madan Mohan Jha by 324 votes in the Darbhanga Teachers’ constituency.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.