Smriti Irani's aide was murdered in Amethi just hours after the results were declared where Irani defeated Congress President in what has always been considered the party's 'safe seat'
In Western UP, 21 of the 22 Congress candidates have lost deposits, meaning they could not even get 1/6th of the total votes polled. Congress stalwarts like Salman Khurshid and Raj Babbar have lost their deposits.