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.
There are no laws against the son or daughter of a politician joining politics and seeking election. But the nepotism and feudal power play, the repugnant elitism and entitlement that makes the same son and daughter assume that they are above scrutiny and accountability has to go.
Dr Mishra, in her interaction with Republic TV mentioned how Congress candidate Ramakant Yadav would make anti-Brahmin remarks, insulting the office-bearers
The journalist, NDTV's Umashankar Singh, first asks Rahul Gandhi about the samosa and gets a Samosa in his mouth in return. He then keeps following Gandhi through the crowd repeating the question, how did Rahul like his samosa.
As the issues of Bofors scam, 1984 Sikh genocide, and Rajiv Gandhi's vacation using INS Viraat pick up public attention, Priyanka Gandhi alleges that PM Modi is discussing Pakistan and 'other absurd issues' without speaking about the problems of the people.