BJP did not lose 15 of 28 MLC seats; the BJP-led NDA won a 16-seat majority?

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While MLC polls used ballot papers, the BJP-led NDA won a majority of 16 out of 28 seats, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with 13 wins. The Reel claims the BJP lost 15 of 28 Legislative Council seats in ballot-paper elections across four states. While voting was conducted via paper ballots, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 13 seats and its NDA alliance won a total of 16 seats, as reported by Times of India and The Hindu. Opposition parties like the Samajwadi Party and Congress won key seats in Varanasi and Nagpur, but the NDA secured an overall majority.

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Main source: MLC election result 2026 LIVE: SP's Ashutosh Sinha wins Varanasi Graduate seat by 16,999 votes, claims party leader | India News

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BJP lost 15 out of 28 seats in the MLC elections - and that was on ballot paper. Now you know why they fear ballot paper. Imagine what happens when the whole…

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“BJP lost 15 out of 28 seats in the MLC elections.”

Counting non-BJP wins as a defeat ignores that the BJP won 13 seats as the largest single party and the NDA alliance won a majority of 16 seats.

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The MLC elections were conducted on ballot paper.“Polling was held on October 23 through ballot papers”MLC election result 2026 LIVE: SP's Ashutosh Sinha wins Varanasi Graduate seat by 16,999 votes, claims party leader | India News

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The BJP-led NDA alliance won a 16-seat majority overall in the MLC elections, with the BJP winning 13 seats to become the single largest party.
The BJP-led NDA alliance won 16 of the 28 seats across UP, Bihar, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, while Samajwadi Party won 5 and Congress won 1 (The Hindu).
Congress won the Nagpur seat in Maharashtra and Samajwadi Party won seats in Varanasi (The Hindu).

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⚠️ MISLEADING 👉 While voting was conducted via paper ballots, the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 13 seats and its NDA alliance won a total of 16 seats, as reported by Times of India and The Hindu. 🎭 Trick: Picks only some facts 📰 Sources: Times of India, The Hindu 🔎 Full check: send this post to @checkthis.chat