Top Political Bigwigs Facing the Heat of Polls Defeat

BANGALORE: The 16th Lok Sabha Poll took India’s politics by stride when the results were declared on 16 May 2014. The main opposition party, Bharatiya Janata Party swept a major portion of the Lok Sabha seats with 282 and as a result, BJP-led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) secured 334 seats out of total 543 seats of Lok Sabha. On the other hand, UPA secured just 60 seats. So, let us check out prominent politicos who face the wrath of poll defeat severely as compiled by TOI.

Sonia Gandhi: After Congress faced their biggest loss in the history of Lok Sabha Elections, President Sonia Gandhi accepted defeat and congratulated the new government.

At the same time, Sonia Gandhi stood firm that the Congress had fought the elections based on the party's principles and the party would continue to do so in the future. However, one of the prominent party members suggested that AICC president Sonia Gandhi should focus on strengthening the party instead of showing affection for her son.
Although, Congress members may differ on whether party president Sonia Gandhi should be leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, but most of the members are of the opinion that a Gandhi must be the face of the party, as a consensus would emerge only on one of them. This, despite the fact that the Congress faced an reprehensible defeat in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, dipping to its lowest ever score of 44, less than 10 percent of the strength of the house.

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