As the Congress drew a blank in the Legislative Council elections held in 28 seats across four states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at the party for its debacle in the MLC polls despite the use of paper ballots – a key demand of the Opposition parties.

The Congress-led INDIA bloc has been campaigning against the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, demanding that all elections should be held using ballot papers.

The Congress failed to open its account even in the party-ruled Karnataka, where the BJP and its NDA ally JD(S) swept all the four graduates and teachers seats.

In Uttar Pradesh, of the 11 MLC seats, the BJP won five seats and the Samajwadi Party (SP) three, with the counting still underway in the remaining three constituencies.

“MLC elections in 28 seats across 4 big states – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka. Elections held using ballot papers.…