Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Smriti Irani conceded her defeat to the Congress' Kishori Lal Sharma from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency saying her "josh" is still high. Irani, who had defeated Congress MP Rahul Gandhi from Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, lost to Sharma by over 1.67 lakh votes.
Taking to X, Irani reflected upon her work as a minister and MP.
"Such is life... A decade of my life going from one village to another, building lives, nurturing hope & aspirations, working on infrastructure ― roads, naali, khadanja, bypass, medical college and more," Irani said on Tuesday, after the Election Commission of India (ECI) called the results. "To those who stood by me through loss and victory, I am forever grateful. To those celebrating today, congratulations. And to those asking, "How's the josh?" I say- it’s still high, Sir."
Irani had defeated Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Amethi constituency by securing 4,68,514 votes. This time though, she managed to garner 3,72,032 ballots.
