Rahul concedes defeat in Amethi, congratulates Smriti Irani

NPnews24 Online Amethi: Rahul Gandhi has defeat against BJP’s Smriti Irani in Amethi who is leading over the Congress chief by around 30,300 votes with 13 more rounds of counting to go. Around 3,00,000 lakh votes are yet to be counted.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi: I had said that during the campaign 'janta maalik hai' and today people have clearly given their decision. I congratulate the PM and BJP. #ElectionResults2019 pic.twitter.com/vO5HBkoorb

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019

At a press conference in Delhi, Gandhi also congratulated his opponent. It was the second time Irani had contested against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi.

#WATCH live from Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses the media. #ElectionResults2019 https://t.co/rCRUWymSAz

— ANI (@ANI) May 23, 2019