India, Oct. 29 -- Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Wednesday criticised the Congress over its performance in legislative council elections held in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Karnataka, saying the party failed to win a single seat despite its demand for ballot paper voting.

Sai said elections to 28 legislative council seats across the four states had resulted in a setback for the Congress, which has repeatedly called for elections to be conducted using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).

He particularly pointed to Karnataka, where the Congress is in power but failed to win any of the seats, according to a statement issued by the Chhattisgarh government.

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