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Smriti Irani, the outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Amethi, conceded defeat to Congress's Kishori Lal Sharma on Tuesday. Irani, who is also a Union Minister, lost the Lok Sabha election to Sharma, a Congress loyalist, by a margin of over 1,60,000 votes.
Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), Smriti Irani said she will be forever grateful to people who supported her in victory and loss.
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," she posted.
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 tweeted.
Kishori Lal Sharma, Congress's last-minute pick for Amethi, secured a total of 5,39,228 votes, while Irani, who unseated Rahul Gandhi from his family bastion in 2019 elections, managed to secure 3,72,032 votes.
Earlier in the day, Smriti Irani also congratulated KL Sharma for his astounding win and said that she would continue to serve the people of Amethi.
I congratulate those who win. I will continue to be in the service of the people of Amethi. Today, I am grateful to PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi Adityanath that their governments have completed the pending works of 30 years in just 5 years," Irani said.
Meanwhile, KL Sharma attributed his success to the Gandhi family and support of Opposition-led INDIA bloc.
I had the support of the Gandhi family and the INDIA bloc. I want to give credit to the Gandhi family for this. Amethi is the land of Gandhi. Humbleness will work in Amethi and not arrogance. All credit for the significant result goes to Priyanka Gandhi," Sharma said.
Even Priyanka Gandhi Vadra congratulated Sharma as he looked on course to win the Gandhi family bastion, saying she was sure from the beginning that he would win.
Source: Smriti Irani says 'josh still high' after losing Amethi to Congress's KL Sharma