From Arun Jaitley to Kapil Sibal, it’s a lost plot for big political names

Arun Jaitley, BJP

Loses by nearly 1 Lakh votes

The senior Bharatiya Janta Party leader Arun Jaitley lost the most talked-about Amritsar Lok Sabha seat to former Punjab chief minister and Congress candidate Amarinder Singh by nearly a lakh votes. This seat became one of the most-talked poll battles between the two national parties after the ruling party fielded Singh.

Kapil Sibal, Congress

Comes 3rd in Chandni Chowk

Union minister Kapil Sibal lost the Chandni Chowk seat by a margin of 1 lakh votes to BJP’s Harsh Vardhan. He finished third behind AAP candidate and journalist-turned-politician, Ashutosh. Accepting defeat he tweeted “Congratulations @drharshvardhan on an impressive victory! A big thank you to my party workers.

Sushil Kumar Shinde, Congress

Gets 3.6 Lakh votes

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is one of the many Union ministers who lost the elections. He managed to get about 3.6 lakh votes against 5.2 lakh votes Sharad Bansode of BJP secured in Solapur, Maharashtra. Solapur was consdered to be a safe seat for the Congress because of Shinde’s votecatching appeal.