Will continue to work with Congress: Urmila Matondkar after loss to BJP

In an electoral battle from Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Gopal Shetty won against Congress’ star candidate Urmila Matondkar by a margin of 4.6 lakh votes. Accepting the defeat, Matondkar said that she will continue her political career with Congress. 

While congratulating her counterpart Gopal Shetty along with the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Urmila Matondkar said that winning and losing is part of politics but she did not enter politics to only contest in Lok Sabha elections. 

Speaking to the media during the vote count, the Congress candidate said that she respects the people's mandate and will continue her political journey with Congress.

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On the form of EVM 17C from Magathane, the signatures and the machine numbers are different. A complaint has been filed with the Election Commission.

— Urmila Matondkar (@OfficialUrmila) May 23, 2019

Along with the congratulatory remarks, Urmila Matondkar took to Twitter to question the reliability of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and informed that a complaint has been registered with the Election Commission.