Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh , who contested and lost the Lok Sabha poll from Bhopal to Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, on Friday said that the violent ideology of Mahatma Gandhi 's killer had won in these elections.Speaking to reporters here, Singh said: "We accept the public mandate according to the traditions of the Indian democracy . "My only worry is that the values of the apostle of peace Mahatma Gandhi lost to the violent ideology of his killer in these elections. ""In this year's elections, the saffron party's slogan was "abki baar 300 paar" and it has got 302 seats. They deserve congratulations for it," he said.Asked if he was questioning the electronic voting machines (EVMs), Singh said: "Nobody said I was losing the elections till the opening of the EVMs. "Singh, however, added that he did not want to comment on the EVMs because the matter had already been debated much.

Source: Economic Times May 24, 2019 13:30 UTC