Asserting that his party is party is not demoralized by the results of by-polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said winning and losing are two sides of the same coin.
"There are many more state assembly polls to come. What is important is how much we learn from these results and put our best foot forward for the upcoming elections," Naqvi told Asian News International (ANI) when asked to comment on the verdict of the by-polls.
The BJP leader further said every election teaches something new and carries a message.
"It is a mixed result. Every election teaches something new and carries a message. We have performed well and won several seats and we have also lost some," said Naqvi.
"We are not demoralized by the results and will analyse the reasons for our loss," he added.
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In the by-polls held on August 21, the BJP won in four out of 10 seats in Bihar, it won one out of three seats in Karnataka, two out of three seats in Madhya Pradesh and none out of the two seats in Punjab respectively..
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