Election Result 2019: Smriti Irani reacts on Rahul Gandhi's wishes and her triumphant win in Amethi

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday addressed a press conference in the national capital and conceded defeat in Amethi, his immediate rival and BJP candidate Smriti Irani reacted about the same in a Twitter post.

Irani polled 3,11,992 votes while Gandhi, who had been winning the seat since 2004, got only 2,73,543 votes. (File Photo/ Getty)

Election Result 2019: Soon after Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday addressed a press conference in the national capital and conceded defeat in Amethi, his immediate rival and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Smriti Irani reacted about the same in a Twitter post. "Kaun Kehta hai aasmaa se surakh nahi ho sakta hai (where there is a will, there is a way)," the Union Minister tweeted. Congress' worst nightmare in Amethi comes to be true in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections as its party president faced a tough fight from Irani with lastly the BJP leader winning against Gandhi from Amethi by a margin of 38,449 votes. Irani polled 3,11,992 votes while Gandhi, who had been winning the seat since 2004, got only 2,73,543 votes. The election in Amethi was closely contested with Irani having maintained her lead since morning. It was only in the afternoon that the margin between her and Rahul Gandhi began increasing. Meanwhile, Gandhi on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls and said his party will continue to fight the ideological battle with the saffron party. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, he said the Congress Working Committee will meet soon and decide on whether he should resign as party chief following the electoral debacle.  The Congress could manage to add only a few seats to its 2014 Lok Sabha tally of 44 seats.  "I congratulate Narendra Modiji and BJP for their electoral victory. People of India have decided that Narendra Modi will be the PM again and I fully respect that," Gandhi said. "The Congress will continue to fight its ideological battle with BJP unitedly," he added, asking the party workers not be afraid. Gandhi also congratulated Smriti Irani on her victory in Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh from where he had won for three consecutive terms since 2004. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra  Thursday said the party fully respects the decision of the people and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for their victory in Lok Sabha polls.