As the Congress won two assembly seats in the assembly by-election, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said people are wise and have shown it in this election. "People of Himachal gave us 40 seats in 2022. The kind of poaching that happened in state politics in the past, people have given a befitting reply to that," Mr Sukhu said. "This also gave a message that the people of the state are aware and awake and such poaching will not work. Three independent MLAs had no reason to resign. They could have simply allied with the BJP, but even they learnt their lesson," he said.