Bhopal, Aug. 3 -- Early trends from the assembly by-election results on Monday showed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leading in Datia (Madhya Pradesh) and Manjalpur (Gujarat), while the Jan Suraaj Party took an early lead in Bihar's Bankipur constituency.

In Madhya Pradesh's Datia, BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari was leading by 1,184 votes against Congress' Ghanshyam Singh after the first round of counting. Tiwari secured 4,551 votes compared to Singh's 3,367 votes.

Expressing confidence in the party's performance, BJP leader Narottam Mishra told ANI, "I have been saying from the start that BJP will win."

Mishra also took a sharp dig at political rival Rajendra Bharti, saying, "Rajendra Bharti was expelled (from Congress) earlier too. ...