Patna, July 30 -- Voting began on Thursday for by-elections to the Bankipur Assembly constituency in Bihar, Datia in Madhya Pradesh and Manjalpur in Gujarat, with polling underway at designated polling stations across the three states. The counting of votes will take place on August 3.

In Patna, BJP MP Vivek Thakur and senior BJP leader CP Thakur cast their votes at the Bihar State Library polling station on Dak Bungalow Chauraha Road under the Bankipur Assembly constituency.

Speaking to ANI after casting his vote, Vivek Thakur expressed confidence in a decisive victory for the BJP in Bankipur.

"In Bankipur, the Bharatiya Janata Party is moving towards a landslide victory. There is enthusiasm among people. And after the passing of yest...