Bypolls: BJP wins 1 LS, 2 WB assembly seats
Kolkata/GUWAHATI/CHENNAI, Oct. 10 -- Ruling parties in three states and a Union Territory won the bye-elections to five assembly seats and one parliamentary constituency for which results were announced on Friday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept both seats that went to bypolls in West Bengal, as well as the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam. In Tamil Nadu, chief minister Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the two seats that were contested, while NDA partner All India NR Congress (AINRC) retained the one Puducherry seat where by-elections were held.
"I congratulate the victorious BJP candidates and also applaud the hardwork of our party karyakartas. This mandate will give us added strength as we work tirelessly for the welfare of the people and to fulfil their aspirations for a brighter and more prosperous future," PM Narendra Modi posted on X.
In West Bengal, ruling BJP candidate Shankharavh Sarkar won the Rejinagar seat by defeating Golam Nabi Azad, the Aam Janata Unnayan Party's (AUJP) candidate and son of party chief Humayun Kabir, by 75,816. It is the first time a non-Muslim candidate has won the seat, which is located in the Muslim-majority Murshidabad district. P4...
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