A 12 months earlier than the state elections, the Congress dealt a blow to the ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh, profitable all three meeting seats and the Lok Sabha constituency of Mandi within the bypolls held on October 30.
The BJP consolidated its management over Assam with NDA’s ally United People’s Party, Liberal, (UPPL), profitable all 5 meeting seats for which by-elections have been held.
The BJP additionally gained two of the three bypolls to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly and Khandwa Lok Sabha seat.
In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress continued its victorious march, profitable all of the 4 meeting by-elections by an enormous margin.
Two of those seats have been gained by the BJP within the April-May meeting elections, however have been deserted by the profitable candidates, who selected to retain their seats within the Lok Sabha.
By-elections have been held on October 30 for 3 Lok Sabha and 29 meeting seats in 14 states throughout the nation, the counting of which was performed on Tuesday.
One seat within the Nagaland Legislative Assembly was crammed with none competitors.
The BJP gained seven of the 29 state meeting seats for which elections have been held, and its allies, the UPPL in Assam and the JD(U) in Bihar, gained two seats every. The Congress, which contested alone, gained eight of the 29 meeting seats.
Of the remaining 10 seats, TMC gained 4, NPP two in Meghalaya, and one every in INLD (Haryana), YSRCP (Andhra Pradesh), MNF (Mizoram), and UDP (Meghalaya).
In the Lok Sabha, the BJP and the Congress gained one of many three seats for which by-elections have been held. Shiv Sena gained third – Kalaben Delkar defeated BJP’s Mahesh Gavit by a powerful margin of over 51,000 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu seats bordering Gujarat.
In Rajasthan, the place by-elections have been held for 2 meeting seats, the BJP didn’t capitalize on the factional battle within the state Congress.
In Vallabhnagar, the get together may handle solely fourth place, abandoning the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and an impartial; It got here third in Dhariyawad. Congress gained each the seats.
In Madhya Pradesh, regardless of a vigorous marketing campaign led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the BJP misplaced the Raigaon seat, the place the by-election was held as a result of demise of a sitting BJP MLA.
However, the BJP gained Jobat and Prithvipur, which was gained by the Congress within the 2018 elections. The BJP additionally retained the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat, which it gained in 2014 and 2019.
In Karnataka, the BJP gained the seat, however misplaced the Hangal seat in Haveri, the house district of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
The Congress retained the Deglur (SC) constituency in Maharashtra by a powerful margin of round 42,000 votes.
Abhay Singh Chautala of Indian National Lok Dal gained in Ellenabad, Haryana. The Congress candidate got here in third behind the BJP – a matter of concern because the Congress had supported the farmers’ motion from day one.
Also, Chautala’s margin of victory was solely 6,739 votes, elevating some questions in regards to the depth and breadth of anger in opposition to the BJP.
In Telangana’s Huzurabad, the BJP gained a vital victory – former well being minister Eatala Rajender, who in June defeated his former get together’s candidate from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi by a cushty margin of practically 24,000 votes.
YSRCP gained the Badvel (SC) seat in Andhra Pradesh comfortably by defeating the BJP candidate.
In Bihar, the JD(U) retained each the Tarapur and Kusheshwar Asthan seats by defeating RJD candidates.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar tweeted that “people have given their decision”; Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav mentioned the RJD has improved its efficiency whereas preventing in opposition to the alliance of 5 ruling events.
Ten of the 29 meeting seats have been held by the Congress earlier than the October 30 bypolls – two greater than the get together’s tally on Tuesday.
Two seats in Assam – Mariani and Thaura – have been held by the Congress; It misplaced each. It additionally misplaced Jobat and Prithvipur seats in Madhya Pradesh, despite the fact that it gained Raigaon. In Meghalaya, it misplaced each Rajabala and Mawphlang seats.
However, there was a bonus for the Dhariawad get together in Rajasthan, as was Jubbal Kotkhai in Himachal. In Karnataka additionally Congress received one seat.
Himachal Pradesh introduced Congress enthusiasm; Apart from taking over Jubbal Kotkhai from the BJP, it retained Arki – represented by the late former chief minister Virbhadra Singh – and retained Fatehpur. Virbhadra’s spouse Pratibha Singh gained from Mandi Lok Sabha seat, the house constituency of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
The BJP expressed disappointment over the ends in Himachal Pradesh. “This is a wake-up name for the get together and its staff. We must go deep into it because the state meeting elections are due subsequent 12 months.
Rao, nevertheless, claimed that the get together was on edge in Madhya Pradesh. “You will see it in the future as well. We have fixed the shortcomings and fixed our problems. In both governance and organisation, you will see the rise of the BJP in Madhya Pradesh,” Rao, who’s accountable for the BJP within the state, mentioned.
The credit score for the BJP’s efficiency in Madhya Pradesh additionally goes to Chouhan, who’s the final chief minister of the BJP’s earlier technology. The newly elected chief ministers of the brand new management, Thakur and Bommai, couldn’t dwell as much as the expectations. The by-election ends in Madhya Pradesh have cemented Chouhan’s place, and can doubtless discourage makes an attempt at change within the state.
“The BJP and its allies have increased their numbers in the state assemblies. Our votes, spread and seats have increased,” mentioned BJP Rajya Sabha MP and National Media Cell head Anil Baluni.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
