NDA wins 28 of 48 Assembly bye-elections, Trinamool Congress sweeps West Bengal
The BJP-led alliance won all four Assembly bye-polls in Bihar, and seven out of nine in Uttar Pradesh.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance on Saturday won 28 out of the 48 Assembly constituencies across 14 states where bye-elections were held earlier this month.
Members of the Opposition INDIA coalition won 20 seats. However, in Punjab and West Bengal, constituents of the alliance contested against each other.
The Congress won both Lok Sabha bye-elections, with Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra emerging victorious in Kerala’s Wayanad, and Ravindra Chavan clinching the Nanded seat in Maharashtra.
Assembly bye-elections
The party won the constituencies of Ghaziabad, Khair, Phulpur, Katehari, Majhawan and Kundarki in Uttar Pradesh. The Rashtriya Lok Dal, a BJP ally, won Meerapur, while the Opposition Samajwadi Party won the Sishamu and Karhal seats.
In Assam, the BJP won the Behali, Dholai and Samaguri seats. Its allies Asom Gana Parishad and United People’s Party (Liberal) won the seats of Bongaigaon and Sidli.
In Bihar, the NDA won all four seats where bye-elections were held. The BJP won from Tarari and Ramgarh, while its allies Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Janata Dal (United) won from Imamganj and Belaganj.
In Rajasthan, the BJP won the seats of Jhunjhunu, Ramgarh, Deoli-Uniara, Khinswar, Salumber and Charosi, while the Congress emerged victorious from Dausa.
In neighbouring Punjab, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party won Dera Baba Nanak, Chhabbewal and Gidderbaha seats, while the Congress...
