Assembly by-polls across country, BJP enjoys upper hand

New Delhi

BJP has in Congress-ruled Karnataka won Deodurg assembly by-election – the seat which was earlier with Congress. BJP candidate K.Shivanagowda Naik has won Deorurga by 16,871 votes.

This result would boost morale of party workers and have positive impact on imminent Panchayat polls, said K Shivanagowda Naik.

BJP has also won the Hebbal assembly by elections in Karnataka, the state it has earlier ruled. Hebbal is in Bengaluru city. BJP candidate Narayanaswamy has been victorious here.

Out of three assembly seat by-polls held in Karnataka, BJP has won two seats while Congress has been successful to win one Bidar seat with party candidate Rahim Khan emerged as winner.

In Madhya Pradesh, BJP has snatched away Maihar assembly seat in bypoll. This is a Congress bastion that BJP could not win even during the massive 2013 wave election. BJP leader Narayan Tripathi has emerged as winner.

BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Ravinder Singh Brahmpura has emerged as a clear winner in Khadoor Sahib by-election in Punjab.

BJP has also won Muzaffarnagar seat in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP ally Shiv Sena has won Palghar assembly by-poll in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena candidate Amit Ghoda has won by defeating Congress nominee Rajendra Gavit by around 19,000 votes.

Bikapur assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh has been won by Samajwadi Party’s Anand Sen Yadav while Amarpur seat in Tripura has been won by CPIM candidate with BJP on second position. Congress candidate Mavia Ali has won Deoband seat in Uttar Pradesh. TRS has won Narayankhed in Hyderabad.

In Bihar’s Harlakhi Assembly seat the RLSP (NDA) candidate Sudhanshu Shekhar has won.

In total 12 seats witnessed elections, BJP had only 1 seat, but now 4. Congress had 4 seats, now 2. Samajwadi Party had 3 seats, now 1. TRS had 0, now 1. SAD had 0, now 1. CPM, RLSP, Shiv Sena continue to retain their 1 seat each.

– DeshGujarat