Counting of votes began on Tuesday morning for bypolls in three Assembly seats and Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh, an official said. The bye-elections were held on October 30. In the Khandwa Lok Sabha seat, BJP candidate Gyaneshwar Patil was leading by 2,033 votes over his Congress rival Rajnarayan Singh Purni after the first round, the official said. The
In a neck-and-neck fight in three Lok Sabha and 30 Assembly by-elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress bagged one Lok Sabha seat each while the Congress fared better, winning 8 seats as against the BJP's tally of 7, sending out a message that the saffron magic in the Hindi belt is waning.
The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday won bypolls to Jobat (SC) and Prithvipur assembly seats by wresting them from Congress but ceded Raigaon (SC) constituency to the opposition party, officials said.
The counting of votes for bypolls held in three Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh will be held on Tuesday.By-elections in three Assembly constituencies -- Prithvipur, Jobat, Raigon and one Lok Sabha seat -- ...
Pilot was addressing a meeting in Barwah town for the Khandwa Lok Sabha byelection where Congress has fielded former MLA Rajnarayan Singh Purni against BJP's Gyaneshwar Patil.