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The monkey business on the street can be tackled. It is the Islamophobia one encounters in casual conversation that is frightening. Hate posts pop up even in groups devoted to religion. Toxic prime time shows give a free run to rabid fundamentalists.
Despite 61 legislators & 7,000 workers camped in the constituency, voters cast their votes for Jayashree Jadhav
Votes are being counted for the recently concluded by-elections in Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha seat and assembly seats in Bengal's Ballygunge, Khairagarh in Chhattisgarh, Bochahan in Bihar and Kolhapur North in Maharashtra
RJD candidate Amar Paswan, whose father Musafir Paswan's death had necessitated the by-election, polled 82,116 votes while his nearest BJP rival Baby Kumari got only 45,353.
In a boost to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) combine in Maharashtra, the Congress on Saturday won the bypoll to the Kolhapur North Assembly constituency, retaining the seat by defeating the BJP by a margin of over 18,000 votes.