Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the Bihar election results showed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar successfully converted anti-incumbency into an advantage, crediting women-centric schemes for the NDA's strong mandate. Comparing Bihar's political landscape with J&K
Naveen Yadav strengthened Congress' position in the Telangana Assembly by securing a total of 98,988 votes to BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath's 74,259 votes.
As voting for the bye-elections on eight seats across six states and one Union Territory is underway, Dampa constituency in Mizoram recorded the highest voter turnout at 56.35 per cent as of 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
Voting for the Anta Assembly by-election in Rajasthan is underway on Tuesday, but residents of Sakli village in Baran district have boycotted the polling process.
Gopalan said that mock polls began at all 358 booths from 05:30 am, during which some machines malfunctioned and were replaced. Subsequently, in another booth, the EVM malfunctioned again, necessitating its replacement.
Voting for by-elections to eight Assembly constituencies across six States and one Union Territory began on Tuesday morning, including Jubilee Hills in Telangana.