Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Tarun Pandey as Congress candidate for the ensuing bye-election to the Legislative Assembly of Odisha from Jharsuguda Constituency
With early trends in the Sagardighi bye-election showing a tilt towards the Congress, its workers and supporters burst into celebrations at Murshidabad's Sagardighi.
Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan leads by over 26,005 votes in Tamil Nadu's Erode East bye-election against All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate KS Thennarasu in the latest trends.
In the latest trend, Indian National Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan is leading Erode East bye-election by 10,000 votes against All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam opponent K.S Thennarasu.
The BJP was leading the race for the Chinchwad Assembly seat, according to early trends in the ongoing counting of votes for the Maharashtra Assembly bye-elections.
The counting of votes for the Maharashtra bye-elections in Kasba Peth and Chinchwad Assembly segments began at 8 am with the early trends putting Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate in the lead in the Kasba Peth, the Election Commission informed on Thursday.
The counting of votes for bye-elections to one assembly constituency each in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and two assembly constituencies in Maharashtra began on Thursday.
The bye-elections were necessitated after the demise of BJP's MLA Laxman Jagtap, from the Chinchwad Assembly constituency, and Mukta Tilak from the Kasba Peth Assembly constituency.
Political parties have started campaigning on Erode East roads ahead of the bye-election which is scheduled to be held on February 27. Political parties have started reaching out to the public to ask for votes with their party flags and traditional wear.