In a statement issued by the party's General Secretary (Organisation), Venugopal said, "Today's by-poll results stand as a resounding victory for democracy and a strong rebuke to the BJP's divisive politics. Out of the 13 seats contested across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Bih
Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin, the Congress candidate, received the winning certificate as he won the bye-elections from the Manglaur Assembly seat in Uttarakhand.
Taking to his official X handle, Rahul Gandhi said, "The results of the bye-elections in seven states have made it clear that the web of fear and confusion woven by the BJP has been broken."
After an independent candidate won the Rupauli assembly bye-election, independent MP Pappu Yadav on Saturday said that even the hardcore supporters of the BJP did not vote for the JD-U candidate in this constituency.
As of 3pm, the highest voter turnout was recorded in Madhya Pradesh's Amarwara at 66.58 percent while the lowest was recorded in Uttarakhand's Badrinath at 40.50 percent in the Bye elections.
Citing Model Code of Conduct violations, the Bhartiya Janata party has raised a complaint against the Aam Aadmi party for releasing the dreaded gangster Daljeet Bhana on parole ahead of the Jalandhar West Constituency bye elections.
"After the withdrawal of nominations, a total of 13 candidates are in the fray from Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh Assembly Constituencies (AC) for the bye-elections," said the official.
Notably, the Election Commission of India had earlier announced the dates to hold by-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states. The elections will be conducted on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 and by-elections in the state were reviewed in the meeting and the BJP's strategy for the upcoming by-elections for the three seats was also decided.
The Election Commission of India has announced the dates to hold bye-elections to fill vacancies in 13 assembly constituencies of seven states. The elections will be conducted on July 10 and the counting of the votes will be done on July 13.