Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Ludhiana West, Jiwan Gupta, offered prayers at Durga Mata Mandir in Ludhiana on Monday as counting of votes for the assembly bypolls began at 8 am.
Following the announcement of bypoll results in Uttar Pradesh and assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, BSP national president Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party will not contest any bypolls in the country from now on, till the Election Commission does not take strict
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday celebrated outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office by bursting crackers after the results of the by-elections to nine assembly seats in the state were declared.
Speaking to ANI on the Phulpur assembly constituency bypoll results, ACP Bharti said, "The counting of votes has started and in view of its safety, Paramilitary, PAC, District Police and all our ACPs of Prayagraj Commissionerate are on duty. All the security arrangements are there."
As counting for the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections, along with bypoll results began on Saturday, Congress leader Rakesh Sinha exuded confidence saying that the results will be in favour of the 'Mahaghathbandhan.'
BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo exuded confidence in NDA winning the maximum number of seats in Jharkhand and creating "history" as the counting of votes is underway in the state.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Gidderbaha constituency registered the highest participation at 81.90 per cent, while Chabbewal (SC) marked the lowest turnout at 53.43 per cent.
As the counting of votes began for bypoll results from 15 states, Congress candidate for Raipur South Assembly by-elections Akash Sharma expressed confidence that people have voted for a change.
Counting for the 2024 Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections began at 8 AM on Saturday, along with bypoll results from 15 states. The counting, which will decide the fate of the 288 seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand, is expected to reveal trends in the first few hours.
Arrangements are also in place for counting votes for the Jharkhand assembly polls and bypolls on 48 assembly and two Lok Sabha seats across 15 states.
Visuals from different counting centre in Maharashtra arrived on Saturday ahead of the counting for 288 assembly seats that went to poll on November 20, which is expected to begin at 8 am, today.