This story is from November 02, 2021
1. Bypoll results a mixed bag for BJP, Cong sweeps HP
Himachal Pradesh
: In a major setback to the ruling BJP, the Congress won all three Assembly seats — Fatehpur, Arki and Jubbal-Kotkhai — in addition to the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. (Mandi is the home district of CM Jairam Thakur). The results hold significance as HP is scheduled to go to polls next year. While both parties faced dissidence at every seat this time, it was the BJP that came off worst in the fight.- Rajasthan: The Grand Old Party triumphed in both the Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar Assembly seats.
- Haryana: There was more heartbreak for the saffron party as Indian National Lok Dal chief Abhay Chautala won in his traditional stronghold of Ellenabad.
- Maharashtra: Congress reclaimed Deglur, a reserved SC seat, from the BJP.
- Karnataka: The BJP may have wrested Sindgi constituency from the JD(S) with a big win, but ceded the Hanagal seat to the Congress in CM Basavaraj Bommai’s home district of Haveri. The Hangal defeat is seen as a personal setback for Bommai as he represents its neighbouring segment — Shiggavi — in the Legislative Assembly.
- Madhya Pradesh: While the BJP clinched the Jobat Assembly seat, and the Prithvipur and Khandwa Lok Sabha seats, it conceded Raigaon, a traditional seat of the party, to the Congress.
- West Bengal: The Trinamool Congress swept all four Assembly seats, winning Dinhata (previously held by the BJP), Gosaba, Khardah and Santipur.
- Assam: In BJP's only clean sweep of the day, it won the Thowra, Bhabanipur, Mariani and Tamulpur seats, while ally UPPL claimed Gossaigaon.
- Bihar: The ruling Janata Dal (United) won both the Assembly seats of Kusheshwar Asthan and Tarapur.
- Andhra Pradesh: In Badvel, the ruling YSR Congress Party comfortably retained the seat, with its candidate Dr D Sudha prevailing over BJP’s P Suresh.
- Telangana: The BJP wrested the Huzurabad Assembly seat from the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli: The Shiv Sena celebrated its first win outside Maharashtra after Kalaben Delkar secured the LS seat, defeating BJP candidate Mahesh Gamit.
- Meghalaya: The ruling MDA coalition partners National People’s Party and United Democratic Party consolidated their Assembly strength by winning all three seats: Mawryngkneng, Rajabala and Mawphlang.
- Mizoram: The Mizo National Front won the lone Assembly seat of Tuirial.
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