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BYPOLLS RESULTS

INDIA BLOC

ON THE MOVE

The Assembly by-poll results were a setback for the BJP, which won only two

of the 13 seats while the INDIA bloc secured 10 seats. Is it a sign of an early
dissatisfaction with the ruling NDA and the rising popularity of Rahul Gandhi?

OUR BUREAU BJP, he said, “Even amidst their at-
tempts to undermine our democracy,
New Delhi/Dehradun/Kolkata
the truth and the will of the people
he results of last week’s Assem- have prevailed. Today’s results are a
bly bypolls came as a setback tight slap on the BJP’s face, showcas-
Tfor BJP which won only two of ing the public’s strong disapproval of
13 seats with INDIA bloc winning 10 their pro-rich, dictatorial politics.”
seats and an independent candidate Elaborating on the number of
winning a seat in Bihar defeating the seats won by the Congress in Himach-
ruling NDA. al Pradesh, Venugopal said, “In Hi-
Polling took place on July 10 for machal Pradesh, the Congress party
the assembly seats in seven States: Bi- has won two out of the three seats in
har, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Mad- Dehra and Nalagarh, reclaiming our
hya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, position with a total of 40 seats. This
and Himachal Pradesh. triumph is a testament to the unwav-
The results brought a lot of com- ering faith of the people of Himachal
fort to Congress, which won two of who have rejected the BJP’s politics
three seats in Himachal Pradesh of horse trading and defections.”
and two seats in Uttarakhand. Con- The by-elections were held in one
gress winning two seats in Himach- seat of Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Punjab,
al Pradesh has increased the com- and Madhya Pradesh, two seats of
fort factor for the Sukhvinder Singh Uttarakhand, three seats of Himach-
Sukhu government which now has 40 al Pradesh, and four seats of Uttara-
MLAs against 28 of BJP. khand.
The Congress had failed to win In Himachal Pradesh, Congress
any seat in the two states in the Lok secured a win on two out of three
Sabha polls. Some of those who lost seats, where Kamlesh Thakur from
the assembly polls were leaders who Dehra and Hardeep Singh Bawa
had joined BJP after quitting their from Nalagarh secured victory. Ash-
parties. ish Sharma from BJP secured victory
Congress leader KC Venugopal in Hamirpur. Thakur defeated BJP’s
targeted the BJP and said that the re- Hoshiyar Singh by a margin of 9,399
sults of the bye-elections in the coun- votes. Meanwhile, Bawa defeated
try reflects a resounding victory for BJP’s KL Thakur by a margin of 8,990
democracy and a strong rebuke to the votes. On the other hand, Sharma de-
BJP’s divisive politics. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the party feated Dr Pushpinder Verma of Con-
In a statement issued by the par- gress by a margin of 1,571 votes.
ty’s General Secretary (Organisation), workers at State Congress office in Ahmedabad on Saturday (ANI) In Punjab, the INDIA alliance’s
Venugopal said, “Today’s by-poll re- partner Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
sults stand as a resounding victory Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, rejection of the BJP’s anti-people, secured victory in Jalandhar West.
for democracy and a strong rebuke to Bihar, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu, the anti-youth policies, and divisive poli- AAP’s Mohinder Bhagat defeated
the BJP’s divisive politics. Out of the INDIA alliance has secured an im- tics.” BJP’s Sheetal Angural by a margin of
13 seats contested across Himachal pressive 10 seats demonstrating the Stepping up his attacks on the Continued on next page... >>

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