Three States, One Verdict: High-Stakes Bypoll Results Underway
Counting begins in Bankipur, Manjalpur and Datia as BJP, Congress and key challengers battle for crucial Assembly seats.
Counting of votes for the Bankipur (Bihar), Manjalpur (Gujarat), and Datia (Madhya Pradesh) Assembly bypolls began on Monday, with postal ballots being counted first. Early trends are expected by noon, while the final results are likely later in the day.
The Bankipur bypoll is being closely watched after the seat was vacated by BJP national president Nitin Nabin. The contest has turned into a high-profile triangular battle between the BJP, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, and RJD-backed Congress candidate Rekha Gupta.
In Gujarat's Manjalpur, the bypoll was necessitated following the death of senior BJP leader and former minister Yogesh Patel. The seat has witnessed a direct contest between BJP's Satish Govindbhai Patel and Congress candidate Bhikhabhai Rabari.
Meanwhile, the Datia bypoll in Madhya Pradesh was triggered after Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti was sentenced to jail in a fraud case. The main contest is between BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari and Congress' Ghanshyam Singh, while Azad Samaj Party candidate Damodar Singh Yadav is also in the fray, making it a three-cornered battle.
With political prestige at stake, the bypoll results are expected to offer an early indication of the public mood and could shape the political narrative ahead of future elections.
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