In Madhya Pradesh, BJP Wrests 2 Assembly Seats From Congress, Loses 1
NDTV
Congress lost both the seats held by it before the bypolls but managed to avoid a whitewash by wresting Raigaon segment from the BJP
The ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh today won bypolls to Jobat (SC) and Prithvipur assembly seats by wresting them from Congress but lost Raigaon (SC) constituency to the opposition party, officials said.
In nutshell, Congress lost both the seats - Jobat (SC) and Prithvipur - held by it before the bypolls but managed to avoid a whitewash by wresting Raigaon (ST) segment from the saffron party.
Of the four seats for which byelections were held on Saturday, the Khandwa Lok Sabha constituency and Raigaon Assembly seat were earlier held by BJP.
Meanwhile, in Khandwa, BJP nominee Gyaneshwar Patil has increased his lead over the nearest rival from Congress, Rajnarayan Singh Purni, by 82,140 votes, as per the trends.
