Morning Digest | Bypoll results bring cheer for BJP, Congress; holiday declared today for schools and colleges in several T.N. districts due to Cyclone Mandous, and more
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Bypolls bring cheer for BJP, Congress; BJD wins big in Padampur
Byelections to one Lok Sabha and six Assembly constituencies threw up politically significant results on Thursday as BJP managed to breach Azam Khan’s fortress of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh and embarrassed former ally, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, by defeating his party candidate in the Kurhani Assembly seat of Bihar.
Gujarat Assembly election result | BJP storms to power in Gujarat with historic mandate
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stormed to power in Gujarat with a historic mandate, winning a record-breaking 156 out of 182 seats, a seventh consecutive victory for the party in the native state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The party’s vote share also jumped to 52.5%. The BJP’s victory has also battered the previous Congress record of winning 149 seats in 1985 during the Madhavsinh Solanki era of Gujarat politics.
Congress wrests Himachal Pradesh from BJP
The Congress made a comeback in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, by winning 40 seats in the high-stakes electoral contest for the 68-member Legislative Assembly, edging out the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), which had appeared confident of returning to power.
AAP to turn national party; Kejirwal says will conquer Gujarat fortress next time