Bypoll results in 5 seats boost ruling parties; BJP posts big wins in Bengal
- On Friday, ruling parties secured victories in bypolls across West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry. The Bharatiya Janata Party , Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam , and All India NR Congress claimed key seats in these electoral tests.
- Seat vacancies necessitated these contests, including resignations by AIADMK MLAs who joined the TVK and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's departure from one of his won seats. Results serve as early performance indicators for incumbent state governments.
- In West Bengal, BJP candidate Hasi Rani Rath won Nandigram by a record 122,753 votes. TVK's P. Sathyabama secured Dharapuram by 9,471 votes, while AINRC's Ashok Anand won Thattanchavady by 8,482 votes.
- The TVK improved its assembly tally to 110 members, bolstering legislative standing. The BJP's success in minority-dominated Rejinagar, where about 70% of the electorate are Muslims, demonstrates expanding outreach to diverse voter bases.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated the victory reflects a "deep-rooted connect" with the alliance's governance agenda. Political analysts view the results as a pivotal assessment of shifting alliances and voter sentiments across these critical regions.
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Amid Opposition offensive, BJP-NDA wins four of six bypolls, two in Bengal - The Tribune
Amid a growing Opposition-led anti-Election Commission offensive, nominees of the ruling BJP and NDA on Friday emerged victorious in four of the six bypolls across West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
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Times of IndiaBypoll results in 5 seats boost ruling parties; BJP posts big wins in Bengal
Bypoll results from five assembly seats and a Lok Sabha seat show victories for ruling parties. In Tamil Nadu, the ruling TVK gained seats from AIADMK, boosting its assembly presence. The BJP in West Bengal won significantly in Nandigram and Rejinagar with large margins. In Puducherry, AINRC candidate won Thattanchavady seat, defeating Congress. BJP was set to secure Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam, leading ahead of AIUDF and Congress.
<p style="text-align: justify;">The results of the by-elections held for five assembly seats in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, as well as the Nagaon parliamentary seat in Assam, were announced on Friday (October 9, 2026). Of the six by-elections, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay's party, TVK, won two assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won two assembly seats in West Bengal and the parliamentary seat in Assam. I…
BJP scripts massive victory in Nandigram, Rejinagar, Nagaon, TVK sweeps two seats in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's TVK won Dharapuram and Madurantakam bypolls and All India NR Congress (AINRC) candidate Ashok Anand won the Thattanchavady Assembly bypoll in Puducherry.
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