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Topic: Bypoll results

Assembly bypolls results offer important lessons for INDIA bloc

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Mayawati’s NOTA appeal in Ghosi yields little — story behind Dara Singh Chauhan’s loss & INDIA’s gain

SP & Congress defeating veteran turncoat Chauhan of BJP in Ghosi bypoll exposes BSP's eroding base. Its absence helped SP get Dalit votes along with its traditional Muslim-Yadav votes.

BJP 3, INDIA 3 in 7 key bypolls, Opposition leads in Uttar Pradesh seat

In the seven seats that went to polls Tuesday, five saw a direct clash between the BJP and the newly-formed Opposition bloc INDIA.

‘Hum seedha sarkar mein aate hai:’ AAP wins Jalandhar LS bypoll, ends Congress’s 24-yr reign

AAP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku, a former Congress MLA, defeated Congress’s Karamjit Kaur, the wife of Santokh Singh Chaudhary, whose death necessitated the bypoll.

After high-octane campaign, BJP’s loss to BJD in Padampur bypoll is blow to Mission Odisha

BJD leading in Padampur by margin of 38,252 votes. If trends hold, this win will come as relief to party which last month saw its 1st bypoll loss since 2009 when BJP won Dhamnagar.

BJP ahead in three seats, TRS in Munugode after initial rounds of counting in bypolls

However, the BJP was trailing in Bihar where the RJD has established a lead in the two assembly seats after the first round of counting. In Munugode, TRS got 6,096 votes & BJP got 4,904.

Tripura CM Manik Saha wins electoral debut as BJP bags 3 of 4 assembly seats in bypolls

BJP bagged Town Bardowali, Jubarajnagar and Surma seats, while Sudip Roy Barman of the Congress won from Agartala. TMC candidates lost their deposits in all four seats.

Sympathy for Virbhadra widow, inflation caused bypoll defeat: Himachal BJP chief Suresh Kashyap

BJP is worried in Himachal Pradesh because it is the only party-ruled state where it failed to win a single seat in 30 October bypolls. A review of its poll performance is now under way.

Bypolls setback for BJP in Himachal, Bengal & Rajasthan, Assam & Telangana the face-savers

BJP leaders say the party lost mainly because of ticket distribution at the local level and infighting in some of the state units.

BJP’s Yogeshwar Dutt loses to Congress again in Haryana’s Baroda, in 1st poll after farm laws

In his second defeat from the Jat-dominated seat, Dutt loses to Congress' Induraj Narwal by over 9,200 votes. Congress terms Baroda win farmers’ victory against an 'anti-farmer regime'.

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Cambodia isn’t ready for India’s tigers. It doesn’t have prey or protection for big cats

Data from one comprehensive survey of the relocation landscape by the US-based Global Conservation shows that there is simply not enough large-bodied prey—a prerequisite for tigers—in the intended release area.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.