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Tuesday, May 26, 2026
TopicBypoll results

Topic: Bypoll results

AAP retains Tarn Taran. But the real winner could be Akali Dal

AAP’s Harmeet Singh Sandhu won by a hefty margin of 12,000 votes, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD’s) Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa.

Odisha bypoll: Nuapada landslide gives CM Majhi the teeth he has been missing

BJP’s Jay Dholakia swept the Nuapada bypoll with a massive margin, exposing the drift within a weakened BJD and a struggling Congress.

Big blow to Omar Abdullah as PDP ends NC’s reign in Budgam, the seat that came under ‘rebel’ crossfire

BJP's Devyani Rana wins J&K's Nagrota bypoll, contesting 1st time in a bypoll necessitated by death of her father & senior party leader Devender Singh Rana. NC's Shamim Begum comes in third.

Anta acid test: Congress’ Bhaya wins bypoll as BJP unity parade meets 1st speed bump

Congress' Pramod Jain Bhaya wins in Rajasthan's Anta bypoll, testing CM Bhajan Lal Sharma's 1st electoral test and Vasundhara Raje's return to active campaigning.

Battle of Sorens in Ghatsila: JMM’s Somesh Chandra trounces BJP’s Babu Lal by a mammoth 38k margin

Bypoll was necessitated by death of Somesh Chandra's father & ex-JMM minister Ramdas Soren on 15 August. It was first electoral test of Hemant Soren in his 2nd stint in power.

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.

On Camera

Football can be cruel, some stars won’t play 2026 World Cup—Lewandowski to Kvaratskhelia

The World Cup comes once every four years, but careers aren’t aligned accordingly. One injury, one failed qualification campaign, one bad season, and an entire generation disappears from the biggest stage of football.

Taiwan overtakes India as world’s fifth largest stock market

The island’s market capitalization climbed to $4.95 trillion as of Monday, driven by chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. India’s value has dropped to $4.92 trillion.

800 displays, 72 cities: IAF’s legendary Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team completes 30 years

Operating under the motto ‘Sadaiva Sarvottama’ (Always the Best), the team functions as part of the IAF’s No. 52 Squadron, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Sharks’.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.