Tripura Congress didn't field candidate in Boxanagar & its 2-time MLA defected to BJP in run up to 5 September bypoll. TIPRA chief said CPI(M)'s campaign left much to be desired.
Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) contested seven of the eight National Assembly seats and has won six. The main opposition party also won two of three Punjab Assembly seats.
Bhavya Bishnoi is the son of Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was expelled from Congress in June for cross-voting. The BJP hopes that having the Bishnoi family will help clinch the seat.
Congress won Assembly seats in Chhattisgarh & Maharashtra, RJD won in Bihar — where BJP is part of ruling coalition — and TMC in Bengal. TMC also won Asansol Lok Sabha seat.
The election body took the decision to hold bypolls, across 14 states, after reviewing the situation related to pandemic, flood, festivals and getting feedback from concerned states/UT.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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