BJP Retains Manjalpur With Landslide Victory
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The BJP has retained the high-profile Manjalpur Assembly seat in Vadodara with a landslide victory in the by-election. BJP candidate Satish Patel defeated Congress candidate Bhikhabhai Rabari by a massive margin to keep the seat in the party’s fold.
The BJP maintained a commanding lead throughout the counting process. After the ninth round, Satish Patel had secured 25,618 votes, leading Bhikhabhai Rabari, who had 12,027 votes, by 13,591 votes. The party eventually converted the lead into a decisive victory.
Meanwhile, in Bihar’s Bankipur Assembly by-election, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor continued to hold a strong lead. After six rounds of counting, he had polled 11,603 votes, leading BJP candidate Neeraj Kumar, who had 8,152 votes, by 3,451 votes. Counting is being conducted over 31 rounds.
In Madhya Pradesh’s Datia Assembly by-election, the contest witnessed a dramatic turnaround. After the BJP led in the initial rounds, the Congress surged ahead later in the counting, dealing a setback to the BJP. Counting is still underway there.
