Blow for BJP as TMC sweeps Naopara bypoll; Cong ahead in Rajasthan

February 01, 2018 11:50

While the Trinamool Congress won the Noapara bypoll by over 62, 000 votes, the Congress is ahead in both Ajmer and Alwar seats.

The Congress is leading in Ajmer by 20, 800 votes while in Alwar it is leading by 43, 728 votes.

Congress' Vivek Bhakad is also leading in Rajasthan's Mandalgarh assembly seat by 116 votes.

The Rajasthan byplls are seen as a test of the popularity of the BJP government led by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

The BJP has been in power in the state since 2013 and in the 2014 national election had won all the state's 25 seats.

The Congress, led by state chief Sachin Pilot, campaigned aggressively for the byelections.

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