Rahul Gandhi hails Congress's win in Rajasthan bypolls

February 01, 2018 16:39

After winning all 3 bypolls in Rajasthan -- the Mandalgarh assembly seat and the Alwar and Ajmer parliamentary seats -- Rahul Gandhi, the Congress president congratulated the party for their performance.

Taking to Twitter, Rahul wrote, "Well done Rajasthan Congress! Proud of each and every one of you. This is a rejection of the BJP by the people of Rajasthan."

In Alwar, Congress candidate Karan Singh Yadav defeated his nearest rival, Jaswant Yadav from the BJP while in Ajmer, Raghu Sharma bested Ram Swaroop Lamba.

In Mandalgarh, Congress candidate Vivek Dhakad won by defeating his nearest rival, a BJP candidate, by nearly 13,000 votes.

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