Modi congratulates BJP, TDP candidates on bypoll win

IANS  |  New Delhi 

Prime Minister Modi on Monday congratulated Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, state Health Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate B. Brahmananda Reddy for winning in respective assembly bypolls.

"Congrats to and for the impressive wins in Panaji and Valpoi respectively. I thank the people of for their support," the Prime Minister tweeted.

"Congratulations to Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy Garu and our valued NDA ally, TDP, for the big victory in the Nandyal bypoll," he said in another tweet.

Chief Minister and leader Parrikar won a sixth term as MLA, defeating Congress' Girish Chodankar by 4,803 votes.

The party tasted success in Valpoi too with Rane defeating Congress' Roy Naik by 10,066 votes. TDP's Reddy won Nandyal assembly seat by defeating YSR Congress rival S. Mohan Reddy by over 27,000 votes.

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