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Economic Times | 03 Nov, 2022 | 11:31AM IST
Bypoll News Live Updates: Voting underway in by-elections to 7 seats in six states
Bypoll News Live Updates: Voting is on in by-elections to seven assembly constituencies in six states. Polling is being held in Mokama and Gopalganj assembly constituencies of Bihar, Andheri (East) of Maharashtra, Adampur of Haryana, Munugode of Telangana, Gola Gokarannath of Uttar Pradesh, and Dhamnagar of Odisha.Among these the BJP held three seats, the Congress two while the Shiv Sena and the RJD had one each. Bihar will see the first electoral test for the Nitish Kumar-led 'Mahagathbandhan' government. His JD(U) parted ways with the BJP about 3 months ago and is now with the RJD and Congress and other parties.Of the two seats in Bihar, Mokama was held by the RJD and Gopalganj was held by the BJP. Both the BJP and the RJD have fielded the wives of local musclemen in the bypolls. In Gola Gokarannath seat in Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar in BJD-ruled Odisha, the BJP is banking on sympathy votes as it has fielded the sons of sitting MLAs whose death necessitated the bypolls. In Gola Gokarannath, it is a direct fight between the BJP and the SP with the BSP and the Congress keeping away from the bypolls.Shiv Sena's Rutuja Latke is expected to comfortably win Andheri East Assembly constituency in Mumbai after the BJP withdrew from the contest which is the first after the recent split in the Shiv Sena. There is a bitter fight in Telangana's Munugode between the BJP and TRS.
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