The BJP wins bypolls in West Bengal, securing key seats including Nandigram and Rejinagar
The BJP won bypolls in both Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal. Hasi Rani Rath received 164,427 votes in Nandigram. Shankharavh Sarkar won 129,914 votes in Rejinagar. The Nandigram seat was vacated by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- The BJP won the West Bengal assembly bypolls, securing victories in both Nandigram and Rejinagar.
- BJP candidate Hasi Rani Rath received 164,427 votes in Nandigram, with the party leading by 24,064 votes.
- BJP candidate Shankharavh Sarkar won 129,914 votes in Rejinagar, with the party leading by 20,415 votes.
- The Nandigram seat was vacated by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- The BJP made inroads in Rejinagar, a constituency with nearly 70 percent Muslim electorate.
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