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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled defeat to the Congress in the by-elections in Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam and in West Bengal while lauding the BJP’s strong showing in the by-polls in West Bengal.
Modi tweeted that the victory in the polls in the by-elections in West Bengal was a sign of the people’s endorsement of the BJP-NDA’s governance agenda. He congratulated the winning candidates and workers of the ruling party.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the BJP on winning key by-elections in West Bengal’s Rejinagar and Nandigram, and in Assam’s Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency, viewing these victories as public endorsement of the NDA’s governance.
Modi also congratulated the All India NR Congress (AINRC), an NDA ally, for its victory in the Puducherry by-poll in Thattanchavady.
He tweeted that the mandate would help in realizing the vision of the government for the welfare of the common man and meeting the aspirations of the people.
BJP registers a huge victory in Rejinagar
The ruling BJP registered a huge victory in Rejinagar, a Muslim-dominated parliamentary constituency in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The BJP candidate, Shankharavh Sarkar, polled 1,29,914 votes against his Ajamu Janata Unnayan Party (Aam Janata Unnayan Party) opponent Golam Nabi Azad’s 54,098 votes. Sarkar won by a massive margin of 75,816 votes.
BJP wins again in Nandigram
The BJP once again won in the Nandigram constituency after its candidate Hasin Rani Rath defeated Congress’s Milan Pradhan. As per the figures provided, Rath got 1,64,427 votes as against Pradhan’s 41,674 votes.
BJP candidate Devasish Sharma maintained a healthy lead over his AIUDF (All India United Democratic Front) opponent Badruddin Ajmal in the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, as per the counting process. Sharma got 6,61,259 votes against Ajmal’s 4,84,868 votes, as per the figures cited.
