The BJP has swept by-elections to eight assemblies seats in Gujarat, winning all eight seats where polling took place on November 3.
The eight seats where polling was held are Abdasa, Morbi, Dhari, Karjan, Limbadi as well as the schedule caste (SC)-reserved seat of Gadhada and the scheduled tribe (ST)-reserved seats of Dang and Kaparada.
The by-polls were necessitated after Congress MLAs from these seats resigned in the run-up to the Rajya Sabha elections earlier this year. Five later joined the BJP and have been fielded by the party from their respective constituencies. They are Pradyumnsinh Jadeja (Abdasa), Brijesh Merja (Morbi), JV Kakadiya (Dhari), Akshay Patel (Karjan) and Jitu Chaudhary (Kaprada).
The three others who resigned, didn’t join any party. They are Soma Patel (Limbdi), Mangal Gavit (Dangs) and Pravin Maru (Gadhada).
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BJP adds Dhari and Dangs, ahead in three other seats
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Congress candidates trailing by 22,595; 60,995 and 47,066 in Gadhada, Dangs and Kaprada
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Atmaram Parmar, Vijay Patel and Jitu Chaudhari also leading
Atmaram Parmar, Vijay Patel and Jitu Chaudhari leading from Gadhada, Dangs and Kaprada respectively.
Kiritsinh Rana leads in Limbdi, JV Kakadiya in Dhari
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Counting underway in five other seats, BJP leading in all
Counting of votes still going on in five other seats: Limbdi, Dhari, Gadhada, Dangs and Kaprada. BJP ahead in all seats.
BJP victorious in two other seats: Morbi and Karjan
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BJP's Pradymnsinh Jadeja wins Abdasa by 36,778 votes
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First published: Nov 10, 2020 07:35 IST