In the assembly by polls results announced on Wednesday, in five states, the Congress wrested two seats from BJP in states ruled by it. The Congress on Wednesday snatched Mansa assembly seat from the ruling BJP by over 8000 votes in Gujarat. Congress candidate Babuji Thakore defeated BJP’s DD Patel in the constituency which has remained loyal to BJP since 1995.
In Karnataka, the Congress wrested the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat from it, causing an embarrassment to chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda, who had represented the constituency before occupying the top post. Former minister and Congress candidate K Jayaprakash Hegde defeated BJP’s V Sunil Kumar by 45,724 votes.
JDS which had entered the poll fray with tall claims finished a poor third as its nominee Bojegowda secured 72,080 votes.
In Kerala, the ruling Congress-led UDF retained the Piravom assembly seat with its candidate Anoop Jacob winning by a margin of 12,070 votes.
In Andhra Pradesh TRS candidates on Wednesday bagged four seats, while the BJP emerged victorious in one constituency in the by-elections held for seven assembly segments in Andhra Pradesh.
Independent candidate and former minister Nagam Janardhan Reddy, who was supported by the TRS, secured victory in Nagarkurnool. TRS nominees won in Adilabad, Kamareddy, Kollapur and Station Ghanpur, while BJP nominee bagged the Mahaboobnagar seat.
In Tamil Nadu the ruling AIADMK retained Sankarankoil seat with V. Muthuselvi defeating her DMK rival by over 68,000 votes.