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High-Stake Political Battle Kicks Off in India With State Assembly By-elections in Six States
High-Stake Political Battle Kicks Off in India With State Assembly By-elections in Six States
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The election is crucial for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it is at present ruling in three out of seven seats. Congress has two, and Maharashtra’s state... 03.11.2022, Sputnik International
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Voting for seven legislative assembly seats in the six Indian states kicked off on Thursday morning: although the by-election result will not affect the ruling state governments, the result could be regarded as a litmus test for the governing and opposition parties.Polling is being held in Telangana state's Munugode, Mokama and Gopalganj in the state of Bihar, Andheri (East) in Maharashtra state, Adampur in Haryana state, Gola Gokaran Nath in Uttar Pradesh, and Dhamnagar in Odisha state, with all the votes to be counted on Sunday.In Bihar, the by-election could be decisive for state chief Nitish Kumar, who left BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in August to form a coalition government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and Left parties.In Telangana, politician Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy resigned from Congress in August to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, so this time, he is re-contesting his seat on a BJP ticket.Similarly in the Adampur seat in Haryana, Kuldeep Bishnoi, the son of former state chief Bhajanlal Bishnoi, resigned from Congress and switched to the BJP.In Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, the BJP is expecting to retain its seats, as in both places the politicians died and the BJP is now fielding the sons of the deceased lawmakers.
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High-Stake Political Battle Kicks Off in India With State Assembly By-elections in Six States
09:38 GMT 03.11.2022 (Updated: 11:05 GMT 03.11.2022) Deexa Khanduri
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The election is crucial for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it is at present ruling in three out of seven seats. Congress has two, and Maharashtra’s state party Shiv Sena and Bihar’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have one each.
Voting for seven legislative assembly seats in the six Indian states kicked off on Thursday morning: although the by-election result will not affect the ruling state governments, the result could be
regarded as a litmus test for the governing and opposition parties.
Polling is being held in Telangana state's Munugode, Mokama and Gopalganj in the state of Bihar, Andheri (East) in Maharashtra state, Adampur in Haryana state, Gola Gokaran Nath in Uttar Pradesh, and Dhamnagar in Odisha state, with all the votes to be counted on Sunday.
In Bihar, the by-election could be decisive for state chief Nitish Kumar, who left BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in August to form a coalition government with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and Left parties.
In Telangana, politician Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy resigned from Congress in August to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, so this time, he is re-contesting his seat on a BJP ticket.
Similarly in the Adampur seat in Haryana, Kuldeep Bishnoi, the son of former state chief Bhajanlal Bishnoi, resigned from Congress and switched to the BJP.
In Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, the BJP is expecting to retain its seats, as in both places the politicians died and the BJP is now fielding the sons of the deceased lawmakers.
