BJP Sweeps Nandigram, Rejinagar in West Bengal Bypolls

October 9, 2026 9:48 PM

BJP Sweeps Nandigram, Rejinagar in West Bengal Bypolls

The BJP on Friday swept the West Bengal assembly bypolls, trouncing its rivals by a record margin in politically significant Nandigram and scoring a victory in Rejinagar, consolidating its position barely five months after ending the TMC’s 15-year rule in the state. In Nandigram, BJP candidate Hasirani Rath, mother of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s slain personal assistant Chandranath Rath, defeated Congress nominee Milan Pradhan by a record margin of 1,22,753 votes, according to the Ele...

Bengal: BJP achieves unassailable lead in Nandigram, makes inroads in Muslim-majority Rejinagar

October 9, 2026 3:39 PM

Bengal: BJP achieves unassailable lead in Nandigram, makes inroads in Muslim-majority Rejinagar

The BJP on Friday dominated the West Bengal assembly by-elections, held around four months after the party stormed to power in the state, achieving an unassailable lead of 1,05,869 votes in Nandigram and making surprise inroads in Muslim-majority Rejinagar, as counting trends laid bare the vulnerabilities of a fragmented opposition. According to the latest Election Commission figures, BJP's Nandigram candidate Hasirani Rath was leading over Congress nominee Milan Pradhan, supported by former CM...

Bypoll results for five assembly seats, Nagaon Lok Sabha seat to be declared today

October 9, 2026 12:01 PM

Bypoll results for five assembly seats, Nagaon Lok Sabha seat to be declared today

The results of by-elections to five Assembly constituencies across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, along with the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, will be declared on Friday following the counting of votes. In West Bengal, bypolls were held in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies. The Nandigram seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won from two constituencies in the state Assembly elections earlier this year and chose to retain the other seat. The...

Polling underway for five assembly seats, Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll

October 6, 2026 10:08 AM

Polling underway for five assembly seats, Nagaon Lok Sabha bypoll

Voting began early Tuesday for by-elections to five Assembly seats across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, along with a Lok Sabha seat in Assam.   In West Bengal, bypolls are being held in the Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies.   The Nandigram seat fell vacant after Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari won from two constituencies in the State Assembly elections earlier this year and chose to retain the other seat.   The Rejinagar seat fell vacant following the resignatio...