Mumbai, June 26: The counting of votes for the 3 Lok Sabha seats and 7 Assembly seats is underway. The three Lok Sabha seats are in Uttar Pradesh (Rampur and Azamgarh) and Punjab (Sangrur). On the other hand, the seven assembly seats are spread across Tripura, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Delhi. These include Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, Mandar in Jharkhand, Atmakur in Andhra and Agartala, Town Bordowali, Surma, and Jabarajnagar in Tripura.
Here are all the latest updates:
Double Victory in UP a Message for 2024, says Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
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रामपुर और आजमगढ़ सदर लोक सभा सीटों पर हुए उप चुनाव के संदर्भ में प्रदेश भाजपा मुख्यालय पर प्रेसवार्ता... https://t.co/jWAOroFBMz
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 26, 2022
BJP's Dinesh Yadav ‘Nirahua’ wins Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat
Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ defeats SP candidate and Akhilesh Yadav's cousin, Dharmendra Yadav. EC yet to announce final figures.
Dinesh Lal Yadav leads UP Lok Sabha by-election
Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' BJP's candidate from the Azamgarh seat shared a video on Instagram and said that he is leaving for Azamgarh and will work for the people. As per ECI, he is leading in from the Azamgarh seat.
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UP Lok Sabha by-election | Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' BJP's candidate from Azamgarh seat shares a video on Instagram and says "He is leaving for Azamgarh and will work for the people"
As per ECI he is leading in from the Azamgarh seat pic.twitter.com/SGgncnHAEZ
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 26, 2022
BJP wins Rampur in UP bypolls
In a major development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi on Sunday won the Lok Sabha bypoll in Rampur under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Thus, the BJP has made inroads in the bastion of Samajwadi Party (SP) big shot Azam Khan.
BJP's Amit Malviya on Sangrur outcome
Talking about the Sangrur outcome, BJP's Amit Malviya said that AAP has lost the seat, despite having a massive mandate three months ago. The Sangrur loss is a huge setback for AAP which came to power in Punjab 3 months ago.
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Arvind Kejriwal had Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, hanging out of his SUV, while he waived at curious onlookers, during Sangrur by-poll campaign. Today, AAP has lost that seat, despite a massive mandate just 3 months ago. The new MP, an ex IPS officer, is an apologist for secessionist. pic.twitter.com/ZsJvLJkWFo
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) June 26, 2022
BJP's BL Santosh says, ‘History being made’
After BJP won the Rampur Lok Sabha byelection by 37797 votes, BL Santosh took to Twitter and said 'History being made'.
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History being made. @BJP4India wins Rampur LS by election by 37797 votes . Azamgarh is also about to win . Death knell to communal, divisive, minority appeasement politics . Mandate for Politics of Vikas practiced by PM Sri @narendramodi ably assisted by CM @myogiadityanath
— B L Santhosh (@blsanthosh) June 26, 2022
Here's what Durgesh Pathak said after his victory
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