Regional Rises, National Pause: Four Bypoll Wins By Opposition Lay Bare BJP's Failures

AAP celebrates the retention of its two assembly seats in Gujarat and Punjab.

Source : PTI

India's political landscape has often seen the maxim that the party at the Centre dominates byelections come true. Yet, the recent byelections in Gujarat (Visavadar), Punjab (Ludhiana West), West Bengal (Kaliganj), and Kerala (Nilambur) defied this narrative. The lone exception was Gujarat's Kadi, where the BJP bagged a win. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Trinamool Congress (TMC), and Congress secured victories in Visavadar, Ludhiana West, Kaliganj, and Nilambur, respectively. This indicates a