Bypoll results: Oppn snatches Kairana from BJP to score 11/14; limits BJP, allies at just 3

Opposition parties appeared winning 11 bypolls, limiting the saffron party and its allies to just three, out of four Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats across 11 states -- riding high on strengthening non-BJP unity in run-up to the 2019 general elections.

Samajwadi Party (SP) workers celebrate their party success in Uttar Pradesh by-elections, outside their party office in Lucknow on Thursday, May 31, 2018. (PTI Photo)

By-Election Results Latest News: The BJP has taken a massive drubbing in the by-elections to four Lok Sabha seats including politically-crucial Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, and 10 assembly constituencies whose results were out today. The Lok Sabha seats which went for polls were: Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya in Maharashtra; the politically-crucial Kairana Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, and Nagaland parliamentary constituency.The by-elections were held in Legislative Assemblies of Shahkot (Punjab), Tharali (Uttarakhand), Ampati (Meghalaya), Chengannur (Kerala), Jokihat (Bihar), Gomia (Jharkhand), Silli (Jharkhand), Maheshtala (West Bengal), Noorpur (Uttar Pradesh), Palus Kadegaon (Maharashtra).  The BJP retained Maharashtra's Palghar Lok Sabha seat but is trailing behind in Bhandara-Gondia. It has virtually lost the crucial Kairana Lok Sabha seat and the Noorpur assembly seat. Opposition parties appeared winning 11 bypolls, limiting the saffron party and its allies to just three, out of four Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats across 11 states -- riding high on strengthening non-BJP unity in run-up to the 2019 general elections. The results are a proof that the united opposition's exertion of all its strength has in real terms paid off. The elections to these seats were held on May 28. By-Election Results 2018: All That Happened

• Lok Sabha bypoll results appeared equally divided at 2-2 between the BJP-plus-allies and the opposition parties. The BJP has lost high-profile Kairana Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra. However, BJP retained Maharashtra's Palghar Lok Sabha seat. The fourth Lok Sabha seat, Nagaland, went in favour of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), a BJP allly in the north eastern state.
• Figures for the 10 assembly bypolls came as a big setback for the ruling party which could manage just one (in Uttarakhand), while Congress bagged three (in Meghalaya, Karnataka and Punjab's Shahkot) and others got six -- JMM got two in Jharkhand, while CPI (M), SP, RJD and Trinamool one each in Kerala, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, respectively.

They used all their money & all their power, but could not get a victory. Nitish ji ne Ram Navmi ke dauraan jo 2 lakh talwaarein baantne ka kaam kiya tha, janta ne aaj ussi ke liye Nitish ji ko puruskaar dene ka kaam kiya hai: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD on #BypollResults2018 pic.twitter.com/L0A5ep2xS9

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

I am disappointed for letting down my supporters. I congratulate the Opposition candidate for winning. Respect the mandate. Will continue the legacy of father Hukum Singh: BJP's Kairana candidate Mriganka Singh concedes defeat #bypoll https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/bMnqVlVgiQ

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

Would like to thank all parties who supported us, thank Akhilesh ji, Mayawati ji, Rahul ji, Sonia ji, CPIM, AAP and others. Jinnah hara, Ganna jeeta: Jayant Chaudhary,RLD on RLD leading in Kairana LS bypoll pic.twitter.com/fULDwDHDCb

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 31, 2018

• Want to congratulate Laluji & Tejashwi (RJD) and other party leaders who have won. There will be a political alliance in future as well. We will continue to exert pressure on the government: RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary.

IN PICS: RLD workers celebrate after BJP suffers humiliating loss in Kairana bypoll

• We lost because opposition parties united viciously. #Bypoll results won't impact 2019 general elections: UP Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma .

WATCH: Celebrations outside Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow after the party won Noorpur Assembly seat pic.twitter.com/QXYQreVWWz

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 31, 2018

'Avsarvad par Laluvad Ki Jeet'. Since Nitishji has left alliance, this is our third bypoll victory. This is a lesson for JDU & BJP for betraying the people of Bihar. Nitishji should listen to his inner voice & resign: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on winning Jokihat assembly #bypoll pic.twitter.com/L2oGNK52Id

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

#Bypoll - We have gained 11,000 votes. We gave a tough fight. Many a times voters get swayed. We will win again: Avani Singh, BJP candidate from from UP's Noorpur seat who is trailing behind by SP candidate Naeemul Hasan https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/t7BiR1Jpuf

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

• SP ahead in UP's Noorpur Assembly seat by 9581 votes.
• BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya leading by 22000 votes from #Palghar Lok Sabha seat after 16th round of counting.
• Communist party of India-Maxist candidate Saji Cherian won the Chengannur Assembly bypoll in Kerala with a record margin of over 18,000 votes, a poll official said.

I think the EVM machines were rigged: Nayab Singh Kohar, Akali Dal candidate from #Shahkot assembly seat #Punjab pic.twitter.com/ZLpv1BTf2X

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

• We won the RR Nagar seat with huge margin, the people of Bengaluru have blessed us- Dinesh Gundu Rao, Congress on trends showing Party leading from RR Nagar, Karnataka
• Uttarakhand: BJP leading by 1092 votes from #Tharali assembly seat in ninth round of counting
• Nagaland Lok Sabha by-poll: BJP ally Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) leading over Naga People's Front (NPF) by over 14,000 votes.
• Bihar: RJD leading with 16299 votes from Jokihat assembly seat after 14th round of counting
• In Nagaland - NDPP is in the lead with 112337 votes, with NPF trailing with 87642 votes.

I had said earlier margin of victory could be less but win is certain. This is because of the love & support from both Jats and Muslims. People do not want to get polarised by BJP: RLD's Kairana candidate Tabassum Hasan who is ahead of BJP's Mriganka Singh by 65K votes #bypoll pic.twitter.com/teO9mMLg2A

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

• Jharkhand: JMM's Seema Devi leading by 296 votes from Silli assembly seat in the sixth round of counting
• Uttarakhand: Congress leading by 198 votes from Tharali assembly seat in fifth round of counting
• WB: TMC's Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 32,000 votes from Maheshtala assembly constituency, after tenth round of counting
• Kerala: CPI-M leading by 9359 votes from Chengannur assembly seat
• Noorpur Assembly by-poll: Samajwadi Party leading by over 5100 votes in the 14th round of counting
• Congress is leading from Meghalaya's Ampati Assembly constituency.
• WestBengal: TMC's Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 33,000 votes from Maheshtala assembly constituency, after tenth round of counting, BJP second.
• Maharashtra: NCP leading by 3959 votes from Bhandara–Gondiya Lok Sabha constituency in fourth round of counting

• Karnataka: Congress candidate Muniratna leading by around 44000 votes from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency after ninth round of counting
• Punjab: Congress leading by 18000 votes from Shahkot assembly seat after eight round of counting
• BJP candidate Madhavlal Singh is leading over his nearest JMM rival Babita Devi by 2600 votes in Gomia Assembly seat after fifth round of counting, EC sources told news agency PTI.
• Congress candidate ahead in Ampati (Meghalaya)
• Congress leading by 16,00 votes after 7th round of counting in Punjab's Shahkot assembly seat.

Bengaluru #bypoll: Observing trends in RR Nagar assembly seat, Congress workers celebrate https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/2RpYJsyYgj

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

• Karnataka: Congress candidate Muniratna leading by over 18000 from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency after fourth round of counting
• West Bengal: TMC's Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 20,000 votes from Maheshtala assembly constituency, after sixth round of counting. CPI(M) is second, BJP third.
• Kerala: CPIM leading with 3106 votes from Chengannur assembly seat

• BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya leading from Palghar Lok Sabha seat by over 6000 votes

SP-RLD's Tabassum Hasan is leading by a massive 25,000 votes over BJP’s Mriganka Singh in Kairana Lok Sabha #bypoll - Fastest coverage on ABP News - https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/1AuYNP8mKc

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

#Jharkhand: Counting underway for Gomia & Silli Assembly constituencies, visuals from a counting centre in Gomia. All Jharkhand Students Union's Sudesh Mahto leading from Silli Assembly constituency, BJP leading from Gomia. pic.twitter.com/nuE7hZqdEb

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

• Bahujan Vikas Aghadi is behind BJP in Palghar Lok Sabha seat. Shiv Sena is currently third in the counting race
• BJP leading in Bhandara-Gondiya Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra

Palghar Lok Sabha election — After fourth round @BJP4India Rajendra Gavit leads by 4500 votes. 2nd is Bahujan Vikas Aghadi candidate Baliram Jadhav with 30000 and Shiv Sena’s Srinivas Vanaga is third with 26000. @INCIndia candidate on fourth position @abpnewstv @abpmajhatv

— Ganesh Thakur (@7_ganesh) May 31, 2018

• BJP’s Mriganka Singh is trailing behind her SP-RLD rival Tabassum Hasan by 13,000 votes in Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll
• BJP's Gavit Rajendra Dhedya leading from Palghar Lok Sabha seat.

#Bypoll - TMC workers celebrate in Maheshtala (West Bengal) before declaration of assembly seat result https://t.co/JQJlKZeiOk pic.twitter.com/1dMYVMlORj

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

Palghar Loksabha Election - after first round @BJP4India candidate Rajendra Gavit leads by 146. He has secured 11236 votes @abpnewstv @abpmajhatv

— Ganesh Thakur (@7_ganesh) May 31, 2018

• BJP ahead in Palghar
• Karnataka: Early trends indicate Congress leading in Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency seat
• CPM candidate Saji Cheriyan is leading from the Chengannur Assembly seat in Kerala
• BJP’s Mriganka Singh is leading over her SP-RLD rival Tabassum Hasan by 46 votes in Kairana Lok Sabha bypoll
• West Bengal: TMC's Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 10,000 votes from Maheshtala assembly constituency, after second round of counting.

Bihar: Visuals from a counting centre in Jokihat, where counting has begun for assembly by-poll. pic.twitter.com/RaFvpYK1zW

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

• Punjab: Congress candidate Laddi Sherowalia leading by around 2000 votes in first round of counting for Shahkot assembly-by poll
• Samajwadi Party takes lead in the Noorpur assembly constituency. Initial trends showed BJP ahead of others in the constituency.

By-poll Results: Samajwadi Party takes lead in Uttar Pradesh's #Noorpur assembly seat.

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

• Counting of votes begins for 4 Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly constituencies

By-Election Results 2018: Counting of votes begins for 4 Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly constituencies

— ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 31, 2018

• Counting likely to begin for Shahkot Assembly constituency in Punjab shortly.

#Punjab: Counting of votes for Shahkot Assembly constituency to start shortly, visuals from a counting centre. pic.twitter.com/y1afkKWBzA

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

Counting of votes for 10 Assembly by-polls (Maharashtra's Palus Kadegaon, UP's Noorpur, Bihar's Jokihat, Jharkhand's Gomia & Silli, Kerala's Chengannur, Meghalaya's Ampati, Punjab's Shahkot, Uttarakhand's Tharali & West Bengal's Maheshtala) to start shortly.

— ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018

• The counting of the votes likely to begin at 8 AM

The counting of votes for by-elections to four Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly constituencies will be held today

Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/65pAsiexDb pic.twitter.com/PwrGuxWJHg — ANI Digital (@ani_digital) May 30, 2018

The Kairana result will be a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a positive outcome is necessary for the saffron party to maintain its majority in the Lok Sabha. It was a joint opposition versus the ruling BJP. The constituency fell vacant after the death of BJP MP Hukum Singh, whose daughter Mriganka Singh is now the party's candidate for the bypoll. She is fighting Rashtriya Lok Dal's (RLD) Tabassum Hasan, who is supported by the Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. In Maharashtra's Palghar and Bhandara-Gondiya, all four major parties - the BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP, and Congress left no stone unturned to woo the electorates in their favour. In Nagaland Neiphiu Rio of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party was the representative of the lone Lok Sabha constituency in Nagaland. Rio, who represented this constituency, quit in February to contest in the assembly election. Rio is the Chief Minister of Nagaland.