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AAP wins large in bypolls, Arvind Kejriwal says Gujarat turning away from BJP, Congress
The Election Fee of India on Monday declared the outcomes of the by-elections held on June 19 throughout 5 meeting constituencies in 4 states, with the Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) successful two seats, and the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP), and Trinamool Congress (TMC) successful one seat every.
AAP emerged as the most important gainer, securing victories in Ludhiana West in Punjab and Visavadar in Gujarat. The Congress claimed the Nilambur seat in Kerala, the BJP retained its stronghold in Kadi, Gujarat, whereas the Trinamool Congress comfortably took Kaliganj in West Bengal.
Congress candidate Aryadan Shoukath handed a significant setback to the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala by defeating M Swaraj in Nilambur with a margin of 77,737 votes.
Former AAP state president Gopal Italia secured a convincing win in Visavadar, defeating BJP’s Kirit Patel by 75,942 votes. The Congress’ Nitin Ranpariya trailed far behind, managing solely 5,501 votes.
In Kadi, Rajendra Chavda of the BJP retained the seat by defeating Congress candidate Ramesh Chavda with a margin of 99,752 votes. The by-election was necessitated following the dying of sitting MLA Karsanbhai Punjabhai Solanki in February.
AAP’s Sanjeev Arora emerged victorious in Ludhiana West, defeating Congress chief Bharat Bhushan Ashu by 35,179 votes, additional strengthening AAP’s place in Punjab.
Over in West Bengal, TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed received the Kaliganj seat by an enormous margin of 1,02,759 votes, defeating BJP’s Ashish Ghosh.
The bypolls had been necessitated by the deaths of sitting legislators in Gujarat, West Bengal, and Punjab, whereas resignations led to elections in Nilambur and one seat in Gujarat.
Kejriwal says Gujarat has misplaced religion in BJP, Congress
Reacting to the Aam Aadmi Get together’s victories within the Visavadar and Ludhiana West bypolls, AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday mentioned that individuals in Gujarat are fed up with the BJP and have additionally rejected the Congress.
Kejriwal, in a publish on X (previously Twitter), mentioned the individuals of Gujarat at the moment are turning to the Aam Aadmi Get together for another. “The individuals of Gujarat at the moment are fed up with the BJP and are seeing hope within the Aam Aadmi Get together,” he wrote in Hindi.
He added that the Ludhiana West outcome confirmed rising satisfaction with the AAP authorities in Punjab. “The individuals of Punjab are very proud of our work. In comparison with 2022, they’ve voted for us in even bigger numbers,” he mentioned.
Kejriwal additionally thanked voters in each states and famous that the margin of victory in each seats had almost doubled for the reason that final election. “Many congratulations to all of you on the luxurious victory of Aam Aadmi Get together in Visavadar and Ludhiana West. Many due to the individuals of Gujarat and Punjab,” he wrote.
