The ruling BJP won the high-stakes Jind bypoll in Haryana on Thursday, 31 January, with party candidate Krishan Middha defeating his nearest rival, Digvijay Singh Chautala of the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), by 12,935 votes.
Meanwhile, in Rajasthan, Congress party's Shafia Zubair won the Ramgarh bypoll by a margin of 12,228 votes.
- The BJP wrested the seat in Jind from the main opposition INLD, which was decimated in the bypoll
- Congress candidate Randeep Surjewala, who ended up at the third spot in Jind, congratulated Middha on his victory
- With Shafia Zubair’s victory in Ramgarh, the Congress now has 100 seats in Rajasthan
- High-voter turnout was recorded in the by-elections conducted on Monday
- In Jind bypoll, the polling percentage was recorded at 75.77 percent while Ramgarh saw a voter turnout of 78.45 percent
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'There Were Several Faults Detected in EVMs': Digvijay Chautala
While congratulating the BJP for their victory in the Jind bypoll, Digvijay Chautala of the Jannayak Janta Party said "there were several faults detected in the EVMs".
"We will take up that issue in the internal party meeting first and then it will be briefed before the media," he added.
'We Defeated the Big Leaders in the Contest': Krishan Middha
BJP's Krishan Middha thanked everyone who supported him and the party after his victory in the Jind bypoll.
"It's their victory. There were big leaders in the contest as well, but we have defeated them too. We will follow the schemes launched by PM and take them forward," he said.
Congress' Randeep Surjewala Congratulates Middha
Congress candidate for Jind bypoll Randeep Surjewala congratulated BJP’s Krishan Middha for his victory.
“I hope Manohar Lal Khattar and Krishan Middha ji will fulfill the dreams of the people of Jind. I was given a responsibility by the party which I fulfilled to the best of my abilities, I congratulate Krishan Middha ji,” he said.
BJP Wins Jind Bypoll
BJP’s Krishan Middha won the Jind bypoll by a margin of 12,935 votes. He garnered a total of 50,566 votes, while JJP's Digvijay Singh Chautala bagged 37,631 votes and Congress candidate Randeep Surjewala came third with 22,740 votes.