Ruling parties sweep bypolls as BJP bags Bengal seats, TVK wins in Tamil Nadu

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Ruling parties won the byelections to five Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam.

The BJP won both Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats in West Bengal by a huge margin.

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The TVK’s candidates secured comfortable victories in Madurantakam and Dharapuram constituencies, while in Puducherry’s Thattanchavady, the ruling AINRC’s nominee won the bypoll.

In the Nagaon Lok Sabha seat, civil servant-turned-politician Devasish Sharma won by over 1.4 lakh votes. Welcoming the results, the BJP said democracy has won over “mobocracy”, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it showed yet again that the people have a deep-rooted connect with the good governance agenda of the BJP-NDA.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 9, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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