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In what was being touted as the first head-to-head encounter between INDIA&nbsp;and NDA post the Lok Sabha elections, it is the opposition bloc that has come out on top. The bypoll elections were held for 13 assembly seats spread across seven states,

<h2 itemprop="name">Assembly bypolls results 2024</h2>

INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP 2 and independent bags 1&nbsp;

Madhya Pradesh (Amarwada): Kamlesh Shah (BJP)

Uttarakhand (Badrinath): Lakhapat Singh (Congress)

Bihar (Rupauli): Shankar Singh (Independent)&nbsp;

Punjab (Jalandhar West): Mohinder Bhagat (AAP)

West Bengal 
Maniktala: Supti Pandey (TMC) 
Bagda: Madhuparna Thakur (TMC) 
Ranaghat Dakshin: Mukut Mani Adhikari (TMC) 
Raiganj: Krishna Kalyani (TMC)

Himachal Pradesh:&nbsp; 
Dehra: Kamlesh Thakur (Congress) 
Hamirpur: Ashish Sharma (BJP) 
Nalagarh: Hardeep Singh (Congress)&nbsp;

Tamil Nadu (Vikravandi): Anniyur Siva (DMK)&nbsp;

Uttarakhand (Manglaur): &nbsp;Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin (Congress)

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<h2>General elections picture</h2>

In the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alone won 240 seats which was 32 short of the majority mark of 272. However, with alliance partners under the NDA umbrella, the BJP managed to stitch up 293 seats and formed the government.

Meanwhile, Congress-led INDIA bloc clinched 232 seats and punctured NDA's rather ambitious hopes of crossing the 400-seat mark.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Although Narendra Modi took oath as the prime minister for a third straight term, he had to contend with a bloated cabinet in order to satiate the alliance partners. The results of the by-polls are expected to be another blow for the BJP election machinery which prides itself on winning polls relentlessly.&nbsp;&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

In what was being touted as the first head-to-head encounter between INDIA and NDA post the Lok Sabha elections, it is the opposition bloc that has come out on top.

In what was being touted as the first head-to-head encounter between INDIA and NDA post the Lok Sabha elections, it is the opposition bloc that has come out on top. The bypoll elections were held for 13 assembly seats spread across seven states, Assembly bypolls results 2024 INDIA bloc wins 10 seats, BJP 2 and independent bags 1 Madhya Pradesh (Amarwada): Kamlesh Shah (BJP) Uttarakhand (Badrinath): Lakhapat Singh (Congress) Bihar (Rupauli): Shankar Singh (Independent) Punjab (Jalandhar West): Mohinder Bhagat (AAP) West Bengal Maniktala: Supti Pandey (TMC) Bagda: Madhuparna Thakur (TMC) Ranaghat Dakshin: Mukut Mani Adhikari (TMC) Raiganj: Krishna Kalyani (TMC) Himachal Pradesh: Dehra: Kamlesh Thakur (Congress) Hamirpur: Ashish Sharma (BJP) Nalagarh: Hardeep Singh (Congress) Tamil Nadu (Vikravandi): Anniyur Siva (DMK) Uttarakhand (Manglaur): Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin (Congress) Watch | PM Narendra Modi returns after two-state visit; says 'visit to Austria historic, productive' × Also read | Here's how Modi 3.0 oath-taking ceremony made headlines in Western media General elections picture In the Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alone won 240 seats which was 32 short of the majority mark of 272. However, with alliance partners under the NDA umbrella, the BJP managed to stitch up 293 seats and formed the government. Meanwhile, Congress-led INDIA bloc clinched 232 seats and punctured NDA's rather ambitious hopes of crossing the 400-seat mark. Although Narendra Modi took oath as the prime minister for a third straight term, he had to contend with a bloated cabinet in order to satiate the alliance partners. The results of the by-polls are expected to be another blow for the BJP election machinery which prides itself on winning polls relentlessly. (With inputs from agencies)

Assembly bypoll results 2024: INDIA bloc wins big, bags 10 of 13 seats; BJP manages just two

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