<p>Counting of votes began in&nbsp;10 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab and Uttarakhand.</p>

<p>In a new twist, Congress' Miani D Shira won from&nbsp;Meghalaya's Ampati Assembly constituency as the grand old party emerged as the single largest party in the state.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congress candidate Miani D Shira wins Ampati seat in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Meghalaya?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Meghalaya</a>. She is the daughter of Former CM and Congress leader Mukul Sangma <a href="https://t.co/fLkwk9SVrp">pic.twitter.com/fLkwk9SVrp</a></p>
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<p>Congress candidate Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam was "elected unopposed" from Maharashtra's Palus Kadegaon Assembly constituency.</p>

<p>In the high profile Rajarajeshwari(RR) Nagar Assembly constituency in Karnataka, Congress candidate Muniratna beat his JD(S) and BJP rivals handsomely even as newly-elected Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy conceded defeat.</p>

<p>Muniratna won by 41,162 votes to upset the JD(S) and the BJP.</p>

<p>Lalu Prasad's party the Rashtriya Janta Dal(RJD) won the Jokihat Assembly constituency in Bihar even after&nbsp;JD(U) candidate Murshid Alam led in previous rounds.</p>

<p>Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party(SP) clinched the Noorpur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh with Naim-ul-Hasan emerging victorious.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Karnataka?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Karnataka</a>: Congress workers celebrate in Bengaluru as Party leads from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency <a href="https://t.co/vmlBSkeToq">pic.twitter.com/vmlBSkeToq</a></p>
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<p>In other constituencies, CPM won the Chengannur Assembly constituency in Kerala. The&nbsp;Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) surprised the ruling BJP in the state to clinch the Jharkhand seat.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Congress candidate Laddi Sherowalia won from the Shahkot Assembly seat in Punjab.</p>

<p>TMC's Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 20,000 votes from Maheshtala assembly constituency in West Bengal after the sixth round of counting with CPM second and BJP trailing in third spot.</p>


Congress' Miani D Shira won the Meghalaya's Ampati Assembly constituency early

Counting of votes began in 10 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab and Uttarakhand. In a new twist, Congress' Miani D Shira won from Meghalaya's Ampati Assembly constituency as the grand old party emerged as the single largest party in the state. Congress candidate Miani D Shira wins Ampati seat in #Meghalaya. She is the daughter of Former CM and Congress leader Mukul Sangma pic.twitter.com/fLkwk9SVrp — ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018 × Congress candidate Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam was "elected unopposed" from Maharashtra's Palus Kadegaon Assembly constituency. In the high profile Rajarajeshwari(RR) Nagar Assembly constituency in Karnataka, Congress candidate Muniratna beat his JD(S) and BJP rivals handsomely even as newly-elected Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy conceded defeat. Muniratna won by 41,162 votes to upset the JD(S) and the BJP. Lalu Prasad's party the Rashtriya Janta Dal(RJD) won the Jokihat Assembly constituency in Bihar even after JD(U) candidate Murshid Alam led in previous rounds. Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party(SP) clinched the Noorpur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh with Naim-ul-Hasan emerging victorious. The number of votes JDU got, is less than our victory margin. People of Bihar are continuing to avenge the uturn taken by Nitish Kumar: Tejashwi Yadav on RJD won Jokihat assembly bypoll #Bihar pic.twitter.com/ljVXanHJ06 — ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018 × #Karnataka: Congress workers celebrate in Bengaluru as Party leads from Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly constituency pic.twitter.com/vmlBSkeToq — ANI (@ANI) May 31, 2018 × In other constituencies, CPM won the Chengannur Assembly constituency in Kerala. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha(JMM) surprised the ruling BJP in the state to clinch the Jharkhand seat. Congress candidate Laddi Sherowalia won from the Shahkot Assembly seat in Punjab. TMC's Dulal Chandra Das is leading by over 20,000 votes from Maheshtala assembly constituency in West Bengal after the sixth round of counting with CPM second and BJP trailing in third spot.

Assembly bypolls: Congress wins in Karnataka's RR Nagar; RJD wins Jokihat in Bihar

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Assembly bypolls: Congress wins in Karnataka's RR Nagar; RJD wins Jokihat in Bihar